In Episode S7E15 of the Brilliance Security Magazine Podcast, we sit down with Abhay Bhargav, co-founder of SecurityReviewAI and CEO of we45. Abhay shares his journey in application security and explains how SecurityReviewAI is transforming the traditional, months-long process of security architecture reviews into fast, actionable insights. We explore how this innovative platform helps organizations streamline compliance, reduce manual overhead, and empower teams to deliver secure systems at scale.
Summary
Security architecture reviews are critical, but for many organizations, they’re also painful—taking months to complete and creating a bottleneck in the development process. Abhay Bhargav and his team launched SecurityReviewAI to solve this very problem.
During our conversation, Abhay explains how SecurityReviewAI enables teams to upload existing architecture diagrams, product documentation, or policies, and instantly generate precise, actionable security insights. Unlike traditional approaches that often overwhelm teams with generic threat lists, SecurityReviewAI tailors findings to each organization’s actual systems and maps them directly to threats, countermeasures, and compliance requirements.
We also dive into the platform’s unique recursive questioning model, which works like a seasoned security architect—identifying missing details, asking the right follow-up questions, and refining the review process for greater accuracy. Abhay describes how this approach not only accelerates reviews but also ensures that fixes and recommendations are directly aligned to business and compliance objectives.
Listeners will gain an inside look at how SecurityReviewAI delivers outputs customized for different stakeholders: concise summaries for CISOs, actionable tasks for engineers, and audit-ready compliance mappings for security teams. Abhay also shares his vision for the future of AI in security reviews and how organizations can move from burdensome, manual processes to scalable, efficient, and intelligent security practices.
About our Guest
Abhay Bhargav is the CEO of we45, a focused Application Security company, and co-founder and Chief Research Officer at AppSecEngineer. In July 2025, he co-founded SecurityReviewAI, a platform dedicated to transforming the way organizations conduct security architecture reviews.
A renowned application security expert and leader in DevSecOps, Abhay has extensive experience across penetration testing, security architecture reviews, and compliance consulting. He is the author of Secure Java: For Web Application Development and PCI Compliance: A Definitive Guide from CRC Press. He also leads highly regarded workshops on DevSecOps, Threat Modeling, and Web Application Security through we45.
Abhay is a passionate technologist who has architected innovative platforms in vulnerability management, security awareness training, and vulnerability orchestration. He is also a regular speaker and trainer at global events, including OWASP and JavaOne, where he continues to advance best practices in application security.
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