Ankur Mathur

Ankur Mathur is an experienced cybersecurity professional with a focus on threat hunting and incident response. Currently serving as Principal Threat Hunter at Optiv, Ankur orchestrates proactive threat-hunting initiatives using advanced tools to detect and neutralize cyber threats while enhancing incident response workflows. Previous roles include Senior Security Analyst at Sophos, where Ankur monitored endpoint activities and improved malware detection mechanisms, and Senior Information Security Analyst at Ameriprise Financial Services, where Ankur designed comprehensive security frameworks and led incident response teams. Ankur holds a Master of Technology from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science and a Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology from Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University.