Solal Jacob
Senior Security Researcher at Cisco Talos Intelligence Group
France
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Top SchoolSolal Jacob is a Senior Security Researcher with 10+ years of experience bridging low-level forensics, malware analysis, and machine learning-driven threat detection. Currently at Cisco Talos he builds proof-of-concept ML and deep learning systems to improve phishing, malware, and document detection while also consulting on incident response and threat hunting. Former founder and core developer of the Digital Forensics Framework (DFF) and creator of TAPIR, he brings rare hands-on expertise in large C++/Python codebases, tool design, and operational forensic workflows used by law enforcement and enterprise clients. His background includes research roles at ANSSI and long-standing experience designing custom forensic cloud solutions for high-security customers. Comfortable from kernel drivers to AI models, he combines practical blue-team experience with research-grade detection innovation. Based in France, he often connects research outputs directly into production-grade defensive tooling.
10 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
EpitechMaster, IT, Master, IT at Dalian Institute of Light Industry
French, English, Chinese, Spanish
Github Skills (14)
volatile10
commando9
arcade9
tiger9
bionic9
680009
lattice8
fpga8
hardware7
security7
interop6
cpp4
rust3
converter1
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
vertrex/jtcores
Apr 2024 - Nov 2024
FPGA cores compatible with multiple arcade game machines and KiCAD schematics of arcade games. Working on MiSTer FPGA/Analogue Pocket
Contributions:26 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
tap-ir/tapir
Apr 2022 - Jul 2022
Contributions:1 release, 15 commits, 8 pushes in 3 months
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