Talk All Audiences 11:00 - 11:45 August 12, 2023

Viraj Gandhi

Vandana Verma Sehgal

The talk is about the importance of application security (AppSec) in modern software development due to the increasing number of applications being built, bought, and downloaded. As applications are the main source of security breaches, organizations need to establish strong AppSec programs to ensure weaknesses are identified and resolved early in the development cycle. However, small startups with limited budgets may struggle to establish a dedicated AppSec team, making it important to focus on key areas such as establishing baseline knowledge, implementing basic security controls, prioritizing security based on risk, and continuous monitoring and improvement. The talk will cover ways to build a business case for investing in AppSec programs and establishing benchmarks and metrics for success.

Viraj Gandhi

SailPoint,Product Security Leader

My name is Viraj Gandhi,I am a Product Security Manager at SailPoint. I have Successfully led “Shift-to-left” transformations of security programs at various companies like ServiceNow,SailPoint.


Vandana Verma Sehgal

Global Board of Directors - OWASP

Vandana Verma is a Security Leader at Snyk, Podcast host Diversity and Inclusion Advocate and an International speaker and influencer on a range of themes in Information Security, including Application Security, DevSecOps, Cloud Security and Security Careers.

From being the Chair of the OWASP Global Board of Directors to running various groups promoting security to organising conferences to even delivering keynote addresses at several of them, she is engaged continuously and proactively in making the global application security community a better place for individuals, organizations and societies.