Dr. Yegor Aushev is a cybersecurity expert and a CEO and Co-Founder of the cybersecurity firm CyberUnit.Tech. Considered one of the leading Ukrainian cybersecurity experts, he popularized the concept and legal use of Ethical Hackers, particularly for objects of critical infrastructure. He is also, a co-author of several international working papers on legislative cybersecurity reforms in Ukraine.
In 2021 and 2022, he helped train more than 30 different Ukrainian ministries and public organizations, such as the National Bank of Ukraine and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. On February 24, 2022, he helped recruit and more than 1000 cybersecurity expert volunteers to support Ukraine's cyber defense in cooperation with the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, and the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, also helping create a
comprehensive national cybersecurity strategy.
Dr. Yegor Aushev holds a Ph.D in High Energy Physics from Germany and worked at DESY and Fermilab prior to his career in cybersecurity.