Fioravante Souza
Web Malware Researcher at Automattic
São Paulo, Brazil
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Top SchoolFioravante Souza is a Web Malware Researcher at Automattic with over a decade of hands-on experience in web and network security, threat research, and incident response. He has led and grown malware research teams at Sucuri and GoDaddy, combining technical malware analysis with managerial experience in large-scale hosting environments. Skilled in ISO 27001, PCI DSS, PHP and C#, he bridges compliance, secure development, and operational defenses to protect web properties at scale. Based in São Paulo, he brings a pragmatic research mindset shaped by roles at Trend Micro and KPMG, and a background in systems analysis and computer science that underpins his forensic and mitigation work. Notably, his career reflects a rare mix of frontline malware hunting and formal security governance, enabling both rapid tactical response and long-term program improvements.
5 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Analista de Sistemas, Analista de Sistemas at Universidade do Sagrado CoraçãoBacharel, Ciência da Computação, Bacharel, Ciência da Computação at Universidade do Oeste Paulista
English, Spanish
Github Skills (25)
jetpack10
wordpress10
marketing10
redux10
plugin10
security10
php10
wordpress-plugin10
js10
traffic10
react10
javascript9
api9
nodejs9
woocommerce8
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
fioa8c/php-eval-hook
Sep 2023 - Sep 2023
A PHP extension for hooking eval()
Contributions:1 push in 1 day
Automattic/jetpack
Nov 2020 - Mar 2025
Security, performance, marketing, and design tools — Jetpack is made by WordPress experts to make WP sites safer and faster, and help you grow your traffic.
Contributions:2 reviews, 3 comments, 1 issue in 4 years 5 months
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