[{"content":"Arkadii Yakovets is an information security and GRC professional with a background in secure application development, DevOps, and operations. Open source work includes maintaining and leading projects, with a focus on project health, process, and contributor experience, and speaking at OWASP Global AppSec conferences and regional cybersecurity events such as SnowFROC. He has mentored 20+ contributors across multiple years and projects at OWASP and the Python Software Foundation, through Google Summer of Code and other paid internship programs.\nBefore cybersecurity, he worked as a system administrator, network administrator, SRE, and software engineer. That path still shapes thinking about operations and the design of systems people actually use. Hands-on software development spans for-profit and nonprofit teams, with working knowledge of advertising, bioinformatics, cloud resource management, crisis response, e-commerce, education, hosting infrastructure, and payroll. Credentials include a Master of Science in Information Technology, as well as CCSP, CISSP, and CSSLP certifications, along with GitHub Actions, GitHub Administration, and GitHub Advanced Security credentials.\n","date":"Aug 11, 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/","section":"Arkadii Yakovets","summary":"Arkadii Yakovets is an information security and GRC professional with a background in secure application development, DevOps, and operations. Open source work includes maintaining and leading projects, with a focus on project health, process, and contributor experience, and speaking at OWASP Global AppSec conferences and regional cybersecurity events such as SnowFROC. He has mentored 20+ contributors across multiple years and projects at OWASP and the Python Software Foundation, through Google Summer of Code and other paid internship programs.\n","title":"Arkadii Yakovets","type":"page"},{"content":"","date":"Aug 11, 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/credentials/","section":"Badges","summary":"","title":"Badges","type":"credentials"},{"content":" Short Standard Text Markdown HTML Copy Arkadii Yakovets is an information security and GRC professional with a background in secure application development, DevOps, and operations. Open source work includes maintaining and leading projects, with a focus on project health, process, and contributor experience, and speaking at OWASP Global AppSec conferences and regional cybersecurity events such as SnowFROC. Before cybersecurity, he worked as a system administrator, network administrator, SRE, and software engineer. That path still shapes thinking about operations and the design of systems people actually use. He holds a Master of Science in Information Technology, as well as CCSP, CISSP, and CSSLP certifications, along with GitHub Actions, GitHub Administration, and GitHub Advanced Security credentials. More details at https://arkid15r.com. **Arkadii Yakovets** is an information security and GRC professional with a background in secure application development, DevOps, and operations. Open source work includes maintaining and leading projects, with a focus on project health, process, and contributor experience, and speaking at OWASP Global AppSec conferences and regional cybersecurity events such as [SnowFROC](https://snowfroc.com). Before cybersecurity, he worked as a system administrator, network administrator, SRE, and software engineer. That path still shapes thinking about operations and the design of systems people actually use. He holds a Master of Science in Information Technology, as well as CCSP, CISSP, and CSSLP certifications, along with GitHub Actions, GitHub Administration, and GitHub Advanced Security credentials. More details at [arkid15r.com](https://arkid15r.com). \u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Arkadii Yakovets\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt; is an information security and GRC professional with a background in secure application development, DevOps, and operations. Open source work includes maintaining and leading projects, with a focus on project health, process, and contributor experience, and speaking at OWASP Global AppSec conferences and regional cybersecurity events such as \u0026lt;a href=\u0026#34;https://snowfroc.com\u0026#34;\u0026gt;SnowFROC\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt; \u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Before cybersecurity, he worked as a system administrator, network administrator, SRE, and software engineer. That path still shapes thinking about operations and the design of systems people actually use. He holds a Master of Science in Information Technology, as well as CCSP, CISSP, and CSSLP certifications, along with GitHub Actions, GitHub Administration, and GitHub Advanced Security credentials. More details at \u0026lt;a href=\u0026#34;https://arkid15r.com\u0026#34;\u0026gt;arkid15r.com\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt; Arkadii Yakovets is an information security and GRC professional with a background in secure application development, DevOps, and operations. Open source work includes maintaining and leading projects, with a focus on project health, process, and contributor experience, and speaking at OWASP Global AppSec conferences and regional cybersecurity events such as SnowFROC. He has mentored 20\u0026#43; contributors across multiple years and projects at OWASP and the Python Software Foundation, through Google Summer