Principal Architect · Cloud and Network Security

Cloud, AI, Network
& Data Center Security

Anubhav Swami

I architect solutions that secure the future, innovate at the edge of cloud and AI, lead teams that move industries forward — and educate the engineers who build what's next.

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Cloud Security · AI & ML Security · Data Center · Network Security
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Anubhav Swami
Dual CCIE
CCIE# 21208
Security & Data Center
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Working on AI Security — AI is not safe.

Creating secure AI architectures to defend GenAI, LLMs, and Agentic AI systems. The next wave of security challenges is here — and most organizations aren't ready.

What I Cover

Three pillars, one practice.

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Cloud Security

Workload identity, network segmentation, and cloud-native security across AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, Alibaba Cloud, IBM Cloud, and all leading hyperscalers.

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AI / ML Security

Securing GenAI, LLMs, MCP servers, and Agentic AI systems — covering model supply chain, prompt injection, RAG poisoning, agent safety, and AI infrastructure defense.

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Data Center & Network Security

Zero-trust fabrics, micro-segmentation, eBPF, service mesh, and encrypted east-west traffic.

Anubhav Swami
Dual CCIE
CCIE #21208
About

Principal Architect.
Evangelist. Builder.

With 23+ years across networking, cybersecurity, cloud, and data center technologies, I serve as a Principal Architect (Director) for Cloud and Network Security at Cisco — driving strategy, innovation, and architecture for the cloud security portfolio.

I operate at the intersection of technical leadership and product vision, shaping architectures, validated designs, and roadmaps while driving innovation in how organizations adopt secure, scalable, cloud-native security.

Beyond Cisco, I run a YouTube channel with 1.3K subscribers — delivering deep technical breakdowns built for working engineers and architects.

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Impact & Achievements

Work that moves
the industry.

01

Co-architected Cisco Secure Firewall Cloud Native with engineering architects, powering VPNaaS — now matured into Cisco Secure Access.

02

Lead Architect for Cisco Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS) — defining the architecture that shapes Cisco's cloud-native firewall strategy.

03

Built strategic partnerships with AWS on large-scale initiatives including ingress routing, GWLB, and GuardDuty integration.

04

Architected load balancer sandwich models, clustering, HA, and autoscaling across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI.

05

Architected Secure Remote Worker solutions across public clouds using DNS and traffic managers for VPN load balancing — published as Cisco CVD guides.

06

Presented deep-dive cloud security architectures at Cisco Live events across the US, Europe, and Australia — multiple Distinguished Speaker awards.

07

Authored articles on the AWS Partner Network (APN) focused on scalable VPN design using AWS and Cisco services.

08

Principal Architect for Cisco Multicloud Defense, Cisco Cloud Firewall, and virtual firewall solutions across all major hyperscalers.

09

Launched Cisco FTDv integration with Alkira, enabling a strategic partnership that expanded Cisco's cloud ecosystem.

10

Authored multiple design-focused blogs on Cisco Blogs and maintains a LinkedIn presence with 11K+ followers and a YouTube channel with 200K+ views.

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Latest thoughts.

"AI is transforming how we work — but it's also transforming how attackers operate. Securing AI infrastructure isn't optional anymore. It's the next frontier of cybersecurity."

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"Zero Trust isn't a product — it's a mindset. After 23 years in security, the most dangerous words I still hear are: 'We trust our internal network.'"

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"Multicloud isn't just a deployment model — it's a security challenge. Most organizations are one misconfigured IAM policy away from a breach."

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The security stack,
explained.

Practical, deep-dive videos on how modern infrastructure stays secure — from cloud workloads to data-center fabrics to the AI systems running on top of them. Built for working engineers and architects.

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What I Cover
01
Cloud Security
IAM, workload identity, KMS, network segmentation across AWS, GCP, Azure.
02
AI & ML Security
Model supply chain, prompt injection, training-data poisoning, agent safety.
03
Data Center & Network
Zero-trust fabrics, eBPF, service mesh, encrypted east-west traffic.
Public Engagements

Speaking & Thought Leadership

Sharing insights on cloud security, AI, and network architecture at global industry events and in published technical content.

Cisco Live — Distinguished Speaker

Recognized as Distinguished Speaker at Cisco Live US, delivering technical sessions on cloud security architecture to global enterprise audiences.

Conference

Published Whitepapers & Cisco Blog

18 published articles on Cisco Blogs covering multicloud defense, cloud-native firewalls, autoscaling VPN architectures, and hybrid cloud security across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI.

SDxCentral & Tech Field Day

Industry coverage on SDxCentral and Tech Field Day discussing cloud networking, security trends, and enterprise architecture evolution.

Media

YouTube — 1.3K Subscribers

Consistent creator of deep-dive technical videos on cloud security, AI infrastructure security, and network architecture for the engineering community.

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