By SC Media Editorial Intelligence, reviewed by Aparna Achanta

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Aparna Achanta is a Security Architect at IBM Federal. Aparna brings over 12 years of experience working at the intersection of cloud security, AI security, Zero trust and governance. Aparna is an Advisory Board member at George Mason University’s Cyberrisk Center and an Advisory Member at University of Texas at Austin’s Cyberclinic. Aparna is an author and has written multiple articles on cloud security and zero trust for ISACA, ISSA, IEEE, RSA and other major security outlets.