Val Kafedzhy is an infrastructure and security architect with more than 20 years of experience spanning hands-on engineering, cloud architecture, and CTO responsibility. His work covers firewalls and Zero Trust, cryptography and PKI, Linux and eBPF, Kubernetes, DNS and email infrastructure, SMTP, BGP, anycast, IPv6, and multi-region networks across AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure. He connects architecture decisions with practical security controls, reliable operations, and audit evidence. He holds master's degrees in computer science and law. His current focus includes the platforms and security foundations that AI systems depend on.

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