CEO, IT-Security Consultant
Defora Networks GmbH
(Internet and Information Technology, < 10 employees)
Skills
Pierre Pronchery is a Senior IT-Security Consultant, Entrepreneur, and an accomplished Software Engineer. Freelancing for over a decade, he could be found auditing and advising major companies in the Telecommunications, Finance, and Retail industries, or supporting Open Source Software and Hardware communities. He is currently serving as Vice-President for the NetBSD Foundation, and the founder and CEO of Defora Networks GmbH in Germany.
Project history
02/2019
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Present
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Source Code, Black Box, Network security audits
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Embedded systems development
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Research & Development in applicative flaws, Future Internet, Reverse-Engineering
05/2012
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Present
Vice-President, Board member, Developer
NetBSD Foundation
(Internet and Information Technology, 250-500 employees)
- 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organisation behind the NetBSD Operating System Project
- Official developer involved in the Kernel, base system, and package management
- Member of the Board of Directors since 2017 and Vice-President since 2019
09/2007
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01/2019
Freelance IT-Security Consultant and Entrepreneur
Self-employed
(Internet and Information Technology, < 10 employees)
- IT-Security audits (1-6 weeks) in diverse environments
- Grounding of 3 start-ups and a non-profit organisation
- Delivery of talks and workshops in Europe, America, Asia
07/2016
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09/2017
Co-Founder, IT-Security Consultant
Defora Networks GbR
(Internet and Information Technology, < 10 employees)
- Security Awareness trainings
- Solutions for digital independence
05/2013
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06/2016
Security Contractor
Deutsche Bank AG
(Banks and financial services, >10.000 employees)
- Development of a Threat Landscape monitoring solution
- Team leader for six developers, remote and on-site
- SCRUM methodology, 24/7 operation, Incident Response
02/2010
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05/2011
Co-Founder, IT-Security Consultant
loopback GbR
(Internet and Information Technology, < 10 employees)
- Security reviews and trainings
- Exposure assessment
07/2008
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10/2009
Research & Development Engineer
Bearstech SCOP
(Internet and Information Technology, 10-50 employees)
- Promoting Hackable Devices (Open Source hardware)
- Co-founder and maintainer of the hackable:1 Linux distribution
02/2006
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05/2007
Senior Solutions Consultant
n.runs AG
(Internet and Information Technology, 10-50 employees)
- Source code audits (C/C++, Java, Objective C...)
- Blackbox penetration-tests (embedded devices)
- Network penetration-tests
Local Availability
Only available in these countries:
Germany
Free to travel on short notice to countries with a Democracy Index of 6 and above.
