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.