Mihai Topan

Mihai Topan is a Senior Security Engineer at Amazon, where they create custom threat detections and analyze Advanced Persistent Threats. Previously, they worked as a Security Researcher at Bitdefender, focusing on tools and techniques used by threat groups in real-world attacks. Mihai has contributed to the cybersecurity field as a Teaching Assistant, imparting knowledge on Penetration Testing at the Technical University of Cluj Napoca. They hold a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Universitatea „Babeș-Bolyai” and a Master's degree in Information Security from the Technical University of Cluj Napoca. Mihai started their career with internships in software development, gaining skills in PHP, C++, and various web technologies.