Alexander Sevtsov
About Alexander Sevtsov
Alexander Sevtsov is a Senior Threat Hunter at SentinelOne in Berlin, Germany, with extensive experience in malware analysis and detection.
Title: Senior Threat Hunter
Alexander Sevtsov currently serves as a Senior Threat Hunter at SentinelOne. Based in Berlin, Germany, he is responsible for identifying and mitigating cyber threats. His role involves analyzing and countering the latest malware threats to help protect organizational assets.
Previous Positions
Alexander has a diverse portfolio of roles in the cybersecurity field. He worked as a Senior Member of Technical Staff at VMware in Munich, Bavaria, Germany from 2020 to 2021. Prior to that, he spent 8 months as a Software Engineer at Lastline, Inc. and served for 4 years in the same company as a Senior Malware Analyst. Additionally, he worked as a Virus Analyst at Avira for 11 months in Tettnang, and as a Malware Analyst at Kaspersky Lab in Russia for 3 years.
Education and Expertise
Alexander earned his Master's degree in Automation of Technological Processes from the Moscow Institute of Science and Technology MISIS, studying there from 2008 to 2013. His expertise encompasses dynamic and static malware analysis, investigating exploit packs, and malicious network traffic. He has developed rules for an automatic URL and file detection system to enhance malware detection capabilities.
Background in Cybersecurity
Throughout his career, Alexander has worked on various aspects of cybersecurity, focusing on malware detection and analysis. His responsibilities have included creating detection rules for suspicious scripts and infected websites, and staying ahead of emerging threats by analyzing the latest malware entries.