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Bhakta is a Senior Security Researcher at Microsoft, where he is part of the Microsoft Defender team. His work focuses on malware analysis, reverse engineering, authoring detection signatures for Microsoft Endpoint, and driving AI-powered initiatives in the malware analysis domain.
Before joining Microsoft, Bhakta served as a Security Researcher at Trend Micro, specializing in network packet analysis and intrusion prevention system (IPS) signature development. Earlier in his career, he worked at Cigital (now Synopsys), where he focused on web application vulnerability testing.
Bhakta holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science with a specialization in Cyber Security from The University of Texas at Dallas.