Hacken — Candidate for Security Council (September '24 Elections)

Greetings, Arbitrum Forum crowd,

Hacken is here, one of the ADPC Whitelisted Security Providers, Cohort I.

Background
We started running a blockchain CyberSecurity business in 2017, when smart contract audits were not ‘a thing’, leaving them aside as a primary requirement it is today. This was achieved through tight cooperation with CoinGecko and the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance in its early days. We take pride in our long-term responsibility for the Web3 space; our main goal is to make it a safer place.

Our CEO, Dyma Budorin, began his career at Deloitte before establishing Hacken. With this irreversible institutional background, from day 1, we have been bridging the scrutiny of traditional accounting and auditing with the novation of a fast-paced blockchain industry.

Luciano Ciataglia, Hacken’s Director of Services, will be the main contact person for the Security Council from our side. Luciano has a past position as Security Technical Lead of Binance, and Security Lead at Ripio before joining Hacken.

Key metrics and relevant pedigree:

  1. 7 years of experience in the market
  2. Provided security services for 73 projects deployed on Arbitrum
  3. Contributor to blockchain security standards & regulations:
    a) Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (DeFi Risk Assessment, Management and Accounting group)
    b) International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications (INATBA)
    c) ERC3643 (token standard for RWA)
    d) Crypto Valley Association (Cybersecurity Working Group)
    e) CryptoCurrency Certification Consortium (C4, CCSS), among others
  4. Together with CoinGecko, launched CER.live — security leaderboard for CEXes and wallets, which CoinGecko utilises for ranking its TrustScore
  5. Technical due diligence partner of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) — UAE’s regulatory body for digital assets
  6. Member of the second cohort of the European Blockchain Sandbox, governed by the European Commission
  7. Certifications: we have 62 security auditors actively working, all holding relevant certifications, including top offensive security certifications (OSCP, OSCE, etc.), CEH (Practical and Theoretical), CISSP, CSSLP, and more. Additionally, we hold all C4 certifications (Cryptocurrency Security Standards, CCSS), as well as CBP and CEP
  8. Organised and hosted Hackathons, War Rooms in the past with members of CMC’s Top 100 organisations
  9. Developed a standardized and time-tested Root Cause Analysis (RCA) process to address security incidents. Incident response team’s track record & root cause analysis on X for the last two months can be reviewed below:
    a) DeltaPrime Attack Sep 16 (~$6M Loss);
    b) Penpie Sep 3 (~$27M Loss);
    c) Nexera Aug 7 (~$3M Loss);
    d) Ronin Network Aug 6 (~$9.8M Loss)
  10. Publishing a quarterly analysis of Web3 hacks, focusing on root cause, affected projects, negative and positive trends: Q2 2024; Q1 2024; 2023 in Review
  11. Launched Hacken Extractor, a tool for real-time smart contract monitoring, threat prevention, and DORA/MiCA compliance. We propose Extractor to be utilised for monitoring the security and ICT integrity of key projects in Arbitrum & Arbitrum Orbit ecosystem to effectively prevent critical emergencies, rather than react to them

Hacken team fully commits to upholding ArbitrumDAO’s Constitution and contributing to the network’s long-term, sustained, and uninterrupted success. We have no conflict of interest and fully comply with Arbitrum Foundation’s requirements for this role.

If you agree that our experience will be valuable for sustaining Arbitrum as №1 in Ethereum’s L2 it is today, consider supporting us with your vote here: Hacken | Arbitrum Security Council Candidate

Every good wish,
Vlady, on behalf of the Hacken Team

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