Javan is a Senior Application Security Specialist at Sage, helping software teams enhance security throughout the software development lifecycle. On the side, he lectures Secure Coding at DHBW University in Germany. Javan’s passion for ethical hacking started young, automating online games and finding security bugs, which he would report to game operators. He turned this passion into a career, first as a security consultant and later specializing in penetration testing. Javan holds a Master’s degree in IT Security Management and several certifications, including GXPN, CISSP, CCSP, and CSSLP. He has shared his research at conferences, including OWASP Global AppSec, SecTor, and HITB.