Summary
Volodymyr Styran is a cybersecurity leader and entrepreneur with 11 years of hands-on experience in penetration testing, social engineering, and security program building, holding OSCP, CISSP, and CISA certifications. He co-founded and led Berezha Security Group, helped scale security practices at major firms, and now co-hosts Ukraine’s influential No Name Podcast while co-running the practical-focused NoNameCon. Volodymyr has led community-building as OWASP Kyiv chapter leader and brings rare operational experience from serving in Ukraine’s state cyber defense after the 2022 invasion. Known for translating technical findings into actionable cultural change, he combines deep tradecraft with public-facing education and event coordination. Colleagues note his dry humor—“infosec dude; not a social engineer, I swear”—which belies a serious track record of preventing breaches and training defenders.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science, Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Master of Science, Applied Mathematics and Mechanics at Chernivci National 'Juriy Fedkovyc' University
English, French, Ukrainian, Russian