Abbas Kudrati is the Field CISO for Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) at F5 and the former Chief Cybersecurity Advisor at Microsoft Asia.

A neurodiverse cybersecurity leader and passionate advocate for the ADHD community, Abbas brings a distinctive cognitive perspective to AI Security, Identity Security, Zero Trust Architecture, GRC, Cloud Security, and Security Architecture.

He provides strategic and technical guidance to leading startups including SquareX, Aona.ai, and PriviEzi, while advising organisations such as EC-Council and Vinnies Victoria and actively mentoring the cybersecurity community.

A bestselling author and internationally recognised keynote speaker, Abbas has authored industry-leading books including Threat Hunting in the Cloud, Zero Trust Journey Across the Digital Estate, Cloud Container Security, and Managing Risks in Digital Transformation.

He also serves as a Professor of Practice at La Trobe University and is a Fellow of the Australian Information Security Association (AISA).

www.abbasworld.com