Hola ;-) I am
Bogdan Botezatu
I've been working in the high-tech industry for about 20 years as a product builder, story-teller, system administrator, data analyst and cyber-security expert - in no particular order. While my current role is *kinda* public-facing, what you are about to read on this blog solely reflects my personal opinion and has nothing to do with my current or former employers.
On the stage
99+ speaking engagementsForging software since 1994
I started writing computer software in 1995 using the family's Z80-based computer. Armed with a HC-90, a casette player and a 5.25'' floppy drive, I spent a couple of my childhood months moving applications from casettes to floppy drives using Tape2Disk, an Assembler application I wrote from scratch. My collection of tapes and floppy drives is still functional, but my first PC did not survive this long.
The early 2000s caught me learning web-based programming languages (mostly JavaScript and PHP) via tutorials published on the CD version of the CHIP magazine. Soon thereafter, I discovered the wonderful Delphi, an object-oriented programming language for Win32. By the time I graduated highschool, I had learned the ins and outs of Windows programming. Some of my games and applications are still online, while others have never seen the light of day.
Work Experience
Working in cyber-security since 2008. I'm currently Director of Threat Research at Bitdefender, where I'm building awesome stuff, curating the news and helping people get their data back after ransomware infections.
Bitdefender
2018-presentDirector, Threat Research and Reporting Unit
As a Director of Threat Research, I handle several core responsibilities across the organization: product management for the Ransomware Decryption program; management of the Labs research blog; threat research and reporting (strategic efforts in communicating advanced threats and high-profile PR activities or media relations); coordination of the CVE Numbering Authority in partnership with MITRE
Bitdefender
2014-2018Manager, Threat Research and Reporting Unit
In this role, I coordinated a team of highly skilled threat researchers hunting, analyzing and documenting world's most sophisticated cyber-attacks. I have also built several product features such as the wildly used USB Immunizer and more than 50 malware removal tools
Bitdefender
2008-2014Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
Researching on world's most advanced e-threats in PC and mobile environments. Actively involved in corporate communication and crisis management as one of the company's official spokespersons.
Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi
2004-2007System Administrator
I was responsible for the maintenance, configuration, and reliable operation of computer systems, servers, and data networks. I also managed the company's IT infrastructure and supervised the implementation of new systems and policies.
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Snakes on a Plane - How to Use Python to Import Flights Into Your CalendarsFor the past few years, I have been using App in the Air to track my flights. As I’m extremely paranoid with what applications have access to (and most of the time I travel for business purposes), I’m not in the best position to forward documents or grant random apps access to my inbox.
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