Aviv Ron
Senior Researcher & Manager - AI Technologies, IBM Research
Klachim, South District, Israel
Summary
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Top SchoolAviv Ron is a senior researcher and manager leading AI-driven security research at IBM Research, focused on automating incident investigation, phishing detection, malware analysis and infected-host detection. With 11+ years in security and a background spanning penetration testing, firmware analysis, security architecture and enterprise mobility, he bridges deep offensive skills with production-grade engineering. He has led teams and shipped software across web, client, mobile and real-time robotic frameworks, and contributed to open-source security tooling such as STIX-Shifter enhancements for Sysmon and QRadar integrations. A long-time patent filer and member of his team’s patent committee with 14 filed patents, he combines hands-on technical delivery with mentorship and innovation management. He also teaches advanced cybersecurity topics at Ben-Gurion University, reflecting a commitment to cultivating the next generation of security researchers. Based in Israel, Aviv pairs pragmatic engineering (C#, .NET, Node.js, Docker) with growing AI/ML expertise to turn research into operational security solutions.
11 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
BS Computer Science, BS Computer Science at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
English
Github Skills (16)
qradar10
cybersecurity10
threat-intelligence10
security-automation10
security-scan10
security-txt10
python10
security10
threat-hunting9
amazon-elasticsearch9
elasticsearch-api9
aws-elasticsearch9
elasticsearchquery9
aql9
elasticsearch9
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
opencybersecurityalliance/stix-shifter
Oct 2020 - Jan 2023
This project consists of an open source library allowing software to connect to data repositories using STIX Patterning, and return results as STIX Observations.
Role in this project:
Security Engineer
Security EngineerContributions:23 reviews, 12 commits, 22 PRs in 2 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Aviv primarily focused on enhancing the STIX-Shifter project by adding support for new STIX objects, specifically related to Sysmon, Windows events, and QRadar integration. They implemented changes in the elastic_ecs module, adding features such as opened_connection_refs for processing SCO objects. Furthermore, the user's work involved modifications to the QRadar module, including supporting computer and originating computer fields, and adjusting tests, demonstrating an understanding of security data translation and analysis. They also modified and updated the AQL queries, indicating a focus on translation and testing of data.
repositoriesstixpythonsecurity-automationsecurity-tools
aviv1ron1/bread
Apr 2020 - Apr 2022
a nodejs backend website for calculating times and amounts of bread baking
Contributions:4 PRs, 28 pushes, 7 branches in 2 years
backend-nodejsexpressjsbreadamountsbaking
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