Bala Allam

Bala Allam is a seasoned cybersecurity professional with extensive experience in security incident response and threat management. Currently serving as a Senior Security Incident Response Team Engineer at GitLab since August 2021, Bala specializes in detecting and responding to security incidents, implementing protective measures, and conducting digital forensics. Previous roles include Cyber Security Specialist at Carbon60 Networks, where Bala managed security technologies and analyzed cyber threats, and Cybersecurity Analyst at ICES, where threat assessments were conducted for product solutions. As a Security Operations Center Specialist II at Akamai Technologies, Bala focused on detecting and responding to various cyber security events. Bala began a career as a Senior Software Engineer at Aryaka Networks and interned at Oracle while pursuing a Master of Technology in Computer Science and Information Security from Manipal Institute of Technology.