Well known as the “Cyber Guardian,” Kavya Pearlman is an award-winning cybersecurity professional with a deep interest in immersive and emerging technologies. Kavya Pearlman is the cybersecurity strategist at Wallarm, a global security company that uses artificial intelligence to protect hundreds of customers across e-commerce, fintech, health-tech and SaaS via their application security platform. She is also the founder of non-profit, XR Safety Initiative (XRSI). XRSI proactively addresses the cybersecurity risks and challenges by discovering novel cyber-attacks and establishing baseline standards in emerging technologies.