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Zuk Avraham

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Founder at ZecOps

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedZecOps

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Drew BurdonunlockedZuk: together at Open University (2009–2010)
×2Zuk: together at Israeli Military Intelligence
×2Zuk: together at Zimperium
×7Zuk: together at Samsung Electronics

About

Zuk Avraham is a security researcher and entrepreneur who began his career in the IDF and later worked at Samsung Electronics. At DEFCON 18 and the subsequent Black Hat conference, he published the first return-oriented programming (ROP) technique for ARM architecture. He founded the mobile threat defense company Zimperium in 2011, which was acquired for $525 million in 2022, and ZecOps, a mobile digital forensics and incident response firm, in 2017, which was acquired by JAMF in 2022.

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Curiosity VCBeneluxEvolution Equity PartnersNew York · $20M – $150M checksFlucas VenturesJupiter · $100K – $5M checksKPN VenturesAmsterdam · $1.1M – $5.5M checks

Experience

  1. Z Galactic VenturesRetiredcurrent2022 — presentCalifornia, United States
  2. zecOpsCo-Founder, CEO2017 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  3. ZIMPERIUM®Founder and Chairman2014 — 2022San Francisco
  4. ZIMPERIUM®Founder & CEO2011 — 2014San Francisco, Tel Aviv
  5. Samsung ElectronicsSecurity Research (Advanced Technology Lab)2010 — 2011
  6. MalwareIntVulnerability & Malware Researcher2010 — 2011
  7. Citadel TechnologiesSDL & Network Security Expert2009 — 2010
  8. Israeli Military IntelligenceSecurity Researcher2006 — 2009
  9. Israeli Military IntelligenceSecurity Researcher Trainning Specialist2008 — 2009
  10. SANS InstituteSANS2009

Skills & more

Python64Android25Operating Systems18Antivirus10Network Security99Security99Information Security99Reverse Engineering99Malware Analysis99Penetration Testing99Vulnerability Assessment62Entrepreneurship41
+12 moreSecurity ResearchInformation Security ManagementApplication SecurityWeb Application SecurityIntrusion DetectionData SecurityTCP/IPCEHInternet SecurityCryptographyIDSComputer Forensics

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Who is Zuk Avraham?
Zuk Avraham is a security researcher and entrepreneur who began his career in the IDF and later worked at Samsung Electronics. At DEFCON 18 and the subsequent Black Hat conference, he published the first return-oriented programming (ROP) technique for ARM architecture. He founded the mobile threat defense company Zimperium in 2011, which was acquired for $525 million in 2022, and ZecOps, a mobile digital forensics and incident response firm, in 2017, which was acquired by JAMF in 2022.
Where does Zuk Avraham work?
Zuk Avraham is Founder of ZecOps.
What companies did Zuk Avraham found?
Zuk Avraham founded ZecOps.
Where did Zuk Avraham go to school?
Zuk Avraham studied at Open University (Computer Science).

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