Matthias Lipp
Global Manager Cybersecurity GRC at Hitachi Energy
Dübendorf, Zurich, Switzerland
Summary
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Top SchoolMatthias Lipp is a seasoned cybersecurity leader with nine years in security-focused roles and over 15 years of auditing experience, currently heading Global Cybersecurity GRC at Hitachi Energy where he harmonizes policy, assessments and risk management across IT, OT and product domains. He blends hands-on engineering instincts—evident from open-source contributions to projects like tpm2-tools and aws/efs-utils improving TPM crypto tooling and EFS daemon robustness—with strategic program delivery, having led multi‑million CHF IT build-up and TSA exit efforts. Known for building repeatable assurance processes and a “best in class” security awareness program, he has repeatedly turned complex compliance requirements into practical, auditable frameworks. Comfortable at the intersection of governance, engineering and change management, he brings a pragmatic focus on resilience, secure defaults and measurable risk reduction.
9 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Diplom Mathematics and Economics, Diplom Mathematics and Economics at Ulm University
English, German
Github Skills (31)
system-programming10
python10
it-security10
tmp10
memory-management10
command-line-interface10
process-management10
linux10
c1110
signing10
dbus10
subprocess10
security10
c1710
openssl10
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
FeralInteractive/gamemode
Jul 2018 - Apr 2019
Optimise Linux system performance on demand
Role in this project:
Back-end & Systems Engineer
Back-end & Systems EngineerContributions:9 commits, 2 PRs in 8 months
Contributions summary:Matthias contributed to optimizing system performance within the `gamemode` repository. They addressed critical daemonization issues by implementing safer `umask` settings, replacing standard file descriptors with `/dev/null`, and fixing file descriptor leaks. The user also worked on the `cpugovctl` and `gpuclockctl` utilities by correcting command-line parameter evaluation and return values, and refactoring code to avoid redundancies. These changes improve the stability and functionality of the game mode optimization tools.
on-demandoptimisevideogameslinuxdemand
tpm2-software/tpm2-tools
Aug 2017 - Jun 2022
The source repository for the Trusted Platform Module (TPM2.0) tools
Role in this project:Back-end Developer / Security Engineer
Back-end Developer / Security EngineerContributions:18 commits, 9 PRs, 29 comments in 4 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Matthias primarily focused on adding features to the `tpm2-tools` repository, specifically related to the output of signatures and public keys in various formats. They implemented new functionalities for the `tpm2_quote` and `tpm2_sign` tools, enabling different output formats and integrating with OpenSSL for key conversion. The user's contributions involved significant work with the Trusted Platform Module (TPM2.0) and cryptographic libraries.
tpm2signingtrustedtrusted-platform-modulesecurity
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