Mark Liapustin (clizSec)

clizSec

Mark Liapustin

Securing Email, APIs, Compliance, and the Products Built on Them

I'm Mark Liapustin (clizSec), a cybersecurity architect where email security, Web/API security, and regulatory compliance intersect. As CISO at Trustifi, killing phishing for a living, I set enterprise security strategy, GDPR, HIPAA, ISO 27001 framework programs, and AI/ML anti-phishing through intelligent agents and applied machine learning across the email, Web, and API stack.

From Israel to United States, Miami · English · Hebrew · Russian

Projects

Security tools I build outside my day-to-day CISO work.

Closed beta

GRC Assistant

Find the gaps. Close them. Stay audit-ready.

GRC is Governance, Risk, and Compliance. Missing policies, broken clause maps, and silent expirations kill audits - GRC Assistant surfaces the errors, auto-completes what is missing, and keeps completion rate climbing.

  • Live completion rate across ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA, NIST, and more
  • Flags missing policies and incomplete clauses - then drafts the fix with AI
  • Reminders for certs and audits - invite-only access by request
Open beta

ScaMatrix

Paste an IOC. Know if the world already flagged it.

Suspicious links and hashes should not wait on a spreadsheet of feeds. ScaMatrix queries trusted threat intelligence for URLs, domains, IPs, emails, and file hashes - so you can spot phishing, malware, and known IOCs in real time during email and web triage.

  • IOC lookup across global threat intelligence sources in one place
  • Free security toolbox for decode, defang, hash, and IOC extraction
  • Built for analysts and IT teams who need fast answers mid-investigation
Chrome extension

WebIOC

Local URL and IOC investigation

Chrome extension that captures redirect chains, headers, HTML, scripts, and extracted indicators without uploading pages to the cloud.

  • Redirect chain, headers, DOM, and favicon hashes
  • Export JSON, Markdown, HTML, or IOC CSV
  • Privacy by design - all processing stays on your machine
Chrome extension

ELKTrail

Live log tail for Kibana

Chrome extension that turns any Kibana or Elastic deployment into a fast, tail -f style log stream, in the side panel or right inside Kibana.

  • Live streaming with Papertrail-style, KQL, or Lucene search
  • Click any host, severity, or request ID to filter instantly
  • Uses your Kibana session - no API keys, nothing leaves the browser

Work Experience

Roles, impact, and skills across my career.

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Trustifi

Full-time · Aug 2017 - Present

  1. Chief Information Security Officer

    Oct 2021 - Present

    Miami, Florida, United States · Hybrid

    Lead enterprise and product security for Trustifi's AI-powered email security platform, protecting MSPs, enterprises, and regulated organizations.

    • Email security
    • Anti-phishing
    • Web & API security
    • Security architecture
    • AI/ML & intelligent agents
    • Compliance & frameworks
    Key highlights6
    • Own the inbound email protection architecture: anti-phishing, anti-spam, graymail, BEC, impersonation and spoofing detection, and AI/ML-driven defenses across email, web, and API surfaces.
    • Lead the cybersecurity team and the 24/7 Email Managed Detection and Response (EMDR) service.
    • Build custom IOCs, detection logic, and threat signatures for email-borne attacks; investigate live phishing kits and infrastructure (e.g., HostMimic research on non-canonical IP URL obfuscation).
    • Partner with product and engineering on applied machine learning and intelligent agents for phishing detection.
    • Drive security architecture and Web/API security for the platform.
    • Run regulatory and customer-trust programs across GDPR, HIPAA, and ISO 27001, including VIP client security reviews and security questionnaires.
  2. Information Security, Compliance and Data Protection Officer

    Aug 2018 - Oct 2021

    Las Vegas, Nevada · Hybrid

    Built Trustifi's product email protections and company compliance program, the foundation of the later CISO role.

    • Email security
    • Compliance & frameworks
    • Security policies
    • Data protection
    Key highlights4
    • Designed and shipped email security protections, proprietary detection metrics, and signatures in the product.
    • Wrote and operated internal information security policies and IT controls, and managed the company IT environment.
    • Led certification and continuous compliance for GDPR, HIPAA, and ISO 27001.
    • Served as Data Protection Officer and owned customer security questionnaires for go-to-market teams.
  3. Information Security Specialist

    Aug 2017 - Aug 2018

    Tel Aviv District, Israel · On-site

    Email threat research, vulnerability analysis, and penetration testing that shaped the product's defenses.

