Swapnil Deshmukh

Swapnil Deshmukh has a diverse range of work experience in the cybersecurity field. Swapnil is currently the CTO and Co-founder of Certus Cybersecurity since January 2019. Prior to that, they served as an Advisory Board Member at Privacera starting from October 2017.

In 2009, Swapnil joined OWASP as a Community Volunteer, where they focused on building an abstraction of security-focused Software Development Lifecycle (SDL). Swapnil provided guidance and strategies for threat modeling, application security stack, security metrics, and overall application security posture. Swapnil also developed plans of action for mobility, enterprise strategy, enterprise security architecture, automated security requirements, and various security testing methods.

From 2013 to 2019, Swapnil worked at Visa in various roles. Swapnil was a Senior Director from October 2015 to January 2019, where they held responsibilities related to information security. Swapnil also served as Chief Information Security Specialist - Mobile from October 2014 to October 2015 and Information Security Specialist from May 2013 to September 2014.

Before joining Visa, Swapnil worked at Cigital Inc as a Security Consultant from December 2011 to May 2013. Swapnil also gained experience as a Mobile Security Analyst at Myappsecurity in 2011.

Swapnil's earlier work experience includes roles such as Source Code Analyst at Dickstein Shapiro LLP from July 2010 to August 2011, Security Analyst at Internet Biometric Security from August 2010 to July 2011, and Research Assistant at George Mason University from August 2008 to August 2010.

Swapnil'scareer in cybersecurity began at eClerx, where they worked as a SAN Analyst from June 2007 to August 2008.

Overall, Swapnil Deshmukh has a strong background in cybersecurity with experience in various roles and organizations.

Swapnil Deshmukh completed their Bachelor of Engineering degree in Telecommunication and Computer Network from the University of Mumbai. Swapnil attended the university from 2004 to 2007. Swapnil then pursued their Master's degree in Telecommunication at George Mason University from 2008 to 2010.