Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
Chris Hughes has roughly 20 years of Cybersecurity and IT Experience. Having served in nearly every capacity from CEO, Co-Founder, CISO and various Security Engineering and Architecture roles, Chris has built a career in deep cybersecurity focus coupled with secure business outcomes. Chris also served as a Cyber Innovation Fellow (CIF) at the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), focusing on software supply chain security and AppSec. Enthusiastic about contributing back to the community, Chris is the Author of Software Transparency, Effective Vulnerability Management as well as his latest work, Securing Agentic AI. Chris is a frequent public speaker, panelist, author, and industry commentator on topics related to AppSec, Vulnerability Management, Software Supply Chain Security, and AI Security. Often working with technology startups, Chris is a startup and board advisor who is passionate about disrupting the cybersecurity ecosystem with innovative capabilities and technologies. Chris is also a proud military veteran and enjoys collaborating with the security community through groups such as CSA, OWASP, and others.
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Serve as an executive education instructor on AI and Agentic Security for Carnegie Mellon University educational programs.
Serve as an Executive Committee Member for Cloud Security Alliance’s (CSA) CSAI Foundation, focused on AI security and safety. CSAI Executive Committee Member & Agentic Strategist in Residence.
Provide strategic input on OWASP GenAI Security Project Initiatives, specifically for Agentic AI Security
RAD Security focuses on cloud-native security, Kubernetes and securing runtime environments with behavioral fingerprints.