Alexander Bolshakov

Alexander Bolshakov has a variety of work experience in the field of cybersecurity. Alexander currently works at Exness as a Security Operations Center Architect, responsible for designing and implementing security systems. Prior to this, they were an Infrastructure Security Engineer at Exness. From 2018 to 2021, they worked at BI.ZONE as a Security Operations Center Principal Analyst, where they played a key role in analyzing and managing security operations. Before that, they held the same position at PAO "Rostelecom" from 2017 to 2018. Alexander started their career as a Security Operations Center Analyst at Positive Technologies from 2015 to 2017. Alexander gained experience as a Penetration Tester at IT Integrator from 2014 to 2015. Alexander also worked as a System Administrator at Bauman Moscow State Technical University from 2013 to 2014.

Alexander Bolshakov attended Bauman Moscow State Technical University from 2011 to 2017, where they earned a Master of Engineering (MEng) degree in Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance.

In addition to their formal education, Alexander has obtained several certifications. In September 2019, they received the GIAC Network Forensic Analyst (GNFA) certification from the SANS Institute. In March 2021, they obtained the Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) certification from Offensive Security.

Furthermore, Alexander has completed several courses to enhance their skills. In February 2022, they completed "Go: The Complete Developer's Guide (Golang)" course from Udemy. In March 2022, they also completed "The Complete Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin Course 2022" from Udemy.

Most recently, in July 2023, Alexander achieved the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) certification from The Linux Foundation.