Oleksandr Kardakov
Ukrainian IT businessman, cybersecurity expert
Oleksandr Kardakov (born October 5, 1964, Svitlovodsk, Kirovohrad region) is a Ukrainian cybersecurity and military-tech developer working for the Armed Forces of Ukraine technology advancement. He also helped Ukraine's government mitigate the effects of cyberattacks in November–December 2016 and the massive Petya virus attack in 2017 made by Russian hackers on Ukrainian infrastructure.2
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Born Oct 5, 1964.1
About
Since 2015, he has led the National Security Reform Council.
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Companies
- Octava CapitalFounder8
Early life and education
- Date not recordedIgor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute3
Oleksandr Kardakov was born on October 5, 1964, in Svitlovodsk to a family of power engineers.
In 1987, Kardakov graduated from the Faculty of Electronic Engineering of the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute with a degree in electronic engineering.
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Career
Occupation: businessperson.6
- Date not recordedFounded Datagroup4
- Date not recordedFounded Octava Capital5
In 1990, he co-founded and served as the technical director of Information Computer Systems (ICS), focusing on CAD implementation, software development, and automation hardware in the electronics industry.
In 2007, he founded Octava Capital, an asset management company.
He founded Octava Defence in 2018.
Oleksandr Kardakov is the founder and chairman of the CISO Association (Information Security Officers), a member of the Ukrainian chapter of ASIS (American Society for Industrial Security), and a member of the Association of Corporate Security Professionals of Ukraine (APKBU).
Kardakov worked on mitigating the effects of cyberattacks in November and December 2016 and the massive Petya virus attack in 2017.
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Personal life
- BornOct 5, 1964, Svitlovodsk7
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- 1WikidataOleksandr Kardakov on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaOleksandr Kardakov on Wikipedia
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- 8WikidataOctava Capital, Founder
- 9Wikimedia CommonsOleksandr Kardakov photo by Myu Klidejwer, CC BY 4.0