Gartner Expert

William Dupre

VP Analyst, KI Leader

William (Bill) Dupre is an Analyst in the Gartner for Technical Professionals Security and Risk Management Strategies team. He advises clients on Software/Application Security Practices, DevSecOps, Mobile Application Security, API security, SCA, SAST, DAST, IAST, RASP, and WAF.

Previous experience

Previously, Bill worked at Railinc as the Director of Security where he led all aspects of Information Security, including Application Security, compliance, endpoint security, security awareness, etc. Other past experience includes IT architecture and software development in various industries.

He has a passion for security and helping organizations stay resilient in the face of cyber threats.

Professional background

Railinc, Director of Security, 3 years

Railinc, IT Architect, 12 years

Railinc, Sr. Software Engineer, 5 years

Areas of coverage
  • Security of Applications and Data

  • Security Technology and Infrastructure for Technical Professionals

Education

B.S. Computer Science, University of New Orleans

CISO Certificate, Carnegie Mellon University

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Top Issues That I Help Clients Address

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DevSecOps

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Web and mobile application development security

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Application Security Testing (AST), Software Composition Analysis (SCA), and secure coding with GenAI

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Web Application and API Protection (WAAP)

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Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) and container security