{"id":1439,"date":"2023-04-14T16:54:26","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T20:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cybersecurity.csulaw.org\/conference\/?post_type=speakers&#038;p=1439"},"modified":"2026-02-24T02:14:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T07:14:14","slug":"bogdan-salamakha","status":"publish","type":"speakers","link":"https:\/\/cybersecurity.csulaw.org\/conference\/speakers\/bogdan-salamakha\/","title":{"rendered":"Bogdan Salamakha"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-a5331a9e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:1;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/cybersecurity.csulaw.org\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Bogdan-Salamakha-scaled-e1742493472711.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cybersecurity.csulaw.org\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Bogdan-Salamakha-scaled-e1742493472711.jpg 550w, https:\/\/cybersecurity.csulaw.org\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Bogdan-Salamakha-scaled-e1742493472711-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cybersecurity.csulaw.org\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Bogdan-Salamakha-scaled-e1742493472711-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Founder, Virtus Cybersecurity<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Bogdan Salamakha is a cybersecurity expert with over 15 years of hands-on experience in penetration testing, incident response, malware analysis, ransomware negotiations, secure coding, and secure infrastructure development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout his career, Bogdan has guided hundreds of companies in enhancing their cybersecurity posture, implementing robust security measures, and effectively recovering from cyber incidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bogdan founded Virtus Cybersecurity with the core belief that &#8220;Security is a Virtue.&#8221; His mission is to instill proactive security practices and a security-first mindset into the foundations of businesses, organizations, and our personal behaviors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before launching Virtus Cybersecurity, Bogdan served as a security consultant at Amazon Web Services (AWS), where he provided expert guidance to global enterprises. 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