Francesco Balzano
Cyber Security Data Analyst
Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Summary
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Top SchoolFrancesco Balzano is a Cyber Security Data Analyst with nine years of experience bridging operational technology and cybersecurity, currently applying that hybrid expertise at Nozomi Networks. He started his career programming PLCs in OT environments and has since transitioned into security roles at Siemens, Haruspex, and MENARINI Group, giving him a rare perspective on both industrial control systems and enterprise threat analysis. A Certified Ethical Hacker pursuing a master's in Big Data and AI at Università di Pisa, he leverages advanced analytics and AI methods to extract actionable insights from security telemetry. Based in Florence, he combines rigorous academic training—including top honors from Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna—with hands-on incident and threat analysis to build pragmatic, data-driven defenses for critical infrastructure.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Laurea triennale, Ingegneria informatica, 109/110, Laurea triennale, Ingegneria informatica, 109/110 at Università degli Studi di FirenzeComputer Science and Networking, Informatica, 110/110 cum laude, Computer Science and Networking, Informatica, 110/110 cum laude at Scuola Superiore Sant'AnnaMaster di II livello in Big Data Analytics and AI for Society, Artificial Intelligence, Master di II livello in Big Data Analytics and AI for Society, Artificial Intelligence at Università di Pisa
Github Skills (12)
steganography5
python3
slack3
icmp3
ftp3
dns2
mcafee2
bgp2
pop31
api1
wrapper1
quic1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
Balzu/Security-Events-Explorer
Feb 2022 - Apr 2022
Contributions:33 commits, 30 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
Balzu/network-inference-with-Blockchain
May 2018 - Feb 2019
Contributions:109 pushes, 2 branches in 9 months
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