Matias Blanco

Senior Director, Product Security @ Okta

San Francisco, California, United States

About

As an accomplished application security leader with over fifteen years of experience, I have a proven track record of driving security initiatives and building robust security programs that protect organizations from cyber threats. My expertise in secure software development, threat modeling, and vulnerability management, combined with my ability to collaborate cross-functionally and communicate effectively, has enabled me to lead teams successfully and implement security strategies that align with business objectives. I am passionate about staying up-to-date on the latest security trends and technologies, and I am committed to delivering measurable results that strengthen an organization's security posture.

Experience

  • Okta (Full-time · 10 yrs 9 mos)
    • Senior Director, Product Security
      Aug 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 11 mos

      Leading Okta's Product Security program and initiatives, unifying the security capabilities of WIC (Okta) and CIC(Auth0)

    • Senior Director, Research and Exploitation
      Mar 2023 - Sep 2023 · 7 mos

      Leader for all Product, Offensive and Infrastructure Security initiatives at Okta

    • Senior Director, Application Security and Security Automation
      Apr 2022 - Mar 2023 · 1 yr

  • Board Member at Hack the Hood
    Aug 2025 - Present · 11 mos

  • Senior Security Consultant at IOActive, Inc.
    Oct 2012 - Oct 2015 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    Network Penetration Testing Mobile Auditing and Penetration Testing Web Application Penetration Testing Exploit Development Code Review in several technologies Threat Modeling and Architecture Review

  • Core Security Technologies (Greater Buenos Aires)
    • Exploit Writing Team Lead
      Jun 2011 - Sep 2012 · 1 yr 4 mos

      Lead the Exploit Writing Team at Core Security

    • Exploit Writer
      May 2008 - May 2011 · 3 yrs 1 mo

      Developed web and binary application exploits Led the Mobile Devices Exploit Team for Black Hat LV 2011 Researched and developed a Cross-site Scripting Fuzzer Module in Core Impact Pro Led internal training on exploiting and fuzzing web applications and binaries Performed code audits in a variety of languages Wrote exploits for well-known applications, such as Oracle VM Server, WordPress, phpMyAdmin, HP OpenView, Apache, Joomla, MS Office, Drupal, and Symantec IM Manager

  • Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, UBA (Greater Buenos Aires)
    • Teaching Assistant, Operating Systems
      Feb 2011 - Aug 2011 · 7 mos

    • Teaching Assistant on Software Engineering II
      Mar 2010 - Aug 2011 · 1 yr 6 mos