Yannick F.

Yannick F. has a diverse work experience in the field of IT security. Their most recent position was as a Staff Security Intelligence Researcher at Lookout, starting in December 2020. Prior to that, they worked at Sophos as a Threat Researcher for three years from October 2017 to December 2020.

Before joining Sophos, Yannick was a Senior Security Researcher at Istuary Innovation Labs Inc where they focused on identifying vulnerabilities in software from January 2015 to September 2017. Yannick also has experience as an IT Security Consultant for Airbus Group on behalf of SII Toulouse, where they specialized in embedded system penetration testing for A400M and A350 programs from June 2012 to August 2014. Prior to that, Yannick held a Junior IT Security Consultant position at Airbus Group as well.

In addition, Yannick worked as an IT Security Evaluator at Thales ITSEF on behalf of SII Toulouse for a short period in February 2014. Yannick also gained experience as an Intern IT Security Engineer at Orange, where they focused on vulnerability research using fuzzing techniques from March 2010 to September 2010.

Yannick's earlier work experience includes an internship as a Smartcard Security Analyst at Oberthur Technologies in 2009, where they developed tools for implementing Differential Power Analysis (DPA) attacks on smartcards using the DES cryptographic algorithm.

Overall, Yannick F. has accumulated significant expertise in IT security, demonstrating proficiency in various areas such as threat research, vulnerability identification, embedded system testing, and fuzzing techniques.

Yannick F. obtained a high school diploma in Sciences from Lycée R. Cassin in Bayonne, France, from the year 2001 to 2004. After graduating from high school, Yannick pursued a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science at Université de Bordeaux from 2005 to 2008. Following the completion of the Bachelor's degree, Yannick continued their education at Université de Bordeaux, where they obtained a Master's degree in Computer and Information Systems Security from 2008 to 2010. Additionally, Yannick completed an intensive foundation degree in Physics and Engineering sciences at Lycée R. Cassin, Bayonne, France, from 2004 to 2005.