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Andrea Barisani

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Head of Security Engineering at Reversec
📍 Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

Andrea Barisani is the Head of Security Engineering at Reversec, an internationally recognized security researcher with over 20 years of experience at the intersection of hardware and software. He studied Physics at Università degli Studi di Trieste and is known for creating the USB armory and TamaGo projects. People who have worked with him describe him as bright and talented.

His passion for technology began with his first Commodore-64 and has driven his career of exploring how things work and break. Outside of his deep involvement in the security community, his personal website hints at an interest in outdoor activities, specifically involving mountains.

When asked if he has a CV, he has a unique reply: "No, I have a datasheet though! "

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Head of Security Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
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Priorities

Topics Andrea cares about

Hardware Security
He is the creator of the USB armory, an open-source secure computer, and has held roles as Head of Hardware Security, demonstrating a career-long focus on this topic.
Bare Metal Go
He authored TamaGo, a framework for running applications written entirely in Go on bare metal to reduce attack surfaces, a topic he frequently speaks and posts about.
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Career

Work history

4-2025
Head of Security Engineering
Reversec
2-2017 - 4-2025
Head of Hardware Security
WithSecure
3-2008 - 8-2017
Founder & Project Coordinator
oCERT
10-2005 - 2-2017
Founder
Inverse Path
3-2007 - 3-2016
Sensei
Security Masters Dojo
In the press

Media appearances

Andrea Barisani, Reversec – "Vulnerabilities aren't the problem, they're ..." (Video Interview). Featured in The Manufacturer Magazine (Facebook)
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DEF CON 15 – Speakers (includes Andrea Barisani, Reversec). Featured in DEF CON
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Education
1999 - 2005
Physics
Università degli Studi di Trieste
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