André Baptista
Invited Professor at Ethiack
Portugal
Summary
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Top SchoolAndré Baptista is a cybersecurity-focused technology leader and co-founder currently serving as CTO of Ethiack and an invited professor teaching cybersecurity and information security at Porto Business School and Universidade do Porto. With 12 years of hands-on experience in ethical hacking, research, and applied security engineering, he blends startup grit with academic rigour to build practical, auditable security products and curricula. He has a history of founding security ventures (Penthack, xSTF) and contributing to open-source security tooling—improving rule persistence and PyQt-based UI/UX in the popular OpenSnitch Linux application firewall. Holding a Master’s in Information Security and a background in computer science, he pairs technical depth (backend, databases, UI) with leadership in both classroom and product teams. An unexpected detail: he trained in classical guitar for six years, reflecting a disciplined, creative approach to problem solving.
12 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
6 Years, Guitar, 6 Years, Guitar at Conservatório de Música de CoimbraHigh School, Science, High School, Science at Escola Secundária José FalcãoBachelor's Degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science at Universidade de CoimbraMaster’s Degree, Information Security, Master’s Degree, Information Security at Universidade do Porto
English, Portuguese
Github Skills (7)
pyqt10
pyq10
sqlite10
python10
networking9
linux8
security8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
evilsocket/opensnitch
Apr 2017 - Apr 2017
OpenSnitch is a GNU/Linux interactive application firewall inspired by Little Snitch.
Role in this project:
Back-end & UI Developer
Back-end & UI DeveloperContributions:6 commits, 4 PRs, 1 comment in 2 days
Contributions summary:André contributed to the implementation of features related to rule persistence and UI enhancements for the application firewall. They focused on integrating SQLite for storing firewall rules, managing rule actions within the UI, and improved the UI using PyQt. The user also addressed bugs related to the whitelist/block functionality, ensuring the proper application of firewall rules. These changes improve the overall functionality and user experience of the OpenSnitch application.
firewall-rulesapplication-firewalldata-breachsecuritylinux
0xacb/cg2015
Feb 2016 - Feb 2020
CG 2015 Project
Contributions:8 commits, 8 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years
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