Summary
Inon Shkedy is a Staff Security Engineer with eight years of hands-on experience specializing in API and application security across startups and research-focused teams. He led security research at Traceable.ai and ran API Security initiatives at OWASP, combining offensive testing with pragmatic defenses against vulnerabilities like BOLA. His background spans penetration testing, mobile app reverse engineering, and security roles from the Israel Defense Forces to HealthTap and Salt Security, giving him a rare blend of red-team instincts and product-aware remediation. Based in the New York City area, he enjoys learning, building and breaking things, and is known for turning deep technical research into practical protections for modern API-driven environments.
8 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Dror High School
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