Shashi Prakash Shashi Prakash is the CTO and Co-founder of Bolster. Through his work in Bolster, Shashi has been awarded numerous patents, and his unique detection design protects tens of thousands of active users daily and hundreds of customers worldwide. Shashi has extensive experience working at the intersection of cybersecurity and AI, with a background in threat research and machine learning. Before Bolster, Shashi was a leading security researcher at Cisco Talos Security Intelligence and Research, where he developed advanced machine learning algorithms to catch billions of spam messages and content. Shashi holds a master’s in computer science from the Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor's in EE from the Indian Institute of Technology.
Shashi Prakash
The Golden Age of Impersonation: The Dual Role of AI in Cyber Attacks & Cyber Defense
Attacks today can be executed through a myriad of communication channels, including emails, social media and mobile applications. ... Read More
Security Boulevard
Phishing in the Metaverse: The New Reality of Brand Protection
The metaverse promises a new level of immersion and connection for users. Applications and platforms that use virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality technologies provide new ways for users to explore and interact with the world around them. However, with this new level of engagement comes a new set ... Read More
How to Conduct a Website Takedown In 3 Easy Steps
Malicious website domains are a headache for organizations to deal with, mainly because they are easy for hackers to put up, but difficult for security and risk teams to successfully takedown. Conducting a website takedown requires time and resources, not just to contact the right people (whether it’s lawyers, domain ... Read More
How to Conduct a Website Takedown (The Hard Way), and How to Improve
If you have an online presence, chances are your brand, or more specifically your Internet domain, is a target for cybercriminals. Cybercriminals have a distinct advantage using typosquatting techniques to stage high-volume web-based attacks. This makes for a tricky website takedown process for businesses trying to combat typosquat domains quickly, ... Read More
Real-time Account Takeover (ATO) Prevention
Account takeovers cause billions of dollars in losses each year. The time to identify compromised users is the key to prevent these losses. There are several ways to identify such users before or during the account takeover via real-time phishing detection. HTTP referrers and phishing pixel beacon are the two ... Read More
Bolster Platform Release, v1.2
We are excited to announce the Beta release of new console features that will allow you to personalize the Bolster Platform home page with additional useful information ... Read More
Equifax Data Breach: Look Out For These Suspicious Domains
Equifax, one of the three major credit bureaus in U.S. made a disclosure on Sept 7th that they suffered a massive data breach on July 29th, 2017. They reported an estimated 143 million consumers may be impacted, making it one the largest breaches in U.S. history ... Read More
Myth Busted: Https Protects Against Phishing Attacks
My parents were visiting from India and my mother who is very keen on learning new things on the internet wanted to access her bank account online. Having heard about WannaCry Ransomware in the news in India she wanted to know if it safe for her to access her bank ... Read More