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Upendra Mardikar
Chief Information Security Officer
TIAA
Speaker Bio
As TIAA’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Upendra is responsible for developing and leading comprehensive cybersecurity and fraud strategies and governance across the enterprise; and implementing advanced IT security systems and tools to protect critical business information and detect and monitor threats and vulnerabilities 24/7.
Upendra joined TIAA in 2022 and leads the four-time CSO50 award-winning TIAA Global Cybersecurity and Fraud Management team. With more than 25 years in the financial services industry, Upendra is a seasoned cybersecurity technology leader known for his track record delivering large-scale transformations and developing innovative solutions for securing multi-cloud platforms, client-facing technologies, and customer and developer experiences.
Upendra is an avid inventor with 105 patents (granted and pending) in the areas of cybersecurity, identity, biometrics, tokenization, blockchain and digital technology; and he notably co-created Google Pay and Apple Pay payment securities and implemented the cyber algorithm for the Card Verification Value (CVV2).
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Upendra joined TIAA in 2022 and leads the four-time CSO50 award-winning TIAA Global Cybersecurity and Fraud Management team. With more than 25 years in the financial services industry, Upendra is a seasoned cybersecurity technology leader known for his track record delivering large-scale transformations and developing innovative solutions for securing multi-cloud platforms, client-facing technologies, and customer and developer experiences.
Upendra is an avid inventor with 105 patents (granted and pending) in the areas of cybersecurity, identity, biometrics, tokenization, blockchain and digital technology; and he notably co-created Google Pay and Apple Pay payment securities and implemented the cyber algorithm for the Card Verification Value (CVV2).
Session
Tuesday, June 10, 2025 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM EDT
Executive Story: Agentic AI in Cybersecurity: Balancing the Good and Bad
Upendra Mardikar,
Chief Information Security Officer, TIAA
In this presentation, discover how TIAA has defined agentic AI and AI agents, exploring their roles in both strengthening cybersecurity and introducing new vulnerabilities, and how we envision this landscape evolving over the next few years. Learn from TIAA's experiences in using agentic AI to bolster cybersecurity, the lessons learned, and the. Finally, we’ll share some actionable takeaways for how you can apply our strategies to strengthen cybersecurity in the agentic AI era.
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