Her Story
About Varshitha
Varshitha Gundluru is a Solutions Engineer specializing in cybersecurity, PKI, and certificate management. She holds a master's degree in cybersecurity from Ishiwa University in Manhattan, New York City, and an academic background in computer science and engineering. Prior to her master's, she worked as a penetration tester conducting vulnerability assessments. After completing her degree, she joined Onyxia Cyber, a product-based company serving CISOs across business sizes, where she contributed to marketing, RevOps, and technical conversations in a solutions engineering capacity during her nine-month internship. She was subsequently offered a role at Septigo, a certificate authority with more than two decades of experience, where she builds certificate management solutions with Vectigo for Fortune 500 companies and performs impact analysis related to 47DTLS requirements amid industry shifts toward automation. Within four months, she was promoted from the mid-market team to the Fortune 500 team. Beyond her professional work, Gundluru serves as Associate Director of the Membership Committee for the ISACA New York Chapter, organizing events on trending topics such as TPRM, automation, and AI to support professionals maintaining certifications like CISA. She has been recognized with the Star Volunteer Award, the Top 4 and 40 Emerging Professional honor, and the Volunteer of the Year Award. She also presented a 45-minute session on the advertised job market in cyberspace at the Women in Cybersecurity Conference.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Varshitha
01What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
When climbing the ladder I came across senior women in cybersecurity who inspired me by managing emotions and prioritizing what is important at the moment even in difficult situations like hosting an event after receiving bad family news. My CEO and VP who are women also inspired me with how they manage personal and professional life. I suggest women don't give up on themselves or how they want to be presented but know your priorities first hand. If work is your priority at a particular point of time make work the priority and do not mix family emotions with work emotions as they are two different feelings and two different worlds.
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