# Anand Naik

> Anand Naik is the co-founder and CEO of Sequretek, the cybersecurity company he launched with Pankit Desai in 2013 after roles at IBM, Sun Microsystems and Symantec. His work centres on product vision and operations, combining security capabilities and making them easier for organisations to use.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at SEQURETEK
- **Organizations:** SEQURETEK, Symantec, IBM, Sun Microsystems, Siemens Nixdorf, Bradma
- **Education:** KIT College of Engineering, Kolhapur
- **Known for:** Co-founded Sequretek in 2013., Previously led Symantec’s India and SAARC business., Leads product vision and operations at Sequretek.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2013** — Worked at IBM and Sun Microsystems; earlier roles included Siemens Nixdorf and Bradma.
- **2012** — Serving as Managing Director, Sales, India and SAARC at Symantec.
- **2013** — Co-founded Sequretek with Pankit Desai.
- **2019** — Moved to the United States to support international expansion.
- **2022** — Relocated to the United States again in June after returning during the pandemic.
- **2023** — Sequretek announced an $8 million Series A round in November.
- **2024** — Published an article on AI, automation and human expertise in cybersecurity in June.
- **2025** — Appeared on Humans & AI in July and published a YourStory article about language models in threat intelligence in August.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Sequretek in 2013.
- Previously led Symantec’s India and SAARC business.
- Leads product vision and operations at Sequretek.
- Sequretek’s Percept Cloud Security Platform was featured in NASSCOM’s Emerge 50 Awards 2021 publication.

## Latest updates

- **2025-08** — Published “AI-powered threat intelligence: How LLMs can predict and prevent cyberattacks” on YourStory on August 24.
- **2025-07** — Appeared in the July 22 Humans & AI episode about entrepreneurship, leadership, AI and company values.
- **2025-01** — Discussed the company’s founding and modular security architecture on PayPod.

## Links

- Website: https://sequretek.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anand-naik-4726bb15/

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Last updated: 2026-10-23