Zak Fedotkin
Researcher at PortSwigger
United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolZak Fedotkin is an application security researcher with a decade of hands-on experience hunting vulnerabilities across Java, C++ and PHP ecosystems. Currently advancing web security research at PortSwigger, he has a strong track record of discovering flaws in open-source data processing libraries, HTTP clients and third‑party extensions. Previously he built Secure SDLC processes, integrated static analysis into CI/CD, and led security teams at Ataccama, Citrix and Wrike, blending research with practical engineering. Comfortable with both manual code review and automated testing, he also trains engineers on OWASP risks and product-specific vulnerabilities. Based in the UK, he brings a rare combination of offensive research instincts and pragmatic security program delivery.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Information Security Specialist, Information Security Specialist at Bauman Moscow State Technical University
Английский
Github Skills (30)
gpgpu9
burp9
hashcat9
recovery9
cracking9
opencl9
password-generator9
password-recovery9
cuda9
file-manager8
password-manager8
windows-app8
image7
image-processing7
telnet7
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
d0ge/data-processing
Jul 2019 - May 2020
Contributions:9 commits, 9 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
d0ge/sign-saboteur
Oct 2023 - Feb 2025
SignSaboteur is a Burp Suite extension for editing, signing, verifying various signed web tokens
Contributions:1 release, 5 PRs, 30 pushes in 1 year 3 months
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