Ruslan
Xəlilzadə

He is a young cybersecurity professional specializing in cybersecurity, penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, and cybersecurity education. He currently serves as an Advisor to the CEO at IDTECH Academy and as the Head of the CyberBridge Technology and Innovation Initiative. Within his professional career, he has practical experience in web and mobile application penetration testing, vulnerability research, and bug bounty programs. He worked as a Penetration Tester at KlickOn INC and CyberON MMC, where he conducted security testing of web applications, identified various vulnerabilities, and performed their technical assessment. He has also responsibly disclosed vulnerabilities discovered in the security programs of various international companies. Among his notable achievements are an accepted security report regarding an IDOR vulnerability discovered at Red Bull, accepted reports for vulnerabilities identified in LivePerson Conversational Cloud and Mercedes-Benz, and recognition in the Hall of Fame by the European Union’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-EU). As a member of the Nummix.az team, Ruslan Khalilzade was awarded 3rd place at the Industry 4.0 Hackathon, organized by the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Center for Analysis and Coordination of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. In the field of education and public engagement, he works as a Cybersecurity Instructor at IDSCHOOL. He has also served as an instructor in the “Cyber Defense Heroes” project, which was a winner of the 9th Grant Competition organized by the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and has led the Cyber Club at the Social-Economic College under UNEC. As part of CyberBridge, he has organized more than 30 webinars, over 20 seminars, more than 5 panel sessions, career meetings, and various awareness-raising events. He also contributes to the development of young people in cybersecurity and technology by speaking at student scientific conferences.