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Arun Kumar Elengovan
Okta
Director, Engineering Security
Additional Information
Arun Kumar Elengovan is a Director of Engineering Security at Okta, Inc., San Francisco, USAMr. Elengovan is a globally recognized security engineering leader and innovator at Okta, where he drives initiatives in AI security, cryptography, secrets management, and infrastructure hardening across global teams.
He has pioneered programs in cryptographic agility, automated secrets management, ephemeral certificates, while advancing AI-powered threat modeling to proactively identify risks. His leadership extends to mentoring engineers, promoting growth and aligning innovation with business outcomes.
Committed to making the digital world safer, Arun champions innovation that balances trust, security, and user experience, embodying the principle that the strongest protections should be invisible yet deeply effective.
He is a member of the Forbes Technology Council and serves as a Gartner Information Security Ambassador, shaping industry dialogue on enterprise security. Arun has also been honored as a Fellow of the British Computer Society (BCS), Fellow of IETE, IEEE Senior Member and Distinguished Fellow of the Soft Computing Research Society (SCRS). His achievements include the Times Leadership Award for Excellence in Cybersecurity presented by Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, India and the Next-Generation Computing Award under the SCRS–WUST Global Excellence Awards.
LinkedIN: www.linkedin.com/in/arun-kumar-elengovan
Media coverage by Times: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/manas-mishra-86379a1a4_tech-cybersecurity-cyber-activity-7376353295478669313-CPej