Michael Figueroa
Michael Figueroa

Information Security Practice Lead

20 Years of Experience
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Application Security Services

Application Security Services —
Safeguard Your Applications

Secure your digital assets with Toptal. Our tailored application security services are carefully designed to identify vulnerabilities, strengthen your applications, and protect you and your customers against threats.
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Clients Served
25,000+
Total Vetted Professionals
20,000+
Toptal Total Projects Delivered
64,000+
Cybersecurity Project Hours Delivered
124,000+

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Our Services

Toptal Application Security Services

Security Operations Management:

Application Vulnerability Assessment

Uncover vulnerabilities with vulnerability assessment to prevent breaches and ensure regulatory compliance.

Secure Code Review

Gain visibility into coding errors that threat actors use to compromise sensitive data and application availability.

Penetration Testing

Test your applications against real-world tactics, techniques, and protocols used by threat actors.

Application Architecture Security Review

Identify application vulnerabilities, minimize security risks, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards.

Threat Modeling

Identify and evaluate potential threats and risks to applications and proactively implement risk-mitigation measures.

Secure-by-Design Consulting

Build trust and loyalty through AI algorithms focused on user needs.

Security Training and Awareness

Train developers, QA, and product owners to enforce secure development policies, procedures, and practices.

Secure Gen AI Application Integration

Implement security controls in generative AI integrations to prevent data loss and ensure data integrity.

Secure API Development

Implement APIs that follow security best practices for authentication, authorization, and data protection.

Software as a Service (SaaS) Security

Protect your SaaS applications from threats and unauthorized access with comprehensive SaaS security measures.

Application Security Monitoring

Maintain application integrity post-deployment through application security monitoring and operations integration.

Web Application Security

Proactively identify web application vulnerabilities commonly used by threat actors to support early risk reduction.

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PARTNERSHIP THAT WORKS

How We Deliver Application Security Solutions

Our application security experts, who have experience at leading companies, develop and deploy tailored solutions to meet your business needs and unique industry demands for sustainable results and long-term success.

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Michael Figueroa
Michael Figueroa
Information Security Practice Lead

Michael is dedicated to helping Toptal clients and talent more effectively navigate the industry-wide skills gap with a security-centric application of the world’s largest distributed network of highly skilled talent. As the former President of the Advanced Cyber Security Center and a past chief information security officer (CISO), he brings a depth of industry expertise to his leadership of Toptal's Information Security Services. Michael's educational background includes a Bachelor of Science in brain and cognitive sciences from MIT.Michael is dedicated to helping Toptal clients and talent more effectively navigate the industry-wide skills gap with a security-centric application of the world’s largest distributed network of highly skilled talent. As the former President of the Advanced Cyber Security Center and a past chief information security officer (CISO), he brings a depth of industry expertise to his leadership of Toptal's Information Security Services. Michael's educational background includes a Bachelor of Science in brain and cognitive sciences from MIT.

Former President Of

ACSC
CUSTOMIZED SOLUTIONS
Application Security Solutions That Deliver Value
Toptal delivers leading application security services through its diverse talent network and flexible delivery models. We implement the right skills at each project phase, blending expertise from various roles for seamless execution.
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Michael Figueroa
Michael Figueroa
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Practice Lead

Michael is dedicated to helping Toptal clients and talent more effectively navigate the industry-wide skills gap with a security-centric application of the world’s largest distributed network of highly skilled talent. As the former President of the Advanced Cyber Security Center and a past chief information security officer (CISO), he brings a depth of industry expertise to his leadership of Toptal's Information Security Services. Michael's educational background includes a Bachelor of Science in brain and cognitive sciences from MIT.

Former President Of

Technology Experience

20+ Years

Rachael Karaffa
Rachael Karaffa
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Delivery Manager

Rachael serves as a Delivery Manager at Toptal with a focus on leading diverse global teams in developing innovative solutions for our clients. She works across multiple disciplines, including technology, marketing, and management consulting. Rachael specializes in managing people and client relationships, process optimization, and driving teams toward optimal business outcomes.

Previously Managed Client

Experience

9+ Years

Aseem Shrey
Aseem Shrey
Verified Expert in Engineering
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5+ Years

of Experience

Application Vulnerability Analyst

Aseem enjoys building DevSecOps pipelines and setting up automation using Go, Python, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, AWS Lambda, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP), among others.

Previously at

Sorin Trimbitas
Sorin Trimbitas
Verified Expert in Engineering
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15+ Years

of Experience

Application Security Developer

Sorin is a software developer who enjoys challenges involving automation and security. Highly motivated by exciting projects, Sorin pushes himself to find solutions that work.

Previously at

Claudio Nazzari
Claudio Nazzari
Verified Expert in Engineering
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18+ Years

of Experience

Application Security Architect

Claudio has more than 18 years of software development experience and a cybersecurity degree. He has worked in back-end, front-end, and full-stack development; DevSecOps; application security; penetration testing; and solutions architecture.

Previously at

Peter Zaki
Peter Zaki
Verified Expert in Engineering
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10+ Years

of Experience

API Security Specialist

Peter is a security professional with 10 years of experience helping major multinational companies secure their infrastructures and customers.

Previously at

Arun Pillai
Arun Pillai
Verified Expert in Engineering
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12+ Years

of Experience

Threat Modeling Specialist

Arun is a senior DevSecOps architect with 12+ years of experience and a master's degree in information technology. He has worked with government departments, banks, telecoms, healthcare companies, and small- to medium-scale enterprises worldwide.

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Mladen Gavrancic
Mladen Gavrancic
Verified Expert in Project Management
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25+ Years

of Experience

Application Security Project Manager

Mladen is a senior project manager and GRC consultant with extensive experience leading multicountry project teams in the banking and insurance sectors.

Previously at

UNRIVALED EXPERTISE

Our Talent Has Worked With Top Companies

Having previously worked with these leading global companies, our talent brings valuable insights and expertise to deliver world-class outcomes.

Google
OpenAI
Meta
Microsoft
Apple
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Ilia Tivin

Ilia Tivin

Verified Expert in Engineering
20 Years of Experience
Ilia is a cybersecurity professional and developer with wide-ranging experience in the government, defense, manufacturing, and finance sectors. A former cloud security architect at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, he now advises executive clients on planning, prioritizing, and executing strategic security initiatives.

Previously at

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