Industry Expertise

Nitzan Levi is a distinguished cybersecurity professional and a Fellow at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) at Reichman University in Herzliya. Nitzan possesses expertise in governance, regulations, software development, architecture, application security, risk management, cyber training, and lecturing. He has acquired broad experience while performing various positions in the software and high-tech industry.

As the Co-Founder of Cybecs, Nitzan plays a pivotal role in providing business-oriented cybersecurity and privacy consulting services. Cybecs aims to offer creative ways to protect and create business value in a world of rising threats, technological advancements, evolving business structures, and increased privacy and security regulations. Their approach is tailored to meet specific company requirements, going beyond one-size-fits-all solutions.

Nitzan is also a Fellow at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) at Reichman University (IDC Herzliya), contributing his expertise to research and activities related to cybersecurity, governance, regulations, and risk management.

Additionally, Nitzan serves as the Information Security Program Leader at Bar-Ilan University, where he leads the academic program in information security. His responsibilities include program design and oversight, ensuring the delivery of high-quality education in this critical field.

Previously, Nitzan worked as a DevSecOps Security professional at Sapiens, where he successfully built and managed enterprise-level secure development methodologies in complex environments.

Furthermore, he held the position of IT Manager at Malca-Amit Group of Companies, where he led software development and maintenance efforts. Nitzan’s role involved overseeing projects, translating business requirements into application code, managing a software development team, and making hardware decisions.

Nitzan’s educational background includes TCISO certification from Technion – Israel Institute of Technology and a B.Sc. in Computer Science and Information Systems from Hamaslool Ha’akademi shel Hamichlala Leminhal.

Nitzan has also earned industry certifications such as DevNet Associate Certified Instructor from Cisco Networking Academy, Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) from ISACA, and Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK) from the Cloud Security Alliance.