Nikitaย Kurtin
Security Researcher at Microsoft
Israel
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Top SchoolNikita Kurtin is a seasoned security researcher and senior developer with over 15 years of experience designing secure systems and leading applied security work across cloud, mobile, and web platforms. Currently at Microsoft after a research leadership role at Oracle, he blends deep hands-on skills in static analysis, reverse engineering, threat hunting and secure SDLC practices with practical architecture and DevOps know-how. Fluent in Java, Swift and JavaScript and experienced across Python, PHP, big data and Kubernetes, he routinely drives cross-team technical improvements and mentors multi-discipline engineering teams. Nikita is a published speaker at security conferences including DEF CON and has led security workshops, white-box and black-box assessments that turned discoveries into measurable risk reductions. A former national and world medalist in calisthenics, he brings the discipline of elite athletics to methodical, resilient investigations and tooling improvements. Based in Israel, he pairs academic foundations in economics and engineering with a decade-plus of Linux and open-source expertise to solve complex security problems end-to-end.
9 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Economics, Bachelor's degree Economics at Bar-Ilan UniversityPractical Engineer Engineering/Industrial Management, Practical Engineer Engineering/Industrial Management at ORT Colleges
English, Hebrew, Russian
Stackoverflow
6,099reputation
4.8mreached
51answers
4questions
android
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uialertcontroller
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uialertview
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swift
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http-post
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java
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Github Skills (37)
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Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
nikitaKurtin/interviewQuestions
Jul 2017 - Apr 2019
Contributions:41 commits, 39 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 8 months
nikitaKurtin/crypters
Aug 2018 - Nov 2018
Contributions:17 pushes in 2 months
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