Summary
Mordecai Kraushar is a seasoned cyber security specialist based in New York with nine years of hands-on experience guiding risk, compliance, and security architecture for complex environments. He currently protects critical infrastructure at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority while also serving as an adjunct professor teaching cyber security courses at NYU. His expertise spans PCI DSS, NYS DFS, Sarbanes-Oxley, GLBA, and extensive network and web assessments, audits, and compliance programs across financial, healthcare, telecom, and manufacturing sectors. An active open-source contributor, he leads and participates in OWASP projects and the DevSlop initiative, creating practical training tools like Pixi and Vicnum to simulate vulnerabilities for auditors and developers. Previously, he held senior security and audit roles at CipherTechs and contributed to government-facing security programs, pairing deep technical skills with policy development and program leadership.
9 years of coding experience