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Abhay Bhargav

Co-Founder

United States21 yrs 6 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Renowned application security expert and DevSecOps leader.
  • Author of influential books on secure application development.
  • Architected innovative platforms for vulnerability management.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS security architect with extensive experience in application security and vulnerability management.

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Skills

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Application SecurityComputer SecurityConsultingHIPAAISO 27001Information SecurityInformation Security ManagementNISTOWASPPCI DSSPayment IndustryPenetration TestingRisk AssessmentRisk ManagementSecurity

About

Abhay is the CEO of we45, a focused Application Security company. He's a renowned application security expert and a leader in the domain of DevSecOps. Abhay brings with him, a rich experience with working on complex security engagements, from penetration testing to security architecture reviews to compliance consulting. He's the author of "Secure Java: For Web Application Development" and "PCI Compliance: A Definitive Guide" from CRC Press. He's also the author of, and lead trainer for we45's highly recognized workshops on DevSecOps, Threat Modeling, Web Application Security, to name a few. Abhay is a passionate technologists and has architected we45's revolutionary platforms in the area of Application Vulnerability Management, Security Awareness Training and Vulnerability Orchestration. In addition, he's a regular speaker and trainer at OWASP events, JavaOne and other industry events.

Experience

Securityreviewai

Co-Founder

Jul 2025Present · 8 mos · United States · Remote

  • Building and making SecurityReview.ai so teams can tackle the hard problems of Security Design Reviews and Secure by Design with the power of AI.

Appsecengineer

Founder and Chief Research Officer

Nov 2020Present · 5 yrs 4 mos · Singapore

We45 inc.

Founder and CEO

Oct 2009Present · 16 yrs 5 mos · Sunnyvale

  • Handle Technology Operations for the consulting, testing and Security Assessment operations for we45

Sisa information security pvt ltd

Application Security and PCI Compliance Lead

Jan 2008Oct 2009 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • PCI-QSA with multiple Security Assessments and Audits spanning different verticals like Retail, Banking, Software Development, BPO and so on. Performed security testing engagements with a focus on Web Application Security

Academy for corporate excellence

Director

Jun 2003Sep 2006 · 3 yrs 3 mos

  • ACE is the Authorized Partner for India's largest selling Small and Medium Enterprise Resource Planning Solution. My work at ACE comprised of handling the training, services, sales as well as operations to a large extent. I have been a key member of the Implementation team for ERP Solutions across various verticals like Manufacturing, Consulting, the Hotel Industry as well as the Retail space and have delivered many training programs on the ERP Solution.

Education

ISC

ISO-27001 LA — ISO-27001 Lead Auditor

Jan 2011Jan 2011

SANS

GWAPT — Web Application Penetration Testing

Jan 2010Jan 2010

ISC2

CISSP — Information Security

Jan 2009Jan 2009

PCI-SSC (Payment Card Industry - Security Standards Council

PCI QSA — Payment Card Industry Qualified Security Assessor

Jan 2008Jan 2008

ISACA

CISA — Certified Information Systems Auditor

Jan 2006Jan 2006

Japan Language Board

JLPT Level 4 — Japanese Language Proficiency Test

Jan 2006Jan 2006

Bangalore University

B.Com — Bachelor of Commerce

Jan 2003Jan 2006

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