Erez Yalon — Co-Founder
I am the Head of Security Research at Checkmarx, a global leader in application security. In this role, I lead the company’s security research efforts, overseeing and managing three teams (in two countries) of top-notch professionals - researchers, analysts, pen-testers, secure development engineers, and bounty hunters. Building and leading this group of experienced defenders, attackers, and security researchers is quite a challenge. Still, it brings invaluable skills and knowledge vital for maintaining Checkmarx’s top-notch vulnerability detection technology and security education platform. I am enthusiastic about my work and believe it makes a huge difference out there. “No one will protect what they don’t care about, and no one will care about what they have never experienced” - Sir David Attenborough While I enjoy all aspects of my job, I think my favorite part is to be able to educate and raise security awareness. This brought me to found and lead the AppSec Village as part of DEF CON, lead several OWASP projects and give talks at global events and conferences like RSAC, DEF CON, and Black Hat. I’m always interested in hearing from security professionals, so feel free to contact me if you’d like to connect, or just follow me here or on Twitter @ErezYalon
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cybersecurity expert with a focus on application security and vulnerability management.
Location: Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv District, Israel
Experience: 14 yrs 2 mos
Skills
- Leadership
- Application Security
Career Highlights
- Led multiple teams in global security research.
- Founded AppSec Village at DEF CON.
- Expert in application security and vulnerability detection.
Work Experience
Clover Security
Board of Advisors (2 yrs 4 mos)
Checkmarx
VP of Security Research (4 yrs 5 mos)
Senior Director of Security Research (11 mos)
Director of Security Research (1 yr 6 mos)
Manager of Application Security Research (2 yrs 6 mos)
Application Security Lead (1 yr 1 mo)
Software Developer (8 mos)
OWASP Foundation
API Security Project Leader (7 yrs 5 mos)
AppSec Village
Founder (7 yrs 7 mos)
InfinityLabs R&D
Software Developer (6 mos)
Lihu Kolton & Associates
Information Security Manager (2 yrs 7 mos)
Education
Veterinary Medicine at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem