Summary
Esther S is a founder and managing director who blends a decade of hands-on engineering with deep operational experience in the U.S. Army and FAA to help organizations surface and mitigate hidden risks in critical infrastructure. She leads an OT/ICS-focused consultancy that translates maintenance realities into measurable cyber risk, combining vulnerability assessment, tabletop exercises, and practitioner-focused training. A recognized ICS security practitioner, she was one of ten global recipients of the S4x25 WICSS scholarship and is a scheduled S4x26 speaker on maintenance debt as cyber risk. Her background spans full-stack web development, network and power systems, and instructional roles—enabling her to bridge code, hardware, and policy effectively. Notably, she has presented analysis applying the Diamond Model to high-profile incidents like Stuxnet and the WhatsApp/NSO breach, demonstrating an ability to turn historical intrusion analysis into practical resilience strategies. Based in Israel, Esther pairs military-grade maintenance process improvements with modern cybersecurity frameworks to make fragile systems robust and auditable.
10 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Full Stack Web Development Computer Software Engineering, Full Stack Web Development Computer Software Engineering at Free Code Camp
Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science at Mercy University
UWF-CISA Cyber Defense Infrastructure Support Specialist Cyber Defense, UWF-CISA Cyber Defense Infrastructure Support Specialist Cyber Defense at UWF-CISA Training Program
Nanodegree Android Developer, Nanodegree Android Developer at Udacity
BA Religion Area: Music Religious Studies and Judaic Studies, BA Religion Area: Music Religious Studies and Judaic Studies at University of Denver
Cyber Security Pathway, Cyber Security Pathway at WYWM Academy
Web Developer Program, Web Developer Program at Flatiron School
Bachelor’s Degree Maintenance Managment, Bachelor’s Degree Maintenance Managment at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
OMSCS Computer Science, OMSCS Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology
CISA Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security Industrial Control Systems and SCADA security, CISA Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security Industrial Control Systems and SCADA security at University of West Florida
Hebrew, English