Gidi Farkash

Gidi Farkash has a diverse and extensive work experience in the field of cybersecurity. Gidi began their career as an Information Security Officer in the Israeli Military Intelligence - Unit 8200 from 2001 to 2004. Gidi then worked as the Director of Professional Services and Products at Dynasec from 2004 to 2011, and as the Director of Products at ClickMeIn from 2011 to 2013. From 2013 to 2019, Gidi served as the Security Architects Group Manager at Amdocs. Gidi then worked at Endeavor as the GRC Cyber Leader from 2019 to 2020. Later, Gidi held leadership positions at anecdotes as the Director of Compliance from 2020 to 2022, and at Pipl as the Head of Security in 2022. Currently, Gidi is associated with Team8 as a Villager and with elephant as the Head of Security since 2024. Additionally, they are serving as the President of (ISC)² Israel Chapter since 2022.

Gidi Farkash is a highly educated individual with a strong background in computer and information systems security. In 2020-2021, Gidi attended The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where they obtained a degree in CISO, specializing in computer and information systems security/information assurance. Prior to this, in 2011, Gidi briefly studied product management at Bar-Ilan University. Gidi also has a background in computer science, having studied from 1999 to 2001 at the LEV Institute in Jerusalem. Gidi's education history begins at Yavne High School in Haifa, Israel, although specific details about any degrees or fields of study are not provided. Alongside Gidi's educational qualifications, they have achieved several certifications in the field of information security, including Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certificate of Cloud Auditing Knowledge, C|CISO - Certified Chief Information Security Officer, CDPSE - Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer, CRISC - Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control, and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).