Adel Afsharipour

Adel Afsharipour has extensive experience in the field of information security. They started their career in 2009 at MTN, where they held various roles including BRM IT & Network Audit Senior Manager and ITS Security Compliance Manager. During this time, they focused on conducting audits, managing internal systems, establishing compliance programs, and performing risk assessments. In 2015, they joined Zalando SE as a Senior Security Analyst, and then moved on to work at CISOCON GmbH as a Senior Security Consultant in 2019. In 2020, they joined smava GmbH as a Security professional, where they were responsible for building a security organization based on industry standards and best practices. Most recently, Adel has been working at Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a Global Security Architect, leading teams to build and deploy security infrastructure and automate security operations for customers. Adel is currently working as a Security Architect/Team Lead for Europe at KAYAK.

Adel Afsharipour received a Bachelor's degree in Computer Software Engineering from Imam Reza International University of Mashhad from 2004 to 2008. Prior to that, they attended Dr. Shariati from 2000 to 2003, but the provided information does not specify whether they obtained a degree or field of study from that institution. Adel has also obtained additional certifications including AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in January 2022, Advanced Penetration Testing, Exploits, and Ethical Hacking from SANS in 2012, and Hunting Web Attackers from HITB (obtained year not specified).