Ultimate 2024 Guide:
Insights from the Red Team Trenches

Adi Ashkenazy previously served as deputy director of an elite cyber technology department in the Israeli government, leading Israel’s finest engineers and security professionals through some of the world’s most complex cyber security challenges.



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In addition, he served as VP Product for XM Cyber, where he designed the world’s first fully automated red team solution, an achievement for which the company received the world economic forum technology pioneer award and numerous patents.



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As part of his broader cyber security interests and activities, Adi commonly presents his work at leading conferences such as RSA while serving as a commentator and thought leader for leading cyber security media outlets.



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Mr. Ashkenazy holds a B.Sc. in computer science and M.Sc. in information technologies from Tel Aviv University, where he earned several scholarships for academic excellence and graduated summa cum laude.

Shahar Zini previously served as CTO of an elite cyber technology department in the Israeli government. He had a significant role in leading the development and enhancement of the department's technological capabilities, while mentoring the new generation of cyber security professionals.



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Shahar won the Israeli Defence Award at the age of 25.
 In addition, Shahar served as Chief Architect at XM Cyber, a pioneer in Breach and Attack Simulation technologies, where his work received numerous awards and patents.



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Shahar commonly shares his passion about cyber security with his peers through CTF events he builds, and participation in leading conferences, including RSA.

Alex is an offensive security specialist with a wide range of domestic and international experience. He previously led PwC’s Sydney-based cyber security team as a team lead, mentor, and technical cyber specialist. He personally designed and executed hundreds of bespoke offensive technical assessments and cyber uplifts for some of Australia’s biggest brands.



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He prides himself on being able to not only break IT systems though – he also does the hands on building and fixing.
 Alex has been a go-to cyber specialist for Sydney’s fintech/ startup scene as a security architect – building mature, zero-trust corporate and cloud-only product environments.



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He has personally operated live incident response teams for public companies performing the hands-on attack investigation, timelining, and remediation. And he filled in as a virtual CISO for one of Australia’s mid-tier banks for a little over a year.



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Over the last few years Alex has continued to focus on the offensive red-team space where he excels at getting the most out of exercises by engaging closely with blue teams. As someone with experience breaking, building, and investigating, Alex is the ideal person to provide technical training to upskill defenders and help them get the most out of their tools.



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Alex holds a Bachelor of Information Technology (Co-op) from the University of Technology Sydney and a list of cyber-specific testing and architecture certifications.