Arkadii Yakovets
Cybersecurity Lead (OWASP Nest, OWASP Nettacker)
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Arkadii Yakovets is a cybersecurity lead specializing in secure application development and DevSecOps. Since joining OWASP in 2023, he has served as a leader and active contributor to the OWASP Nest and OWASP Nettacker projects. Arkadii has mentored over 10 students through Google Summer of Code and other open source sponsorship programs within OWASP and other communities. He is deeply passionate about open source, information security, and clean code practices. Arkadii holds a Master’s degree in Computer Systems and Networks and maintains CCSP, CISSP, and CSSLP certifications from ISC2.
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Automated Security Testing with OWASP Nettacker
OWASP Nettacker project (a portmanteau of "Network Attacker") is a relatively new yet an awesome and powerful 'swiss-army-knife' automated penetration testing framework fully written in Python. Nettacker recently gained a lot of interest from the European and Asian penetration testing communities and was even included in the specialist Linux distribution for penetration testers and security researchers. Nettacker is able to run various scans using a variety of methods and generate scan reports for applications and networks, including services, bugs, vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, default credentials and many other cool features - for example an ability to chain different scan methods. This talk will feature a live demo and several practical usage examples of how organisations can benefit from this OWASP project for automated security testing
OWASP Nettacker Project
OWASP Nettacker project (a portmanteau of "Network Attacker") is a relatively new yet an awesome and powerful 'swiss-army-knife' automated penetration testing framework fully written in Python. Nettacker recently gained a lot of interest from the penetration testing community and was even included in the specialist Linux distribution for penetration testers and security researchers. Nettacker is able to run various scans using a variety of methods and generate scan reports for applications and networks, including services, bugs, vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, default credentials and many other cool features - for example an ability to chain different scan methods. This talk will feature a live demo and several practical usage examples of how organisations can benefit from this OWASP project for automated security testing
From Incubator to Production: Building an OWASP Project with Zero Funding
Learn how an OWASP project grew from an idea into a Production level initiative - all with zero funding.
This talk traces the full journey from Incubator to Production, highlighting a successful real-world launch. With just two core contributors and no budget, the team leveraged community leadership and open source programs to deliver a stable, production-ready solution.
This insights-sharing session is based on real-world experience. You will walk away with practical, ready-to-apply guidance for leading community-driven OWASP projects and building momentum without funding. This approach is designed to make that success repeatable across other OWASP initiatives.
OWASP Global AppSec EU 2026 - CFP (Vienna, Austria) Sessionize Event
OWASP SnowFROC 2026 - CFP Sessionize Event
OWASP Global AppSec USA 2025 - CFP (Washington, D.C) Sessionize Event
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