Francesco Mifsud

Francesco Mifsud is a seasoned cybersecurity professional with extensive experience in application security and penetration testing. Currently serving as a Senior Security Engineer at Firefly Exchange since November 2022, Francesco has also held significant roles at Cobalt.io as a Core Penetration Tester and Security Researcher since September 2018, and as a Lead Application Security Engineer at News UK from September 2018 to October 2022, overseeing security for major publications including The Times and The Sun. Previous experience includes positions as a Senior Application Security Engineer at WorldRemit, a Penetration Tester at Context Information Security, and foundational roles at Wipro and Ernst & Young. Francesco completed an MSc in Ethical Hacking and Computer Security at Abertay University and a BSc (Hons) in Mathematics & Computer Science and AI at the University of Malta.