Francesco Cecchetti is a Cyber Security Engineer based in New York with 10 years of hands-on experience across incident response, threat intelligence, risk assessment, and compliance. He has managed a wide range of incidents—from phishing and malware to data breaches—while building incident response plans and training programs for diverse clients. Currently at Black Duck Software and teaching as an adjunct at John Jay College, he blends practitioner experience with academic instruction in digital forensics and cybersecurity. His background spans Big Four advisory at PwC and security delivery at Accenture, underpinned by an MS in Digital Forensics & Cybersecurity (3.9 GPA) and a BS in Network Security from Milan. A former locomotive engineer turned technologist, Francesco brings uncommon operational resilience and a developer’s curiosity to securing complex systems.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
University of Milan
Master of Science - MS, Digital Forensics & Cybersecurity, With Distinction, 3.9 GPA, Master of Science - MS, Digital Forensics & Cybersecurity, With Distinction, 3.9 GPA at John Jay College (CUNY)
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Francesco Cecchetti - Cyber Security Engineer at Black Duck Software