Using AI Agents to Automate Security Operations

My 2025 Wrapped

'As a Founder / Builder:

• -Launched CloudFluently, a free cloud learning platform
• -Grew CloudFluently to 5.5k+ users with 15k+ course enrollments
• -Accepted into Google Cloud Startup Program
• -Accepted into AWS Activate for Startups Program
• -Published 1,000+ lessons in <6 months
• -Wrote 125 in-depth technical blogs (SEO experiment)
• -Achieved 50k+ SEO impressions in ~2 months
• -Crossed 100k+ website visits from 140+ countries
• -Scaled platform to handle 1'2M API requests/month
• -Built InfraPilot (Cursor for Infra) - Beta Jan 2026

Courses & Content on CloudFluently [this is insane]:

• -AWS: 4 study notes, 7 practice exams, 2 hands-on packs (10 projects)
• -Azure: 3 study notes, 3 practice exams
• -GCP: 3 practice exams
• -HashiCorp: 1 study note, 1 practice exam
• -Misc: 2 additional technical study notes

'Social Media & Reach:

- LinkedIn: 500k+ impressions | 6k+ connections
- X: 500k+ impressions
- Instagram: 1M+ impressions
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'Research:

- Research internship at Carnegie Mellon University
- Published research paper on AI-Driven Architectures
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'University / Academia:

- Graduated June 2025 with 9+ GPA (not sure how did i even get that)
- Invited as External Examiner at AISSMS IOIT for final-year project evaluations
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'Community:

[Organizer] AWS Cloud Club PICT
- Completed tenure as an AWS Cloud Captain
- Led India's largest student-led AWS community (3.5k+ members) in ~1.5yrs
- Organized 10+ events/workshops (5'6 in 2025)
- Internship drive: ~100 interviews | 60 interns | 5 project + 5 research teams

[Organizer] Build Club Pune
- Organized Build Club Pune launch with Technogise
- Co-hosted Build Club ' HPE (Cybersecurity + AI)
- Built 500+ community members in two events

As a Speaker:
- Speaker at AWS Community Day Taiwan
- Speaker at AISSMS IOIT
- Speaker at TechXplore 2025 (SKNIEE)
- Speaker at Build Club ' HPE
- Speaker at Build Club Pune Launch
- Speaker at AWS Community Gatherings
- Multiple college club sessions (lost count over the last min sessions I gave, thanks to my bird brain)

As a Volunteer / Attendee:
- AWS User Group meetups, AWS Community Day Pune 2025
- Attended 20+ tech meetups (Cant count this again)
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'Internships / Work (not my main focus like it is for most people):

- AI/ML internship at a startup
- Cloud Content Writer internship
- Developer Advocate (Cloud)
- Research internship in AI/ML
- Now a full-time role: AI + Cloud + Backend
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'General / Fun Facts:

• -Walked ~800k'1M steps this year (still fat asf)
• -88k+ minutes of songs on Spotify (brainrot)
• -500+ hours of Valorant (I am scared to check League stats, rest games dk)
• -First international solo trip | visited 2 countries
• -Started learning Japanese (JLPT exam hopefully soon)
• -Writing a book (yeah ewww)
• -Crossed 1 Billion token usage on Cursor (check yours-> cursor.com/2025)
• -Built multiple side projects
• -Selected for AWS New Voices Program

My thought' It was decent, just want to do better. Onto 2026 :)

🤖 And that’s a wrap, Pune!
The Cybersecurity + AI Meetup by Build Club x Hewlett Packard Enterprise successfully concluded today and what an incredible day it was.

A full house, engaged conversations, curious minds, and a community that truly showed up to learn, share, and build.

✨ Key Highlights from the Day

• -Santosh Khadsare helped everyone understand the real impact of data breaches and why security awareness matters more than ever.
• -Anubhav Lal shared practical insights on website security and how anyone can start contributing to cybersecurity.
• -Sayli R. & Nilesh Desai broke down Zero Trust in a simple, relatable way- something everyone could take back to their teams.
• -Rushi Balapure gave a quick tour of existing AI security tools already making a difference in the industry.
• -Yours Truly (ME) tried to give a walkthrough on how AI agents can automate security operations and how to control AI Hallucinations

Each session brought a new perspective, and together they created a well-rounded picture of where Cybersecurity + AI is headed.

A huge thank you to:
• The ENTIRE HPE Team. This event won't be possible without them!!
• Our amazing speakers for delivering high-impact, actionable sessions
• Every attendee who took time out on a Saturday morning to be part of this

Your participation is what makes these events meaningful. 🙌

Seeing Pune’s builder ecosystem grow month after month has been surreal and today’s meetup reaffirmed the importance of bringing AI + cybersecurity conversations together as we move into 2025.

Special mentions: Rohit Sharma, Neha Pashiney PMP® CSM®
Thank you for the help: Pranav Metil, Mayuresh Muluk, Sonali Kamble, Faizan Firdousi, Akash Hede, Om Yerkar

This is just the beginning.
Let’s keep learning, keep connecting, and keep BUILDING responsibly
Until next time :)

Build Club, Annie Liao 🇦🇺, Saanvi Yerawar, Vedant Dwivedi

🤖 Pune, we are back!
Build Club, in collaboration with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), is bringing to you 'Cybersecurity + AI Meetup' this December!

A half-day, high-impact event bringing together security professionals, AI builders, and engineers under one roof.

📅 Date: Saturday, 6th December 2025
⏰ Time: 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM
📍 Venue: HPE Office, Kharadi, Pune

🔗 Register here: luma.com/77kks32i

🤔 What’s lined up?
A mix of deep-dive cybersecurity sessions + practical AI perspectives:

• -The Hidden Costs of a Data Breach [Santosh Khadsare - Chief Business Officer, SysTools]
• -Cybersecurity for Websites: How Can I Participate? [Anubhav Lal -Entrepreneur]
• -Zero Trust Architecture in Practice [Sayli R. & Nilesh Desai - Technology Consultants, HPE]
• -Using AI Agents to Automate Security Operations [Himanshu Sangshetti - Solutions Associate, ZS]
• -We’ve Got AI for That: Existing AI Security Tools [Rushi Balapure - Product Engineer, Promobi Technologies]

Plus: A short quiz + networking over refreshments.

Why this event?
- AI is scaling fast across every domain but cybersecurity remains the backbone that keeps this growth safe.
- This meetup is designed to explore both worlds together: real security problems + practical AI tools that strengthen modern systems.

⚠️ Limited seats so make sure to register soon!

Pune's builder ecosystem has grown massively this year and this collaboration with HPE is a big step in bringing more security-focused conversations to the community.

Come learn, connect, and explore the future of Cybersecurity + AI together.

Let's BUILD RESPONSIBLY :)

Vedant Dwivedi, Annie Liao 🇦🇺, Saanvi Yerawar, Neha Pashiney PMP® CSM®