Status
GREEN
Training Program
#1 Priority — Stated as top priority by Arun Perinkolam (CTO/Principal) to 10+ stakeholders
Target: Week of April 6, 2026 (April 6 or 7)
Previous: Week of March 30 — shifted due to Kindo team attending RSAC
Format: ~3-hour virtual pilot session, 7:00–10:00 AM PT
Scope: Train 75 India-based engineers. Pilot group: 10–15 super users first.
Training Structure
Three-tier delivery model — live training supported by video content and self-serve platform.
▲ Top Tier — Live Delivery
Kari delivers the live 3-hour pilot session to the first cohort
- Status: Pending confirmation from Kari (email sent March 23)
- Backup options: Troy, or Kari + Troy co-delivery
■ Middle Tier — Video Content Creation
Charlie is creating training videos covering platform capabilities and use cases
- Videos cover both SaaS and SMK tracks ✅
- Videos serve as (1) Kari's prep material, (2) post-pilot self-serve resources for 75+ engineers
● Bottom Tier — LMS Content & Platform Build
Warren builds the LMS content using ingested source materials
- UI: Kindo Learning Portal — Airbnb-style clean design
- Source materials to ingest: Tony's first meeting with Arun (transcript), email thread (March 17–23), Kindo docs (docs.kindo.ai), Charlie's existing doc site, Deloitte question map from meeting transcripts
Two Training Tracks
Parallel curricula covering SaaS platform and self-managed deployment.
Track 1: SaaS
Platform orientation, agents, integrations, and advanced features
Covers
- Platform orientation
- Agent types (chatbots, workflow agents, trigger agents)
- Integrations (CrowdStrike, Jira, ServiceNow, Splunk)
- Memory/persistence
- Knowledge stores
- Prompt engineering
- Multi-agent coordination
Use Cases from Deloitte
- Cyber agents and alerts
- Canvas for cyber reporting
Track 2: SMK (Self-Managed Kindo)
Installation, configuration, deployment, and environment setup
Covers
- Installation
- Configuration
- Deployment
- Environment setup
Use Cases from Deloitte
- All installation/configuration questions from the Adelina/SMK group
Hands-On Use Cases
Featured use cases for the pilot training session.
🔥 Firewall Rule Optimizer
Analyzes firewall rules and categorizes them to enable cleanup
INPUT
Firewall rule report
OUTPUT
Report/dashboard with rules categorized as:
- Risky rules
- Over-permissive rules
- Unused rules
- Redundant rules
Includes: Confidence level, metadata (requestor, application, timestamp)
🧭 Pathfinder — NIST CSF Compliance
Reviews evidence and supporting documents, evaluates compliance against NIST CSF framework
INPUT
Policies, standards, configuration screenshots
OUTPUT
Report covering:
- Mapping of evidence/supporting docs to NIST controls
- Compliance assessment per NIST control
Supplementary Resources
Platform Documentation
Expanded walkthroughs, quickstarts, best practices
Interactive Training Assistant
Kindo-powered chatbot trained on full documentation
Open Items
Super user names + LinkedIn profiles — pending from Smriti/Manoj
Kindo instance decision — Dev SaaS vs. demo environment (checking with Marcos)
Kari confirmation — email sent March 23, awaiting response
Smriti setup call — requested a setup call to review use cases and configure instance — not yet scheduled
✓
Charlie's doc site — confirmed: covers both SaaS and SMK tracks
Deloitte question map — Joana mapping questions from cyber and SMK meetings to feed into training content
Stakeholders
Deloitte Side
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Arun Perinkolam | CTO/Principal — executive sponsor, leads Meta Global Ops |
| Manoj Bhale | Super user list, instance provisioning |
| Luv Parakh | Scheduling coordination |
| Smriti Kewlani | Use case details, setup call coordination |
VTKL / Kindo Side
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Tony Wong | Strategic lead, Arun relationship |
| Charlie | Training video creation, technical architecture |
| Kari | Live session delivery (pending confirmation) |
| Joana Dias | Coordination, question mapping, portfolio management |