    • Email threat research
    • Penetration testing
    Key highlights3
    • Researched and analyzed email-borne threats: phishing, malware, and abuse patterns.
    • Ran vulnerability assessments and penetration tests against the product and infrastructure.
    • Became the go-to internal resource for practical security decisions.
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ScaMatrix

Self-employed · Mar 2025 - Present

  1. Founder & Developer

    Mar 2025 - Present

    Miami, Florida, United States · Remote

    Independent security toolkit for security analysts, SOC, and IT teams, built alongside my CISO role.

    • Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI)
    • Indicators of Compromise
    Key highlights3
    • ScaMatrix (scamatrix.com): AI-powered threat intelligence lookup for URLs, domains, IPs, emails, and file hashes against 50+ open threat feeds, with automatic DNS checks.
    • Free analyst toolbox: email header analyzer (SPF/DKIM/DMARC), IOC extractor, defang/refang, URL parser, hash generator, JWT decoder, CIDR and timestamp tools, plus a developer API.
    • WebIOC by ScaMatrix: local-first Chrome extension for phishing URL investigation, redirect chains, and IOC extraction.
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Nation-E

Full-time · Nov 2014 - Aug 2017

  1. Cyber Security Specialist

    Nov 2014 - Aug 2017

    Herzliya, Tel Aviv District, Israel · On-site

    ICS/SCADA and IoT security research and customer proof-of-concepts against zero-day class threats.

    • ICS/SCADA security
    • IoT security
    • Operational Technology
    • Penetration testing
    Key highlights4
    • Exploited and demonstrated attacks against ICS/SCADA, smart-grid, and IoT devices to validate the product.
    • Co-discovered CVE-2017-6019 (Schneider Electric Conext ComBox), published as CISA advisory ICSA-17-061-02.
    • Supported the Israel Electric Corporation (IEC) smart-grid pilot, finding vulnerabilities across IoT, ICS, and SCADA components.
    • Strengthened critical-infrastructure resilience through hands-on research and responsible disclosure.

Self-employed

Freelance · Mar 2007 - Jan 2011

  1. Web Application Security Consultant

    Feb 2009 - Jan 2011

    Tel Aviv District, Israel · Remote

    Freelance web application security for a range of clients.

    • Web application security
    • SQL injection
    Key highlights3
    • Web application penetration testing, secure code review, and security assessments.
    • Found and helped remediate OWASP Top 10 issues such as SQL injection and cross-site scripting (XSS).
    • Delivered clear, prioritized findings and fix guidance to developers and owners.
  2. Linux System Administrator

    Mar 2007 - Jan 2011

    Tel Aviv District, Israel · Remote

    Built, hardened, and ran public-facing Linux servers for internet radio (SHOUTcast) and online game servers.

    • Security audits
    • Python
    Key highlights3
    • Configured and hardened the OS, network protocols, and services against abuse and attacks.
    • Monitored, troubleshot, and kept services stable and available.
    • Automated routine administration with Bash and Python.

Volunteering

Responsible disclosure and bug bounty contributions.

Bug HunterApr 2017 - Present

U.S. Department of Defense

Responsibly finding and reporting vulnerabilities across DoD systems and infrastructure through the Vulnerability Disclosure Program on HackerOne.

  • Focus areas: Pentagon Visa/Passport Program, military websites and servers, and R&D centers.
  • Publicly disclosed: information disclosure in the US Army Corps of Engineers R&D Center and XSS in the Pentagon Visa/Passport Program.
Bug HunterJun 2017 - Jul 2017

FlexiSpy

Reported two high-to-critical vulnerabilities in FlexiSPY services, with confirmed security impact and a bounty award. Public disclosure was not approved due to the sensitive nature of the findings.

Bug HunterMay 2017 - Jun 2017

Instacart

Identified a path traversal vulnerability in WordPress Core AJAX handlers, contributing to the security of one of the most widely deployed CMS platforms.

Bug HunterMar 2017 - Apr 2017

Schneider Electric

Denial-of-service in Conext ComBox (model 865-1058), co-discovered with Arik Kublanov (Nation-E Ltd) and acknowledged by US-CERT and Schneider Electric.

Contact

Get in touch.

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Best way to reach me for collaboration, security discussions, or professional inquiries - especially around email security, phishing, and enterprise security programs.