Bio

Robert Lipovsky is a Principal Threat Intelligence Researcher for ESET, with 15 years’ experience in cybersecurity and a broad spectrum of expertise covering targeted APTs, crimeware, as well as vulnerability research. He is responsible for threat intelligence and malware analysis and leads the Malware Research Team at ESET headquarters in Bratislava, which has – among other notable achievements – uncovered how the world’s first malware-induced blackouts took place, discovered the origin of NotPetya, the most damaging cyberattack in history, and exposed major ISPs injecting commercial spyware into legitimate software downloads. He is a regular speaker at security conferences, including Black Hat USA, RSA, Virus Bulletin, Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, Hacktivity, Code Blue, and various NATO-organized conferences. He also teaches reverse engineering at the Slovak University of Technology – his alma mater, and at Comenius University. When not bound to a keyboard, he enjoys traveling, playing guitar and flying single-engine airplanes.