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Nathan Sinyak

Security & Cyber Research

@nate

Works on security and cyber across the lab: how the systems get attacked, how they hold up, and what has to change before anything opens up to people outside. Computer science student and information security engineer, working in application security and the automation around it.

  • Application security
  • Security operations
  • Vulnerability management
  • Security automation

At the lab

  • Security review and cyber across every project in the lab
  • Threat modeling and hardening before anything is opened up

Professional experience

  1. Information Security Engineer, Co-op

    Apr 2026 to present

    Holman

    • Supports the design, implementation, and maintenance of the security controls protecting enterprise systems, data, and infrastructure
    • Analyzes SAST, IAST, and DAST findings and separates true positives from false positives so the results still represent real risk
    • Builds security workflow automation, including opening tickets automatically from found issues
    • Contributes to API management practices, keeping communication and access control across internal and external services documented
    • Works with other IT teams to put new secure workflow practices in place

Education

  1. Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

    Sep 2024 to Jun 2029

    Drexel University, College of Computing & Informatics

    In progress

    • Drexel Cyberdragons, the university's cybersecurity club

Skills & tools

Application security

  • SAST
  • IAST
  • DAST
  • Vulnerability management
  • Risk triage

Security operations

  • Security controls
  • Secure workflow design
  • Access control
  • API management

Platforms & automation

  • Microsoft Azure
  • Wiz
  • Azure DevOps
  • Workflow automation
  • Software development life cycle