Erkan AKKÖSE

Erkan AKKÖSE has a diverse work experience in various roles within the technology and engineering sectors. Erkan started their career as a Research and Development, Test and Control Engineer at DESI Security & Lock Systems, where they were responsible for software, circuit design, testing, and assembly related to military target and alarm systems. Erkan then worked as a Research and Development Staff, Production and Technical Service Manager at GENTEK Elektronik SAN TIC A.S., where they designed and produced transmitters for the industrial electronics sector. In 2019, Erkan joined SBI BİLİŞİM A.S. as an IT&ICS/OT Network & Cybersecurity Specialist, working on projects related to IoT R&D and ICS/OT security. Currently, Erkan works at OTIFYD as an OT Security System Engineer.

Erkan AKKÖSE holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi. In addition to their degree, they have obtained various certifications throughout their career. These certifications include "100W Cybersecurity Practices for Industrial Control Systems" and "210W-01 Differences in Deployments of Industrial Control Systems" from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency obtained in August 2022, "HCPA-Transmission&Access" from Huawei obtained in October 2020, "ICSI | CNSS Certified Network Security Specialist" from ICSI (International CyberSecurity Institute), UK obtained in May 2020, "ACCELERATION PLAN - PREMIUM" and "ACCELERATION PLAN - STANDARD" from GE Digital obtained in March 2020, "Sophos Certified Engineer" from Sophos obtained in December 2019, "Nozomi Networks Certified Engineer" obtained in May 2023, "HUAWEI Cyber Security Certificate" from Huawei obtained in June 2020, and "NSE 7 Network Security Architect" from Fortinet obtained in June 2021.