Apostolos Giannakidis
Principal Product Security Engineer Microsoft Identity 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.
12 years of coding experience
14 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 (40)
microsoft9
microsoft-azure9
azure9
pinata8
integrate7
alibabacloud5
sdk5
active5
isis5
web-application5
java4
security4
charon4
active-directory4
spring-boot4
Programming languages (4)
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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