Gili Yankovitch
Staff Security Research Engineer at Upwind Security
Israel
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Top SchoolGili Yankovitch is a Staff Security Research Engineer with 11 years of deep expertise in embedded and runtime security, currently leading application runtime research at Upwind Security. He has founded multiple startups and led product and research efforts to build on-device and instrumentation frameworks that mitigate zero-day attacks across IoT and embedded OSes. His background spans hands-on vulnerability research, secure-by-design consulting for real-time and general-purpose kernels, and leadership roles at Check Point after acquiring his startup expertise. Based in Israel, he blends entrepreneurial drive with technical craftsmanship—off hours he’s a Dungeons & Dragons DM and maker, reflecting a creative approach to teaching himself new skills and solving complex security challenges.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at The Open University of Israel
English, HebrewGithub contributions (2)
Neshj/ZergRush
Mar 2015 - May 2015
Contributions:27 commits, 1 PR, 32 pushes in 2 months
fat-cobra/witchcraft
May 2017 - May 2017
Contributions:5 commits, 2 pushes, 2 branches in 4 days
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