Michael Schaefer
Geschäftsführer CEO Co-Founder at OWASP Foundation
Hamburg, Germany
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SeniorMichael Schaefer is a seasoned technology entrepreneur and CEO with over eight years of leadership experience, co-founding and steering SCHUTZWERK GmbH since 2010. Based in Hamburg, he combines executive management with hands-on involvement in cybersecurity and privacy, evidenced by his long-standing role as a German Board Member of the OWASP Foundation. He also advises and invests in emerging tech as Principal Managing Partner at Applied Future GmbH, bridging market strategy with technical risk management. Known for translating complex security requirements into practical, auditable solutions, he blends commercial acumen with a community-minded approach to improving software security standards across Germany.
8 years of coding experience
German, English, French
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (19)
privacy9
information-security9
web-security9
phishing-detection7
reverse-engineering7
domain-name6
phishing5
security5
scanner4
threat-modeling4
python4
malware4
threat-intelligence3
infosec3
cybersecurity3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
schutzwerk/AzureGenerat0r
Mar 2020 - Aug 2021
AzureGenerat0r, a tool for automated generation and configuration of test environments in Microsoft Azure
Contributions:3 commits, 9 PRs, 13 pushes in 1 year 4 months
microsoft-azurecloudcloud-securityinfrastructure-as-codevulnerable-apps
sw-mschaefer/lookyloo
Mar 2018 - Apr 2018
Contributions:10 pushes, 2 branches in 23 days
callingpythonweb-interfacescrapedisplays
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