Erez Yalon
VP of Security Research
Pentera
About
Erez Yalon is VP of Security Research at Pentera, an Automated Security Validation (ASV) company, where he leads offensive security research focused on validating real-world security posture against the techniques attackers actually use. He previously led security research at Checkmarx, overseeing a team of analysts, penetration testers, security engineers, and bug bounty hunters. Erez founded DEF CON's AppSec Village and co-leads the OWASP API Security Project. He is a regular speaker at RSAC, Black Hat, and DEF CON, and his research and commentary have appeared in Fortune, Forbes, Wired, TechCrunch, and Dark Reading.