About

Good Day! Marina’s here 😉

My Work Experience

@Honey Insurance as Head of Security since October, 2024
@FlareHR as Lead Security Engineer since May, 2022
@UNSW as casual lecture since May, 2020
@Prospa as a Senior Security Operations Engineer since June, 2018
@TYRO Payments as an Application Security Engineer since April, 2015

@NYX Gaming Group Ltd as a QA Test Analyst since March, 2011
 @ORACLE EMEA as a Database Security Consultant since March, 2007. Some of my Oracle event’s talks:
# Presentation for DB Options Event, June 2008, Moscow, Russia
# Presentation for conference “Information security. Regional aspects”, September 2008, Sochi, Russia
# Presentation for Oracle Tech Day in Chisinau, Moldova, 16 October 2008

 @Multiple IT businesses in Moscow, Russia as Software Engineer in Test, QA Lead, as contract and permanent roles 2002 – 2007

@MIPT – since 2005 and till 2009 I was a teacher and researcher. As a teacher I was involved in creating, maintaining and delivering information security course  and information theory course at department of Radio Engineering and Cybernetics. My presentations for Information Security Course (.ppt)    My thesis has been presented and successfully defended in person at Dissertation Defence Committee (Д212.156.04) in March 2009. The full version of the thesis can be found in Russian State Library or via multiple online sources, eg.

My Research Activity

Marina@Google Scholar

A self-motivated researcher since April 2009

My Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Cryptography, 2009
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University) (MIPT), Department of Radio Engineering and Communications. Radio Engineering, Information Security and Cryptography division. Assessed as Australian Qualifications Framework by AEI-NOOSR
Theoretical computer science and Applied Mathematics, Cryptography.
Thesis title: “Design and cryptanalysis of information security systems based on linear codes in various metric spaces

Master of Science in Applied Physics and Mathematics, 2005
(MIPT), Department of General and Applied Physics (DGAP). System Integration and Management chair (SIM). Assessed as Australian Qualifications Framework by AEI-NOOSR
Applied Physics and Mathematics.

Bachelor in Applied Physics and Mathematics, 2003
(MIPT), (DGAP).
Applied Physics and Mathematics.

Membership and certification

Areas of interest

post quantum cryptography, classic cryptography, infosec, appsec, devsecops, SSDLC , cybernetics, db,  linear codes, quantum computers, AI, Space exploration, stargazing and genetics.

 

Please refer to my LinkedIn page for more details

Communication channels


* marina.samokhinaATgmailDOTcom