Nick Bilogorskiy
Nick Bilogorskiy | |
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| Микола Олександрович Білогорський | |
| Born | June 27, 1981 Kharkiv, Ukraine |
| Education | Simon Fraser University |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
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| Awards |  Order of Merit (Ukraine) 3rd degree[1] |
Nick O. Bilogorskiy (Ukrainian: Микола Олександрович Білогорський; Russian: Николай Александрович Бeлогорский; born on 27 June 1981 in Kharkiv) is a Ukrainian American cybersecurity expert,[2][3][4][5] cofounder and co-chair of the Nova Ukraine nonprofit.[6][7][8]
Education and career
[edit]Bilogorskiy holds a B.S. degree in Computer Science from Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, BC.[2][9] He started working on computer security at Facebook in 2010.[3][9] Later he cofounded Cyphort,[2][9] which was acquired by Juniper Networks in 2017.[10][11] In May 2019, he joined Google as a director of Trust and Safety and worked at Google until 2023.[9][12][13] He presented his work on computer security at the RSA Conference in 2018 and 2019.[2]
Advocacy and fundraising for Ukraine
[edit]In 2014 after Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation Bilogorskiy cofounded Maydan SF to organize the Ukrainian diaspora in the San Francisco Bay Area and raise awareness about the situation in Ukraine.[7] Later in 2014 he cofounded Nova Ukraine, a 501(c)(3) organization (nonprofit) that raised funds for Ukraine and ran projects there to help vulnerable populations, internally displaced people and wounded soldiers who needed treatment.[14] Bilogorskiy and Nova Ukraine also organized cultural events for the Ukrainian community in the SF Bay Area. Since February 2022 and after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Bilogorskiy and Nova Ukraine organized street rallies to support Ukraine[15][16] then ramped up fundraising and humanitarian aid for Ukraine.[17][18] During 2022, Nova Ukraine has provided humanitarian aid worth tens millions dollars to assist people of Ukraine with food, water, medicine, and other critical supplies.[19][20] Same year, President Volodymyr Zelensky recognized Bilogorskiy's contributions as the cofounder and cochair of Nova Ukraine with the Order of Merit (Ukraine) 3rd degree.[1][21]
Media coverage
[edit]Bilogorskiy provided expert opinion on computer security to national and local media in the US.[4][3][22][5]
2020
[edit]Voice of America profiled Bilogorskiy in an article and a television story about the Ukrainian diaspora and Nova Ukraine helping Ukraine.[7]
Forbes UA included Bilogorskiy's biography and photograph[9] as #31 on the list or "40 Global Ukrainians".[23] Forbes UA also introduced Bilogorskiy in an article on leadership and the impostor syndrome.[13]
2022
[edit]During Russia's invasion of Ukraine, evening news in the San Francisco Bay Area covered street rallies organized by Bilogorskiy and his participation.[15][24][16] In 2022, Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat profiled Bilogorskiy and included his photograph in an article on how Nova Ukraine used technology to scale operations.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Decree of the President of Ukraine №595/2022 about Recognition with State Awards of Ukraine". President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, Official Internet Site (in Ukrainian). August 23, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Nick Bilogorskiy at RSA". RSA Conference. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
- ^ a b c Richmond, Riva (November 10, 2010). "Attacker That Sharpened Facebook's Defenses". New York Times. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
- ^ a b Pagliery, Jose (January 8, 2015). "Did you visit HuffPo last week? You might have a virus". CNN Money.
- ^ a b Edward F. O'Brien (October 2, 2017). "Expert Skeptical 'Dark Overlord' Responsible For Flathead Cyber Attack". Montana Public Radio.
- ^ "Nova Ukraine Board of Directors". Nova Ukraine. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
- ^ a b c Shevchenko, Khrystyna; Chvak, Vitaly (February 9, 2020). "Nova Ukraine : How Ukrainians abroad are helping Ukraine" (in Ukrainian). Voice of America Ukrainian.
- ^ a b Larsen, Senja (November 28, 2022). "Teknologia | Maailmassa on käynnissä ensimmäinen avoimen lähdekoodin sota, sanoo ukrainalainen Piilaakso-johtaja". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Information on Nick Bilogorskiy" (in Ukrainian). Forbes UA. September 1, 2020.
- ^ "Juniper Networks to acquire AI-powered security startup Cyphort". SiliconANGLE. September 1, 2017. Archived from the original on June 26, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
- ^ List of acquisitions by Juniper Networks
- ^ "Nick Bilogorskiy becomes the new director of security at Google". AIN Capital. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
- ^ a b Ivanova, Kateryna (December 2020). "Unsuccessful success". Forbes (in Ukrainian). 2020 (6).
- ^ "Volunteer Organizations that Still Help Ukraine" (in Ukrainian). UkrInform. February 25, 2021.
- ^ a b de Castillo, Amanda (March 4, 2022). "'The world is connected': Silicon Valley pulls products, cuts service and restricts access to Russia". ABC7 News.
- ^ a b McSweeny, Terry (October 11, 2022). "Hundreds Gather in SF Condemning Russia's New Wave of Attacks Across Ukraine". NBC Bay Area.
- ^ "Jets Donate $1 Million to Aid Ukrainian Relief Efforts". New York Jets. April 5, 2022.
- ^ Davis, Rachel (July 7, 2022). "San Jose Donates more than $1 Million in Life-saving Safety Equipment to Assist First Responders in Ukraine". San Jose City Council.
- ^ "Nova Ukraine has raised $30M to help with relief in #Ukraine since #Russia's invasion (video)". First Move CNN. May 11, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Nova Ukraine Delivers More Than $50 Million of Aid to Ukraine in 2022". Nova Ukraine. 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ "President of Ukraine Recognized Two Californians with the Order of Merit" (in Russian). Slavic Sacramento. September 25, 2023.
- ^ O'Brien, Chris (July 10, 2017). "While world moves on from Petya hack, Ukraine still suffering aftershocks". Venture Beat.
- ^ ""40 Global Ukrainians"" (in Ukrainian). Forbes UA. September 1, 2020.
- ^ Saldaña, Cesar (February 22, 2022). "'I'm Heartbroken': Bay Area Residents With Ties to Ukraine Fear for Their Loved Ones". KQED / NPR.