Haral Tsitsivas

Haral Tsitsivas is a detail-oriented and results-driven security leader with a strong track record in leading teams through complex hardware, software, network, and services projects while ensuring security integration at every stage and achieving necessary compliance certifications like CIS Benchmarks, NIST, FIPS, STIG, and Common Criteria.

He specializes in secure software development lifecycle (SDLC) activities including threat modeling, developer and security awareness training, code reviews, architecture reviews, risk assessment, product security reviews, security controls, testing, and penetration testing.

Haral holds certifications such as GIAC Certified Perimeter Protection Analyst (GPPA), GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC), and GIAC Web App Penetration Tester (GWAPT). His areas of expertise encompass product strategy and security, compliance, cybersecurity, project management, process improvement, team building, mentoring, problem-solving, customer relations, people management, conflict resolution, and vendor management.

His educational background includes an MBA in Business Administration from Pepperdine Graziadio Business School, MS in Computer Science, and BS in Computer Science from California State University, Northridge.

In terms of professional experience, Haral has held various roles including Principal Product Security Engineer at Arlo Technologies, Inc., Chapter President at OWASP Orange County, Software Senior Principal Engineer / Business Unit Security Leader at Dell EMC, Senior Software Engineer at Telcordia Technologies, IT Consultant at Northrop Grumman, Mavent, and Unisys, President & Principal Consultant at UniSolutions Associates, Senior Member of Technical Staff at Ashton-Tate, Member of Technical Staff at Citicorp TTI, and Sr. Information Systems Analyst at Raytheon Data Systems.