Viswanath S Chirravuri — Co-Founder

I am Viswanath S Chirravuri (Vis), a cybersecurity expert, passionate by nature on everything I do, fast at delivering tasks, with high accuracy, precision, and quality. I love working on real challenging projects. Out of many that I took and succeeded, a couple of those I feel proud about are: 1) Leading and transforming a single-member security engineer into a 500+ global software security community/group expert members at ThalesGroup in 10 years; These people are some of the worlds-best and most talented group of individuals in Application Security, who deliver secure software to customers. 2) Achieving the GSE title (GIAC Security Expert) from a beginner cert in a span of 10 months (that's around 11 GIAC exams in that timeframe): Blogpost on this: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/giac-gisf-gse-10-months-viswanath-s-chirravuri/ I have over two decades of work experience, all in Cybersecurity. Currently working as an AI & Product Security Expert at ThalesGroup, I specialize in AI/ML Security, AppSec, DevSecOps, and Product supply chain security. Beyond my corporate role, I contribute to the security community: - Founder, AI AppSec Academy: Providing FREE expert resources on securing AI applications & AppSec. - Educator: I co-teach SANS SEC545 (GenAI and LLM Application Security) and serve as a Subject Matter Expert for CompTIA. - Speaker: I frequently share insights at major conferences like RSAC, OWASP, and at SANS webcasts. - SME for CompTIA certifications Credentials I am currently pursuing a Doctor of Engineering in Cybersecurity Analytics and hold a master’s in information security engineering. My technical foundation is backed by 35+ highly valued industry certifications: CISSP, PMP, GIAC GSE, GMLE, GXPN, GOAA, GSP, GX-CS, GX-IH, GX-IA, GSLC, GSTRT, GSEC, GCIH, GCIA, GNFA, GSNA, GCCC, GOSI, GWAPT, GPEN, GCSA, GCLD, GISF, SSAP, Security+, PenTest+, Cloud+, CASP+, Data+, AWS, Azure certifications. aiappsecacademy.com credly.com/users/vchirrav github.com/ThalesGroup/secure-ml github.com/vchirrav-eng sans.org/profiles/viswanath-chirravuri giac.org/certified-professional/Viswanath%20Srinivasan-Chirravuri/145481 rsaconference.com/experts/viswanath-chirravuri linkedin.com/in/vchirrav

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cybersecurity Expert specializing in AI/ML Security and Application Security.

Location: Austin, Texas, United States

Experience: 20 yrs 4 mos

Skills

Ai/ml Security
Application Security
Devsecops

Career Highlights

Transformed a single-member security team into a global expert community.
Achieved GSE title in just 10 months with 11 GIAC exams.
Over 20 years of experience in Cybersecurity.

Work Experience

AI AppSec Academy

Founder (2 mos)

SANS Institute

Associate Instructor (8 mos)

Thales Cyber & Digital

AI Application Security Expert (9 yrs)

Software Security Architect (2 yrs 7 mos)

Crédit Agricole CIB

Software Architect (via Optimum Solutions (S) Pte Ltd, Singapore) (2 yrs 6 mos)

Senior Consultant (via CSS Corp) (7 mos)

JPMorgan Chase

Associate, IT Risk & Security Management (AVP) (11 mos)

CA Technologies

Team Lead, Software Engineering (IT Security) (1 yr 5 mos)

Capgemini

Java Developer (Consultant) (3 yrs 4 mos)

Education

Doctor of Engineering at The George Washington University

Master of Science (MS) at SANS Technology Institute

Bachelor of Engineering - BE at Osmania University

Viswanath S Chirravuri

Co-Founder

Austin, Texas, United States20 yrs 4 mos experience

AI EnabledHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Transformed a single-member security team into a global expert community.
Achieved GSE title in just 10 months with 11 GIAC exams.
Over 20 years of experience in Cybersecurity.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cybersecurity Expert specializing in AI/ML Security and Application Security.

Contact

Skills

Core Skills

Ai/ml SecurityApplication SecurityDevsecops

Other Skills

Software Security PoliciesRisk MitigationSoftware Application SecuritySecurity Threat ModelingVulnerability AssessmentsDevOps CICD PipelinesGenAI Application SecurityThreat ModelingSecurity ControlsAppSec ResourcesAI/ML DefenseIAM SolutionsSecure CodingOWASP Top 10SiteMinder Deployment

About

Experience

20 yrs 4 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 6 mos

Average Tenure

8 mos

Current Experience

Ai appsec academy

Founder

Feb 2026 – Present · 2 mos

Free cybersecurity resources on AppSec, DevSecOps, Product Security, Software Supply Chain Security, and AI/ML Defense for everyone.
https://aiappsecacademy.com/

AppSec ResourcesDevSecOpsAI/ML DefenseApplication Security

Sans institute

Associate Instructor

Aug 2025 – Present · 8 mos

Instructor for SEC545 course.
https://www.sans.org/cyber-security-courses/genai-llm-application-security-5day
SEC545 gives you the practical skills to design, secure, and defend GenAI applications by understanding real risks, applying proven security controls across RAG, agents, and MLOps workflows, and developing threat models and defenses that strengthen your organization's AI systems.

GenAI Application SecurityThreat ModelingSecurity ControlsApplication Security

Thales cyber & digital

2 roles

AI Application Security Expert

Promoted

Apr 2017 – Present · 9 yrs

Vis, as the leader of the Cybersecurity and Digital Identity (CDI) business unit's software security community, will establish and maintain a strong security culture across various business lines, including Banking, Telecom, Government, IoT, and Technology.
Vis will serve as the primary expert point of contact for internal software security architects, offer his industry expertise to create and maintain software security policies, requirements, guidelines, tools, and procedures, and use his strong management skills to influence the adoption of these across the organization. Additionally, Vis will periodically run KPIs and metrics to report progress to senior business leaders.
Vis's role will require him to work with both classical software applications and artificial intelligence/machine learning use cases, ensuring the highest levels of security are maintained throughout all stages of the software development lifecycle. He will stay up to date with emerging trends in software security and proactively identify and mitigate potential risks that may arise.

AI/ML SecurityApplication SecurityDevSecOpsSoftware Security PoliciesRisk Mitigation

Software Security Architect

Aug 2014 – Mar 2017 · 2 yrs 7 mos

As a Thales DIS security architect, Vis has been rated as an 'Expert' on the technical ladder. He conducts extensive research on industry trends in software application security, such as new tools, processes, and evolutions, and applies this knowledge to adapt to the company's culture. He showcases his findings through demos and presentations. Additionally, he has trained over 3000 software developers globally in secure architecture, design, and coding practices through both classroom and online training sessions across multiple countries, including Singapore, China, India, Prague, France, Mexico, Canada, and the USA.
Vis did hands-on security threat modeling, security risk & vulnerability assessments, and integrated security tools on DevOps CICD pipelines.

Software Application SecuritySecurity Threat ModelingVulnerability AssessmentsDevOps CICD PipelinesApplication SecurityDevSecOps