Bruno da Paixão Costa

Bruno da Paixão Costa has a diverse work experience in the field of cyber security. Bruno is currently working as an Application Security Engineer at Bugcrowd since May 2023. Prior to this, they worked at PagoNxt (a Santander company) as a Cyber Security Specialist from August 2021 to April 2023. In this role, they managed the third-party application security team and performed application pentests. Bruno also provided support to internal teams and entities to fix security vulnerabilities.

Before joining PagoNxt, Bruno worked at Paraná Banco S/A as a Senior Cyber Security Analyst from July 2019 to August 2021. In this role, they were responsible for vulnerability management, pentesting legacy applications and APIs/microservices. Bruno also implemented and managed a WAF solution.

Prior to their time at Paraná Banco S/A, Bruno worked at Bradesco as a Penetration Tester from October 2016 to June 2019. Here, they conducted pentests across different environments and web applications, and also played a key role in creating the internal penetration test team for the bank.

Bruno's early work experience includes a role at HSBC, where they worked as a Senior Information Security Analyst from October 2014 to September 2016. Bruno performed pentests, source code reviews, and worked on global projects collaborating with team members from different regions.

At Invensys Controls, Bruno held various roles including Method and Process Analyst, Method and Process Assistant, and Intern from 2005 to 2010.

Overall, Bruno has a strong background in application security, vulnerability management, and pentesting across different organizations and industries.

Bruno da Paixão Costa completed their education in a chronological order. Bruno obtained a Bachelor's degree in Systems of Information from UCS - University of Caxias do Sul, where they studied from 2005 to 2010. Following this, they pursued a post-graduate degree in Networks and Systems Security from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, studying from 2013 to 2015.

In addition to their formal education, Bruno da Paixão Costa has also obtained several certifications. Bruno is an Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) from Offensive Security, which they achieved in February 2019. Bruno has also obtained certifications as a Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Certified Network Defender (CND), and EC-Council Certified Security Analyst (ECSA) from EC-Council, although the specific details of when these certifications were obtained are not provided.