Barak Sternberg

Experienced Security Researcher & Founder - Wild Pointer

Short biography:

Barak Sternberg is an Experienced Security Researcher who specializes in Offensive Security. Founder of “WildPointer”, and previously an author at SentinelLabs (“Hacking smart devices for fun and profit”, Defcon 2020 IoT Village) and leading innovative cybersecurity research. Barak spent more than six years at Unit 8200, IDF, as a team leader of 5-10 security researchers. He is highly skilled in offensive cyber-security, from vulnerabilities research in various areas: Linux, IoT, embedded and web apps to analyzing malware in the wild. Barak is also a CTF’s addict, posting write-ups and technical vulnerability analysis in its blog (livingbeef.blogspot.com).

Barak also acquires BSc, MSC (in CS) focused on algorithms from Tel-Aviv University and a DJ certificate from BPM college. @livingbeef // https://www.linkedin.com/in/barakolo/