Vignesh C.

CEO

India12 yrs 9 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Founder & CEO of WhizzC, simplifying compliance.
Secured 50+ companies through audits and training.
Expert in cybersecurity with over a decade of experience.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS cybersecurity expert with a focus on compliance and security automation.

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Skills

Core Skills

Security ComplianceLeadershipCybersecurityApplication SecurityInformation Security

Other Skills

AIApplication Security AssessmentAuditsAutomationC++CCNACCSKCEHComplianceEntrepreneurshipISO 27001 Lead ImplementerInfrastructure VAPTLinuxMetasploitMobile Pentest

About

As the Founder & CEO of WhizzC, my mission is to make compliance seamless, efficient, and startup-friendly—helping businesses achieve SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and GDPR without the headache. My Journey 🔹 Started in cybersecurity in 2012, diving deep into network security, ethical hacking, and compliance 🔹 Joined Freshworks (2016), learning how fast-growing SaaS companies scale securely 🔹 Co-founded Vault Infosec (2019), securing 50+ companies through audits, assessments & training 🔹 Launched WhizzC (2024) to simplify compliance with automation & AI Skills & Expertise ✔ Security Compliance: SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA ✔ Cybersecurity: Red/Blue Teaming, DevSecOps, SIEM, Penetration Testing ✔ Leadership & Growth: Bootstrapped a security startup, built a strong community ✔ Community Builder: OWASP Chapter Lead, security trainer & speaker At WhizzC, we believe security compliance should be a growth enabler, not a blocker. If you’re a startup founder, security leader, or SaaS builder, let’s connect and make security work for you.

Experience

Hsr founders club

Member

Nov 2024 – Present · 1 yr 4 mos

Whizzc

Founder & CEO

Apr 2024 – Present · 1 yr 11 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Security ComplianceAutomationAILeadership

Owasp foundation

Chapter Lead

Jun 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 9 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Looking forward to contributing to the community.

Vault infosec

Chief Executive Officer

Aug 2019 – Mar 2024 · 4 yrs 7 mos · Greater Chennai Area

My professional experience extends my knowledge on Vulnerability assessment, Information System Security, Audits, Compliance, SIEM, Red/Blue Team Assessments, DevSecOps Implementations, Penetration testing, Security Products implementation, OS hardening, Security research and trainings.
Qualifications :
Information Technology Engineering (Anna university)
MBA in Information Security Management (Madras University)
Certifications :
Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
Microsoft Certified Professional(MCP)
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
Certified Lead Implementer - ISO27001 LI (BSI)
Splunk Certified User
Achievements :
Reported Vulnerabilities to top notch companies under responsible disclosure policy.
My blog was presented in Microsoft My build.
Blogs:
https://medium.com/@cvignesh28/how-i-hacked-50-companies-in-6-hrs-3866b61cfdcc
https://medium.com/@cvignesh28/aws-s3-bucket-misconfiguration-c11e8f86e9a7

Vulnerability AssessmentAuditsComplianceSIEMPenetration TestingSecurity Compliance+1

Freshworks

Senior Security Engineer

Jul 2016 – Aug 2019 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Chennai

1) Performing Application Security Assessment – OWASP Top 10 Security Testing for Web, Mobile and API.
2) Engendering Application Security Assessment, vulnerability assessment & penetration testing reports.
3) Network, Server VAPT, Device Configuration Reviews
4) Keep abreast of new and rising industry security trends, threats and vulnerabilities.
5) Security Engineering and architecture review.
6) SOC Analysis and design.
7) Implementing secure SDLC for platforms and products
8) Automate using python.

Application Security AssessmentVulnerability AssessmentPenetration TestingSOC AnalysisCybersecurityApplication Security

Wipro

Information Security Engineer

Apr 2014 – Jun 2016 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Greater Chennai Area

Application VAPT:
Performing Application Security Assessment – OWASP Top 10 Security Testing.
Generation of Application Security Assessment, vulnerability assessment & penetration testing reports which also includes the recommendation for each vulnerability reported.
Keep abreast of new and rising industry security trends, threats and vulnerabilities.
Perform audit tracking, network assessing and reporting about vulnerabilities for internal application .
Performing Penetration Test using Commercial tools (IBM APPSCAN, QUALYSGUARD)
Wipro SOC:
I hold hands-on experience in SIEM (SPLUNK Cloud) and managed nearly 700 networking and security devices for active alerts.
Network VAPT:
I have managed network VAPT scans and co-ordinate with different teams (windows, linux, database, application, network ) for remediation.