Anna-mariya Mateyna
DFIR Consultant Reactive Cybersecurity Services at Palo Alto Networks Unit 42
Germany
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Top SchoolAnna-mariya Mateyna is a DFIR consultant with a decade of hands-on experience in digital forensics, incident response, and firmware security, now supporting Reactive Services at Palo Alto Networks Unit 42. She blends deep research experience from Fraunhofer FKIE and Deloitte’s forensic technology practice with practical engineering skills—contributing full-stack code to notable open-source tools like iLEAPP and tests/plugins for the Fraunhofer FACT firmware analysis project. Comfortable across the stack, she has strengthened parsing logic, expanded artifact coverage for iOS data sources, and hardening testing for firmware analysis workflows. Her background spans embedded/IoT firmware research, MDR/MTH operations, and eDiscovery, reflecting both tactical incident response and longer-term tool development. Based in Germany, she is also pursuing a Doctor of Engineering in Computer Science, signaling a continued commitment to rigorous research-driven security. A curious builder who “likes to build, break, and fix,” she brings practical creativity to complex investigations and tooling.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Specialised Technology High School, Systems Programming, Specialised Technology High School, Systems Programming at Technology School Electronic Systems (TUES), associated with Technical University-SofiaMicroMasters, Cybersecurity, MicroMasters, Cybersecurity at Rochester Institute of TechnologyPHP Web Development, PHP Web Development at Telerik Academy SchoolDoctor of Engineering (D.Eng.), Computer Science, Doctor of Engineering (D.Eng.), Computer Science at FAU Erlangen-NürnbergCybersecurity Specialization, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Specialization, Cybersecurity at University of MarylandMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Science, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Science at The University of Bonn
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Github Skills (9)
testing10
firmware10
code-analysis10
ios10
sqlite10
data-parsing10
python10
security9
security-automation8
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
fkie-cad/FACT_core
Oct 2018 - Aug 2021
Firmware Analysis and Comparison Tool
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:111 commits, 10 PRs, 98 pushes in 2 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Anna-mariya primarily contributed to the project by adding and modifying tests for the firmware analysis tool. The commits demonstrate a focus on testing features related to the CWE checker and TLSH analysis plugins, including the implementation of test cases for parsing output, handling module versions, and building commands. Additionally, the user made changes to the TLSH analysis plugin, modifying the threshold and assigning comparison data to the object directly. Further changes include installation scripts and improvements.
firmwarefirmware-toolsfirmware-analysissecurity-automationsecurity
abrignoni/iLEAPP
Dec 2020 - Apr 2021
iOS Logs, Events, And Plist Parser
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:57 commits, 18 PRs, 6 comments in 3 months
Contributions summary:Anna-mariya significantly contributed to the `ileapp` project, a parser for iOS logs and events, by adding and modifying artifacts related to various iOS data sources, like address book, reminders, and keyboard usage. They expanded the project's capabilities by introducing new artifacts and enhancing existing ones. Furthermore, they also fixed queries, corrected typos, and optimized the code, ensuring the project's stability and functionality.
iosparserplist
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