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@cosimouser

Cybersecurity engineer and software developer specializing in binary exploitation and systems security.

Italy
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What I'm looking for

I seek a role where I can apply offensive security skills to build resilient defenses, automate audits, and work on low-level systems and ICS/OT security within a collaborative, impact-driven team.

I am a cybersecurity engineer and software developer focused on vulnerability research, binary exploitation, and low-level systems development, with practical experience deploying ICS auditing tools and automating security checks in production environments. My CTF background and academic work have honed reverse engineering, offensive security techniques, and the ability to design resilient testing and simulation environments.

I have built production-capable tooling and systems — from an automated ICS auditor deployed on a corporate network to high-concurrency Go services and a custom 3D engine — and contributed to risk reduction for rail infrastructure through automated testing frameworks and high-fidelity simulations. I thrive on roles where I can apply an offensive security mindset to harden real-world systems and accelerate secure development lifecycles.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Current

Cybersecurity Engineer

Autostrade Per l'Italia

Sep 2025 - Present (4 months)

Deployed a custom ICS auditing tool to the live corporate network and replaced manual security checks with automated continuous auditing, improving threat detection speed for critical OT assets.

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Research Assistant

IMT School for Advanced Studies

Jun 2024 - Jan 2025 (7 months)

Simulated attacks in virtualized testbeds to assess risks to live infrastructure and helped develop an automated testing framework that reduced manual audit time for rail systems.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Pisa logoUP

University of Pisa

Master of Science, Cybersecurity

2023 -

M.S. in Cybersecurity with focus on vulnerability research, language security, and network hardening; developed modular scanning engine and conducted deep analysis of industrial protocols.

University of Agder logoUA

University of Agder

Mobile Network (coursework)

2025 - 2025

Erasmus exchange program with specialized coursework in Mobile Network completed January to June 2025.

University of Florence logoUF

University of Florence

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

2020 - 2023

Grade: 109/110

B.S. in Computer Science completed with a final grade of 109/110.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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