Léandre F.-Besnard

Léandre F.-Besnard, Eng. is an accomplished IT security professional with extensive experience in application security and threat modeling. Currently serving as a team lead for AppSec and threat modeling at Desjardins since May 2020, Léandre also holds roles as a practice lead and senior advisor in IT security. As a security researcher for HackerOne and Bugcrowd, Léandre is recognized as a top 1% bug bounty hunter. Prior experience includes significant positions at the National Bank of Canada, Videotron, Gardien Virtuel, and Algorithme Pharma, focusing on penetration testing, risk assessment, and security training. Léandre holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Software Engineering from Polytechnique Montréal, completed in 2015.