Lalithya Malyala
About Lalithya Malyala
Lalithya Malyala is a Security Researcher with extensive experience in application security and quality assurance. She has worked at various organizations, including Tata Consultancy Services and Bugcrowd, and holds a Master's degree in Cybersecurity from the New York Institute of Technology.
Work at Bugcrowd
Lalithya Malyala has been working at Bugcrowd as a Security Researcher since 2021. In this role, she focuses on application security testing and contributes to various security initiatives. Prior to her current position, she served as an Associate Application Security Engineer at Bugcrowd for two months in 2020. Her experience at Bugcrowd highlights her commitment to enhancing security measures and her expertise in the field.
Education and Expertise
Lalithya Malyala holds a Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in Computer Science Engineering from Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College, which she completed from 2012 to 2016. She furthered her education by obtaining a Master's degree in Cybersecurity from the New York Institute of Technology - Vancouver between 2018 and 2020. Her academic background provides a strong foundation for her work in security research and application security.
Background in Quality Assurance
Lalithya Malyala has a background in quality assurance, having worked as a Systems Engineer - Quality Assurance at Tata Consultancy Services from 2016 to 2018. During her tenure, she automated scripts using Selenium Java to validate applications and tracked defects using JIRA. Additionally, she served as a QA Engineer - Data Security at Imperva for four months in 2020, further enhancing her skills in testing and defect management.
Teaching and Mentorship Experience
Lalithya has experience in teaching and mentorship roles. She worked as a Teaching Assistant for Data Center Security at the New York Institute of Technology for four months in 2020. Additionally, she served as a Student Assistant for Alumni Relations from 2019 to 2020. Her involvement with OWASP includes serving as a teaching assistant for the WebGoat and Juice Shop projects, demonstrating her commitment to education and community engagement in cybersecurity.
Skills and Certifications
Lalithya Malyala possesses a range of technical skills relevant to her field. She is skilled in database extractions using SQL and has hands-on experience with Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), testing life cycles, and defect life cycles. She completed a penetration testing course with Infosec Skills, which complements her expertise in application security and testing methodologies.