Rahul Kashyap is a distinguished cybersecurity expert known for his pioneering contributions to the industry. He has worked as the President and CEO of Awake Security, where he led multiple teams in addressing complex security challenges in both large and startup companies. Kashyap has also revived disrupted companies and worked as CTO and SVP in different companies, including the well-known Cylance and Bromium. He is recognized globally for his innovative work on Network Intrusion Prevention Systems (NIPS), Host Intrusion Prevention Systems (HIPS), Web Application Firewalls (WAF), Whitelisting, Endpoint/Server Host Monitoring (EDR), and Virtualization Based Security (VBS). His other expertise includes cognitive psychology and entrepreneurship. Kashyap has been featured as a speaker in several prestigious security conferences like BlackHat, BlueHat, and RSA.

Moreover, Kashyap is an expert pen-tester with insightful knowledge about OS networking and security advancements. His work in cybersecurity has been valued with patents and an extensive publishing history. His enthusiasm for building great products and teams worldwide has propagated his attention and care for advising fellow startups to reach their potential. Rahul Kashyap's exceptional leadership and technical skills put him amongst Silicon Valley's top 40 under 40 list recognitions by Silicon Valley Business Journal.