Summary
Janik Besendorf is an IT-security professional and Computer Science student based in Berlin with eight years of hands-on experience securing digital systems for civil society. He currently works at Reporter ohne Grenzen (RSF Germany), where he protects journalists from digital attacks and surveillance and previously supported their Digital Security Lab as a student employee. His bachelor thesis on Android device security demonstrates a deep technical focus on mobile threat models and practical mitigations. Janik blends academic rigor with field-proven security operations, from incident response to hardening user-facing tools. He has a history of advising university communities on tech and accessibility, reflecting a commitment to usable, people-centered security. Colleagues describe him as pragmatic and research-driven, able to translate complex vulnerabilities into actionable protections for at-risk users.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at Freie Universität Berlin