Vladimir Zaha is an OSIP, CRISC and CC-certified multi-disciplinary Information Security Strategist at Hack The Box, a global leader in offensive and defensive cybersecurity training. He has developed a skillset attuned to both Offensive and Defensive Cybersecurity, as well as its application in day-to-day business operations: threat modeling, penetration testing, incident response, and vulnerability management.

As a Volunteer Researcher for Bellingcat’s Global Authentication Project, he assists the Bellingcat editorial team with intelligence analysis and attribution. His specialties consist of OSINT, IMINT, GEOINT, and SOCMINT. Other areas of activity consist of conflict monitoring of the Russo-Ukrainian war, extremism and online ideologies, human rights, and custom tool development in Python.

Vladimir takes part in multiple OSINT CTF’s and challenges, including ones from Trace Labs, Bellingcat, Gralhix and KASE Scenarios.