Josh Amishav-Zlatin

Josh Amishav-Zlatin is a cybersecurity professional and entrepreneur based in the Jerusalem District of Israel. He is the Technical Director and Founder of Breachsense, a company he established in April 2019.1 Breachsense focuses on helping security teams reset stolen credentials before criminals can exploit them, effectively preventing cyberattacks by detecting data breaches in real-time.26

Professional Background

Before founding Breachsense, Josh had an extensive career in cybersecurity:

Director of R&D at Pure Hacking: From September 2006 to April 2019, Josh spent nearly 13 years as the Director of Research and Development at Pure Hacking.1 In this role, he managed both offensive and defensive tools and services development, including:

• Creating an award-winning Web Application Firewall (PureWAF)
• Developing Nmap and Nessus plugins for automated security scanning
• Establishing a threat intelligence service called BlackOps
• Creating methodologies and report templates for web app, external infrastructure, and mobile penetration testing
• Developing custom WAF rules based on penetration test results

System Administrator: Prior to his role at Pure Hacking, Josh worked as a System Administrator for an undisclosed company from June 2001 to September 2006.1

Expertise and Contributions

Josh Amishav-Zlatin is known for his expertise in various areas of cybersecurity:

• Web application penetration testing
• Threat intelligence
• Credential breach detection and prevention
• Firewall and security system implementation

He has also been a major contributor to the OWASP Core Rule Set v2, demonstrating his involvement in open-source security projects.1

Through his LinkedIn posts, Josh frequently shares insights on cybersecurity topics, including threat intelligence, penetration testing, and the challenges faced by security professionals.345