Abhishek Vijay Nayak

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India16 yrs experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Established product security service line at Deloitte
  • Led strategic security initiatives at Citrix
  • Pioneered advanced penetration testing techniques
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cybersecurity Expert specializing in Product Security and Application Security within the SaaS industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product SecurityPenetration TestingApplication Security

Other Skills

Android SecurityCEHCoachingComputer SecurityCross-cultural TeamsITIL v3 Foundations CertifiedInformation SecurityMCTSMentoringMobile SecurityNetwork SecurityRational AppScanSecure SDLCSecuritySecurity Assessments

About

Distinguished leader with a proven track record of success in product security practice development ,team building , specialized product security assessments and being the primary interface for cross geo engineering teams. At Citrix, the focus is on securing a vast array of virtualization and security solutions, where my leadership spans the full software development lifecycle. My efforts have been central to elevating the security standards of our offerings, evidenced by pioneering advanced penetration testing techniques that reveal critical vulnerabilities. With a team of approximately 15 dedicated security engineers across multiple continents, we've collaboratively driven strategic security initiatives. Our work not only fortifies the Citrix product landscape but also fosters a culture of security-first thinking, ensuring robust protection for our global customer base. Speaker engagements -Prompts, Probes and Pitfalls wrt LLM security-Bsides annual cybersecurity conference 2025 -CISA Secure by Design Technical Exchange Group Meeting, 2025 -Security Bsides Quarterly Cybersecurity Meetup , Bangalore 2024 -ISC2 Chapter event-Breaking Barriers-Application Virtualization and Virtualization Security ,Bangalore 2024 -Alstom Cyber Days ,Bangalore 2022 -Cyseck , Center of Excellence . Govt of Karnataka 2021 -Alstom annual security summit, Bangalore 2020 -SAP Security Expert Summit, Bangalore 2019 -VMware Moosecon India, Bangalore 2018 -SAP Product Security Expert Summit ,Germany 2015 -SAP Product Security Expert Summit ,Germany 2014 Conducted numerous hands-on workshops for diverse teams across multiple regions on topics like : -iOS pentesting -Threat Modeling -Application Security

Experience

Citrix

Product Security Leader

Sep 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • ● Product security leader responsible for end-end SDLC coverage of Citrix business unit with 1500+ engineers developing a multitude of virtualization and security solutions for on-premises and cloud customers
  • ● Product landscape includes legacy and new age components having web, APIs, mobile, cloud, thick client for windows, MAC, and Linux interfaces ,zero trust solutions
  • ● Develop, coach, and grow a large team of passionate security engineers (~15) located in India, China, and US
  • ● Drive strategic initiatives to up level overarching security quality of different types of Citrix products and solutions by introducing novel pentesting strategies to uncover unique and impactful security bugs
Product SecuritySecure SDLCTeam ManagementVulnerability ManagementPenetration TestingApplication Security

Deloitte

3 roles

Associate Director-Cyber

Promoted

Jun 2021 – Sep 2022 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • ● Envisioned and built a successful “Product security” service line for Deloitte India cyber offering
  • ● Diverse experience in leading and delivering product security assessments of 100+ enterprise grade and premium offerings from leading product based companies
  • ● Piloted the development of a custom-built pentesting methodology that led to the discovery of 50+ zero-day bugs with high impact
  • ● Effectively led and managed large teams (20+) across geographic locations to deliver several strategic and complex product security engagements
Product SecurityVulnerability ManagementPenetration TestingTeam Management

Manager-Cyber

Promoted

Jul 2018 – May 2021 · 2 yrs 10 mos

  • ● Spearheaded a team of 15+ skilled pentesters across various clients (leading product-based companies) and engagements
  • ● Active research in nifty penetration testing tools and techniques ( areas like Web and Mobile) which led to the development of an effective pentest plan of action for different types of digital assets
  • ● Developed and published Deloitte India POVs on product security and mobile application security
  • Strategy building and leading a team across multiple locations to participate in different global CTF events like Cyberlympics ,HackyHolidays
Penetration TestingApplication SecurityTeam Management

Deputy Manager-Cyber

Jan 2017 – Jul 2018 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • ● Performed deep dive security assessments of variety of mobile and web applications from different industries like banking, technology,ecommerce, etc.
  • ● Delivered practical hands-on mobile application security workshops and upskilled more than 200 Deloitte cyber professionals across India
  • ● Piloted one-of-a-kind workshops on topics like Threat Modeling and Docker Security
Application SecurityThreat Modeling

Honeywell technology solutions, inc.

Lead - Cyber Security Analyst

Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 · 1 yr · Bengaluru Area, India

  • ● Application security expert in a lead role for a business org consisting of 100+ developers.
  • Solely responsible for end-end security assessment of web, mobile and cloud based applications
  • ● Delivered multiple hands-on workshops on application security topics for a target audience (50+) which included technical leads and architects
Application SecurityVulnerability Assessment

Sap

Services Quality Specialist-Security

Jul 2012 – Jan 2016 · 3 yrs 6 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • ● Security validation & assessment of on demand, on device and on-premises applications. Focused on less explored areas within the apps which led to the discovery of unique business logic flaws
  • ● Invited to deliver a talk in SAP Product Security Expert Summit (2014 and 2015), Germany and Security Info session for
  • Asia Pacific region (2014)
  • ● Developed a prototype: Integrated Security Suite that served as a one stop solution for security testers and developers alike
Security ValidationApplication Security

Tata consultancy services

Systems Engineer

Feb 2010 – Jun 2012 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Mumbai Area, India

  • Application Security and Vulnerability Assessment
Application SecurityVulnerability Assessment

Education

Visvesvaraya Technological University

BE — Electronics & Communication

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