of Code and other paid internship programs. Open source leadership includes founding OWASP Nest, co-leading OWASP Nettacker and OWASP DockSec, and serving as lead maintainer of the Open World Holidays Framework, a Python library with 30M\u0026#43; monthly downloads. Before cybersecurity, he worked as a system administrator, network administrator, SRE, and software engineer. That path still shapes thinking about operations and the design of systems people actually use. He holds a Master of Science in Information Technology, as well as CCSP, CISSP, and CSSLP certifications, along with GitHub Actions, GitHub Administration, and GitHub Advanced Security credentials. More details at https://arkid15r.com. **Arkadii Yakovets** is an information security and GRC professional with a background in secure application development, DevOps, and operations. Open source work includes maintaining and leading projects, with a focus on project health, process, and contributor experience, and speaking at OWASP Global AppSec conferences and regional cybersecurity events such as [SnowFROC](https://snowfroc.com). He has mentored 20\u0026#43; contributors across multiple years and projects at [OWASP](https://owasp.org) and the [Python Software Foundation](https://www.python.org/psf), through [Google Summer of Code](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com) and other paid internship programs. Open source leadership includes founding [OWASP Nest](https://nest.owasp.org), co-leading [OWASP Nettacker](https://nettacker.owasp.org) and [OWASP DockSec](https://owasp.org/DockSec), and serving as lead maintainer of the [Open World Holidays Framework](https://pypi.org/project/holidays), a Python library with 30M\u0026#43; monthly downloads. Before cybersecurity, he worked as a system administrator, network administrator, SRE, and software engineer. That path still shapes thinking about operations and the design of systems people actually use. He holds a Master of Science in Information Technology, as well as CCSP, CISSP, and CSSLP certifications, along with GitHub Actions, GitHub Administration, and GitHub Advanced Security credentials. More details at [arkid15r.com](https://arkid15r.com). \u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Arkadii Yakovets\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt; is an information security and GRC professional with a background in secure application development, DevOps, and operations. Open source work includes maintaining and leading projects, with a focus on project health, process, and contributor experience, and speaking at OWASP Global AppSec conferences and regional cybersecurity events such as \u0026lt;a href=\u0026#34;https://snowfroc.com\u0026#34;\u0026gt;SnowFROC\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;. He has mentored 20\u0026#43; contributors across multiple years and projects at \u0026lt;a href=\u0026#34;https://owasp.org\u0026#34;\u0026gt;OWASP\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; and the \u0026lt;a href=\u0026#34;https://www.python.org/psf\u0026#34;\u0026gt;Python Software Foundation\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;, through \u0026lt;a href=\u0026#34;https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com\u0026#34;\u0026gt;Google Summer of Code\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; and other paid internship programs.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt; \u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Open source leadership includes founding \u0026lt;a href=\u0026#34;https://nest.owasp.org\u0026#34;\u0026gt;OWASP Nest\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;, co-leading \u0026lt;a href=\u0026#34;https://nettacker.owasp.org\u0026#34;\u0026gt;OWASP Nettacker\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt; and \u0026lt;a href=\u0026#34;https://owasp.org/DockSec\u0026#34;\u0026gt;OWASP DockSec\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;, and serving as lead maintainer of the \u0026lt;a href=\u0026#34;https://pypi.org/project/holidays\u0026#34;\u0026gt;Open World Holidays Framework\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;, a Python library with 30M\u0026#43; monthly downloads.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt; \u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Before cybersecurity, he worked as a system administrator, network administrator, SRE, and software engineer. That path still shapes thinking about operations and the design of systems people actually use. He holds a Master of Science in Information Technology, as well as CCSP, CISSP, and CSSLP certifications, along with GitHub Actions, GitHub Administration, and GitHub Advanced Security credentials. More details at \u0026lt;a href=\u0026#34;https://arkid15r.com\u0026#34;\u0026gt;arkid15r.com\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt; ","date":"Aug 11, 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/bio/","section":"Arkadii Yakovets","summary":"Copy-ready short and standard bios for Arkadii Yakovets in text, Markdown, and HTML.","title":"Bio","type":"page"},{"content":"","date":"Aug 11, 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/events/","section":"Events","summary":"","title":"Events","type":"events"},{"content":"This is a static site on Cloudflare Pages. Cloudflare may process routine request data (such as IP address, user agent, and timestamps) for delivery and security. 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