Hi, my name is Karthik Bhat. I am a technologist, developer and engineering leader. I help conceptualize, build and launch products in InfoSec, Privacy, Identity and CyberSecurity space.

Current Work (Okta)

I help build Passwordless Identity platform @ Okta. I lead Okta’s Devices Platform team that enables high-assurance, cryptographically bound Device based authentication system.

• Check out Okta FastPass

Past Work 1 (Virtru Corp)

I led teams that built these technologies:

• Trusted Data Format (TDF) : Open, Interoperable, data format for encrypting and protecting sensitive objects (such as files or emails). The latest version of TDF is TDF3. Check out its capabilities.

• Virtru Developer Platform: Enables developers to build privacy centric applications from ground-up. Check out demo apps and SDKs. Protected content is stored as a TDF.

• Virtru Network Protection Gateways: Enables Enterprises and SaaS Applications to protect sensitive content.

Past Work 2 (SecureDB Inc)

• I co-founded a company to make it easy for developers and enterprises to encrypt, protect and manage customer Identity data.
• Based on the tech outlined in this RepoSe system (Part 1) whitepaper.

Ask me about

(in no particular order)

• Building and leading high performance engineering orgs

• Creating a culture of innovation

• Building high-assurance “Password-less” Identity systems

• Protecting sensitive data (Files, Identities, Emails, Keys, records in a DB, or entire Databases)

• Building Developer Platforms, Developer communities and DevRel Programs - especially in privacy and security space.

• Leading with empathy

• DevSecOps, Secure SDLC, Defense Driven Development, and building security from the ground up