BSides events combine security expertise from a variety of platforms in search of the “next big thing” in information security. BSides is an open platform that gives security experts and industry professionals the opportunity so share ideas, insights, and develop longstanding relationships with others in the community. It is a rare opportunity to directly connect and create trusted relationships with key members of the community.
Community leader and CNCF ambassador, Alessandro has spent the last few years building cloud native infrastructures for Microsoft customers, animating the Dutch community, and training others to pass the CKx exams. He has passion for all things cloud native, he's been around open source for 25 years and recently moved to a new Developer Relations role. Twitter handle: @bongo
Mackenzie is a developer advocate with a passion for DevOps and code security. As the co-founder and former CTO of a health tech startup, he learnt first-hand how critical it is to build secure applications with robust developer operations. Today as the Developer Advocate at GitGuardian, Mackenzie is able to share his passion for code security with developers and works closely with research teams to show how malicious actors discover and exploit vulnerabilities in code.
OSCE | OSEP | OSWE | OSCP | CEH | CPTC | PenTest+ | eWPT | ECIH | CREST - Founder of Zerotak Security | Co-Founder of Cyber Union Providing pentesting & security consultation for clients all over the world: Australia, U.S., U.K., Middle East, Singapore, India, Central Africa, Europe. Trainer for U.S. Department of Defense, Slovenian National Bureau of Investigation, Polish Military CERT Speaker @ Defcamp, HEK.SI, RST Con, HackTheZone, Unbreakable EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Scheme Committee Member InfoSec Writer on Medium
I’ve been working as Security and Threat Researcher, Founder at Black&White Technology, Cybersecurity Advocate, Snyk Ambassador, Application Security Specialist and Hacking is NOT a crime Advocate. International Speaker at Security and New technologies events in many countries such as US, Canada, France, Spain, Germany, Poland, and others, I’ve been served as University Professor in Graduation and MBA courses at Brazilian colleges, in addition, I'm Creator and Instructor of the Course - Malware Attack Types with Kill Chain Methodology (PentestMagazine), PowerShell and Windows for Red Teamers(PentestMagazine) and Malware Analysis - Fundamentals (HackerSec).
Linda Ikechukwu is a developer advocate at Smallstep Labs, where her mission is to demystify Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and everything digital certificate usage for developers and DevOps engineers. Her years as a software engineer (cloud + frontend) built the foundation for her current passion: creating educational materials that help developers learn new technologies. When she’s not creating tech content, you can find her on the tennis court or learning to play the guitar.
Damian is a Robotics R&D Engineer, Scientist and Simulation Specialist in the field of automation of manufacturing processes. He develops concepts of robotized industrial stations, prepares simulations of production processes and builds show stations with robots.
DevOps Institute Ambassador. CD.Foundation Ambassador. AWS Community Builder. Engineer, leader, mentor, speaker. My focus is on CALMS. I am building better understanding of DevOps as driver for the organization. I am devoted to Serverless and CI/CD. I authored the framework for design the CI/CD: https://www.cicd.run/ Host of Last Week In IT and DevOps In Agile Way podcasts.
Security Analyst originally from Poland, living in Scotland for the last 12 years. Enthusiast of anything that is malicious, as well as OSINT investigations. In her spare time, apart from learning anything security/IT-related - she is really into travelling, learning languages, getting to know other cultures, as well as outdoor adventures.
Seasoned technologist, infoSec researcher & automation hacker. Sassi has accumulated extensive experience in information security for ~30 years, in Red-Blue team assessments, conducting forensic investigations and more, including Fortune100 accounts. Advisory board member of Javelin Networks (acquired by Symantec in 2018). Worked for Microsoft ~8 years as Technology Group Manager and coded support tools for Windows Server. Sassi spoke at TED and TEDx events, and was awarded 4 Peace and friendship awards. Sassi holds a M.A in law, CISSP etc, and speaks regularly at various technology conferences worldwide. Volunteer for youth at risk, aviator & oriental rock guitarist.
Tomasz Nowak is a security engineer with a diverse background in distributed systems, defensive, and offensive security. Throughout most of his 16-year career, he has been at the forefront of securing computing clouds, even before they were commonly referred to as such. Currently, he is actively involved in introducing an application security program at kevin., contributing to yet another disruptive initiative, this time within the payment industry.
I am a security passionate. I like security since I can remember and my security journey has driven me to all sort of security related jobs like cloud security architect, security engineer, security researcher, security consultant, security analyst or web application penetration tester, to name some of them. I like to consider myself a security off road which just loves security regardless of the angle it is looked from. AWS CCP, OSCP, CEH, SPSE, CISA, CISM, IRCA LA 27001, ISTQBf, ITIL-f and FCE (English level B2) demonstrate my continuous commitment with being in the security edge. I want to be better in security day by day. Apart from conferences delivered within Training Centers, Universities and High Schools some of the most remarkable ones I have delivered a conference in have been: BATOI CyberSecurity Day '23. ConTEST NY 18, Test Automation Day 18, Eurostar '16, OWASP '15, Cybercamp '15, Expo QA '14, VLC-Testing '14 and '15, After Test, Test Academy, Expert Witnessing mentor, etc. have been some of the conferences and events I have been giving talks in. Each talk or Master Class is a new challenge for me! One driver: Never miss a chance to learn!
With ABB since the beginning of her career, leading clients for better understanding of robotized processes in different industries, being a part of Technical Support Team in ABB at Warsaw, specialized in collaborative robots.
Systems analyst and Programmer from Brazil now living in Germany. I have always focused on information security and currently study Cyber Security programming. One of my differentials is that I like to pass on information and teach those who are entering in the area of Technology
4+ years in cybersecurity domain, primary focused on MDR and security transformation projects, launching new services. Establish and nurture partnerships with cybersecurity vendors like KnowBe, Thoropass, CrowdStrike, QRadar, etc.
I find great people and detect great career opportunities for them. I am data driven and resourceful Senior Talent Partner passionate about growing IT, Research and Engineering teams. I set up and execute the recruitment and sourcing strategy for ABB R&D Technology Center. Thanks to my diversified experience (Recruitment Process Outsourcing -RPO and in-house environment) I have a holistic approach to recruitment process.
Robert has been doing IT Security shenanigans for more than 20 years now, including both offensive and defensive stuff. He got interested in security after accidentally hacking his own website written in PHP3. Since then, he participated in many online CTFs (e.g. ranked #24 on hackthissite.org at the moment) and also presented at ITSec conferences. Nowadays, he is working on building a world-class AppSec team at kevin., securing the future of payments.
Paweł is a Penetration Tester and Security Researcher at Snowflake, focusing on app and cloud security. He performs penetration tests and infrastructure audits for a wide range of IT projects. He likes to share his knowledge by leading various workshops, giving conference talks, and teaching at universities. AWS Community Builder. In his free time, he is a CTF player (member of justCatTheFish) and enjoys buying too many Legos, despite the lack of space for more.
Security consultant specialized in offensive security engagements, threat intelligence and application security best practices. He has more than 8 years experience in Cyber Security. Fields of interest are red teaming, web exploitation and security research on new technologies.