I'm Arkadii Yakovets, an information security and GRC professional with a background in secure application development, DevOps, and operations.

My open-source security work includes leading and maintaining OWASP projects such as Nest, Nettacker, and DockSec, with a focus on project health, process, and contributor experience.

I speak at conferences and regional cybersecurity events such as OWASP Global AppSec and SnowFROC.

I have mentored 20+ contributors across multiple years and projects at OWASP and the Python Software Foundation, through Google Summer of Code and other paid internship programs.

Before cybersecurity, I worked as a system administrator, network administrator, SRE, and software engineer. That path still shapes how I think about operations and the design of systems people actually use. Hands-on software development spans for-profit and nonprofit teams, with working knowledge of advertising, bioinformatics, cloud resource management, crisis response, e-commerce, education, hosting infrastructure, and payroll domains.

Credentials include a Master of Science in Information Technology, as well as CCSP, CISSP, and CSSLP certifications, along with GitHub Actions, GitHub Administration, and GitHub Advanced Security.

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-- Ark