Apostolos Giannakidis
Chief Technology Officer at DZone
Greater Dublin Ireland
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Top SchoolApostolos Giannakidis is a Principal Product Security Engineer at Microsoft Identity with over 13 years of focused experience in application and product security and more than 20 years in software engineering roles. He leads threat modeling for large-scale identity systems and has driven RASP and NGWAF product strategy and development at Waratek, bridging research, Java development, and go-to-market activities. Recognized by Google, Oracle and the Greek Ministry of Finance, he combines deep technical forensics (OS and crypto testing at Oracle/Solaris) with practical vulnerability research, including credited CVEs in major Java libraries. An active technical author and educator, he has published widely on AppSec topics and advised startups while maintaining a hands-on approach to prototyping and secure product design. Based in Dublin, he pairs dual MSc degrees in Computer Science and Cloud Computing with a knack for translating complex security threats into actionable product roadmaps.
13 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc), Cloud Computing, Master of Science (MSc), Cloud Computing at National College of IrelandAdvanced Diploma in Data and Systems Analysis, Advanced Diploma in Data and Systems Analysis at University of OxfordBachelor of Science (BSc), Informatics, Software, Networks, Telecommunications, Management, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Informatics, Software, Networks, Telecommunications, Management at University of IoanninaMaster of Science (MSc), Computer Science, Master of Science (MSc), Computer Science at University of Birmingham
Greek, English
Github Skills (38)
microsoft-azure8
integrate8
orb5
isis5
charon5
entra4
java4
security4
spring-boot4
sdk4
spring4
alibabacloud4
webflux4
apache3
database3
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
maestros/spiracle
Jun 2015 - Mar 2020
Insecure web application used to test system security controls
Contributions:20 pushes in 4 years 9 months
security-controlssecurityweb-applicationsystem-testsecurity-system
maestros/grecho-website
May 2022 - Aug 2022
Contributions:21 PRs, 11 pushes, 11 branches in 2 months
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