Shruti Nilajkar
About Shruti Nilajkar
Shruti Nilajkar is an Enterprise Endpoint Cyber Security Engineer at Trellix, specializing in advanced malware hunting and removal techniques. She has a background in cybersecurity from her previous role at McAfee and holds a Master of Computer Applications degree from KLS’s Gogte Institute of Technology.
Work at Trellix
Currently, Shruti Nilajkar holds the position of Enterprise Endpoint Cyber Security Engineer at Trellix. She has been with the company since 2022, contributing to the cybersecurity landscape in Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India. In this role, she specializes in advanced malware hunting and removal techniques, focusing on enhancing endpoint security measures. Her expertise includes managing and deploying McAfee Active Response and Solidcore solutions, as well as handling Endpoint Detection and Response for both Windows and Linux platforms.
Previous Experience at McAfee
Prior to her current role, Shruti Nilajkar worked at McAfee, where she held the position of Dynamic Endpoint Cyber Security Engineer from 2020 to 2021. During her tenure, she was involved in various cybersecurity operations in Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India. She began her career at McAfee in 2018, where she worked for two years before transitioning to the dynamic endpoint role. Her experience at McAfee included configuring and maintaining Host Intrusion Prevention systems and utilizing Fire Eye HXAgent for cybersecurity tasks.
Education and Expertise
Shruti Nilajkar earned her Master of Computer Applications (MCA) from KLS’s Gogte Institute of Technology, affiliated with Visvesvaraya Technological University, from 2014 to 2017. She also holds a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree, which she completed at SKES'S G S Science College, Belgaum, from 2011 to 2013. Additionally, she completed her Pre-University Course (PUC) in Science at Govindram Seksaria Science College from 2008 to 2010 and obtained her S.S.L.C from the Karnataka Board from 1998 to 2008.