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David Kaplan

CTO

Israel23 yrs 3 mos experience
AI ML PractitionerAI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • Expert in AI security research and endpoint capabilities.
  • Proven leadership in security research teams at Microsoft.
  • Strong background in reverse engineering and exploit development.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cybersecurity expert with a focus on AI and endpoint security.

Contact

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Skills

Core Skills

Security ResearchAiGenaiEdrPlatform SecurityReverse Engineering

Other Skills

Endpoint CapabilitiesMicrosoft DefenderOS InternalsVulnerability ResearchExploit DevelopmentKernel ProgrammingSoftware DevelopmentSoftware EngineeringAndroid DevelopmentiOS DevelopmentEmbedded SystemsPythonLinuxC++C

About

Passionate about technology with a special interest in all things security-related. Current focus on systems-level engineering and security - firmware, bootstack, bootloader, hypervisor, kernel and higher level cross-platform security technologies and detection strategies.

Experience

23 yrs 3 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 3 mos
Average Tenure
4 mos
Current Experience

Origin

AI Security Research Lead

Dec 2025 – Present · 4 mos · Israel

  • Building a new set of endpoint capabilities suited to the AI/semantic era.
  • Leading adversarial endpoint AI research into tradecraft around models, autonomous agents, computer-use assistants and the like.
Security ResearchAIEndpoint Capabilities

Microsoft

4 roles

Principal Security Researcher

Mar 2024 – Dec 2025 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Microsoft Defender for Endpoint - currently with a heavy focus on applied "GenAI for Security."
  • Member of the Research Leadership Team.
Security ResearchGenAIMicrosoft Defender

Principal Security Research Lead

Promoted

Mar 2021 – Mar 2024 · 3 yrs

  • Microsoft Defender for Endpoint EDR Deep Research Team Lead.
  • Lead a team of researchers focused on deep technical tradecraft, OS internals, signals and innovation.
Security ResearchEDROS Internals

Principal Security Researcher

Sep 2018 – Mar 2021 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Research (MDATP)
Security ResearchMicrosoft Defender

Senior Security Researcher

Apr 2016 – Sep 2018 · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Research (MDATP)
Security ResearchMicrosoft Defender

Ibm

Senior Security Researcher

Mar 2014 – Apr 2016 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Herzliya, Israel

  • X-Force Application Security Research
  • Focus on mobile OS internals and vulnerability research
Security ResearchVulnerability Research

Intel corporation

Security Researcher

Mar 2012 – Feb 2014 · 1 yr 11 mos · Jerusalem, Israel

  • Platform security
Platform Security

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Security Researcher

Nov 2008 – Mar 2012 · 3 yrs 4 mos · Jerusalem, Israel

  • OpSec / Haifa Research Center
  • 'Full-stack' reverse engineering and exploit development with a focus on undocumented embedded devices.
Reverse EngineeringExploit Development

Acturis group

Technical Business Analyst

Sep 2007 – Nov 2008 · 1 yr 2 mos · London Area, United Kingdom

Bnei akiva uk

National Director

Sep 2006 – Aug 2007 · 11 mos · London Area, United Kingdom

The university of birmingham

Master of Electronic & Electrical Engineering with Management

Sep 2002 – Jul 2006 · 3 yrs 10 mos

Education

University of Birmingham

MEng — Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Jan 2002 – Jan 2006

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