Federico Kirschbaum
VP Of Research & Development & Co-Founder at Faraday
Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Summary
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Top SchoolFederico Kirschbaum is a security-focused technology leader with 14 years of experience who currently heads XBOW Security Lab and co-founded the Faraday vulnerability management platform. He has led product, research and engineering teams across roles as CTO, CEO and now VP of R&D at Faraday, blending hands-on full‑stack development with strategic leadership. A long‑time organizer of ekoparty, Federico bridges community-driven security research and practical tool-building, contributing UI and REST API improvements and plugin work to Faraday’s open-source codebase. His background spans institutional IT security supervision in Argentina’s cultural sector and creative digital media training, giving him a rare mix of technical rigour and multimedia sensibility. Known for exploring how AI reshapes security research, he directs labs that translate cutting‑edge ideas into operational tooling and practices.
14 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
Tertiary Education Técnico Superior en Dirección de Cine y Video., Tertiary Education Técnico Superior en Dirección de Cine y Video. at CIEVYC - Centro de Investigación y Experimentación en Video y CineCertification Digital Media Producer, Certification Digital Media Producer at Image CampusBachiller con especialización en Gestión de las Organizaciones, Bachiller con especialización en Gestión de las Organizaciones at Jean Piaget
English, Spanish, Portuguese
Github Skills (19)
api-rest10
vulnerability-management10
penetration-testing10
nmap10
python10
api-design10
restful-api10
vulnerability10
security10
rest-api10
metasploit10
javascript9
front-end-development9
html9
css8
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
infobyte/faraday
Feb 2015 - Jul 2022
Open Source Vulnerability Management Platform
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:1 release, 22 commits, 2 PRs in 7 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Federico contributed to the Faraday vulnerability management platform by implementing new REST API features, enhancing the user interface with updated elements and icon integrations. They updated and added functionality to various plugins, specifically focusing on credential handling and vulnerability reporting for security tools like Nmap, Medusa, and Metasploit. Furthermore, they modified the workspace list and host list views for improved usability and data display.
vulnerability-managementbugbountycvecollaborationvulnerability-scanners
infobyte/CVE-2016-2776
Sep 2016 - Oct 2016
Contributions:4 commits, 3 pushes, 1 branch in 4 days
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