Summary
Cristian Di Bartolomeo is an ethical hacker and offensive security consultant with nine years of hands-on experience delivering realistic red and purple team engagements and mentoring clients and junior practitioners. Based in Toronto, he has led 100+ penetration tests across web, API, mobile, network, physical and AI/LLM targets, mapping adversary emulation to MITRE ATT&CK and building custom tools in Python, PowerShell and Bash to improve efficiency and reduce costs. At KPMG Canada he managed end-to-end projects, ran candidate interviews, and organized CTFs to grow internal and community talent, and he now continues offensive work at Packetlabs. Regularly active in CTF competitions and local meetups, Cristian combines practical attack tradecraft with clear reporting for technical and non-technical stakeholders. A pragmatic problem-solver, he has a history of delivering measurable operational savings from technical process improvements and tooling.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Honours Bachelor of Information Sciences - Cyber Security, Honours Bachelor of Information Sciences - Cyber Security at Sheridan College
Advanced Diploma - Computer Security and Investigations, Advanced Diploma - Computer Security and Investigations at Fleming College
English