Bernardo G
Manager, Security Engineering at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Italy
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Top expert inCybersecurity and Penetration Testing Technology
Bernardo G is a cybersecurity leader and hands-on engineer with 17 years of experience building offensive and defensive programs at enterprise scale, now managing Security Engineering for AWS in Italy. He specialises in operationalising cyber defense and running pre-launch penetration testing for cloud services, having previously led global teams at Generali and NCC Group. Bernardo pairs a metrics-driven, innovation-focused approach with deep technical roots—he has contributed to the well-known sqlmap project, improving SQL injection detection and exploit tooling. A developer and mentor of high-performing talent, he blends software engineering discipline with strategic leadership to reduce risk across complex infrastructures. Outside work he authors Level-Headed Investing, a newsletter on value investing and behavioural finance, reflecting an analytical mindset that informs both security and business decisions.
17 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Github Skills (10)
it-security10
sql-injection10
penetration-testing10
scanning10
sql10
python10
vulnerability-scanners10
web-application-security10
security10
back-end-development9
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
sqlmapproject/sqlmap
Jun 2012 - Jul 2022
Automatic SQL injection and database takeover tool
Role in this project:
Back-end & Security Engineer
Back-end & Security EngineerContributions:117 commits, 30 pushes, 20 comments in 10 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Bernardo was involved in debugging, fixing bugs, and adding features related to security within the SQLMap project. They contributed to areas of vulnerability detection and exploitation tools, demonstrating expertise in SQL injection. They have focused on areas such as command execution and improving the handling of both HTTP requests and responses.
pythonmysqldetectioninjectionsql
bdamele/shellcodeexec
Apr 2011 - Jun 2014
Contributions:29 commits in 3 years 2 months
memoryin-memoryopcodessequence
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