CyberSecurity

I'm by profession a Principal Application Security Specialist with over a decade of knowledge, experience and skills in Cyber Security areas such as:

• Governance, Risk and Compliance

• Penetration Testing

• Security Research

• Training and Awareness

• Incident Response Management

CyberSecurity Outputs and recognition

I was acknowledged as a "Microsoft Top 100 Security Researcher of 2018" by Microsoft, due to my contribution to their product security by finding and disclosing multiple zero-day security vulnerabilities in Microsoft products.

I use my alias, Dmitri Kaslov, for my cyber security research.

A few other companies have acknowledged my contributions to their product security as well - check out my Security Research for more.

Where I have worked

• Wolfpack Information Risk

• ABSA Group

• SensePost (now part of Orange Cyberdefense)

• PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers)

• TelSpace Systems / TelSpace Africa

• Tari Labs

• Sage

Software development

I also develop iOS applications.

Publications

I have also published varied works:

• peer-reviewed papers on Tourism , Blockchain technology

• co-authored a book

• cyber security commentary and opinion in some publications

Non-Profit Work

Prior to my Cyber Security career, I founded and ran a youth-led, non-profit organization for nearly 10 years.