Michael Schläpfer is founder and security expert at FortIT. Previously, he worked for 5 years as Senior Security Solution Architect and Team Manager Application Security for United Security Providers AG. He has many years of practical knowledge in the areas of IAM, mobile, web applications, cloud, IT infrastructures and networks and knows the vulnerabilities and protective measures in these areas.
Michael Schläpfer studied computer science at the ZHAW and ETH Zurich and conducted research in the field of formal analysis of security protocols as part of his doctorate. He has authored numerous publications and has specialized in the areas of IT risk management, identity and access management and web application security.
His experience includes, among other things
Academic collaboration: As part of his teaching activities at ETH Zurich, he was responsible for setting up the Applied Security Laboratory and training students in ethical hacking. His teaching activities continue today at the FHNW on the subject of application security and zero trust.
Conception and implementation management of zero trust architectures.
IT security strategy, program and project planning, implementation management in an agile development environmentIdentity and access management
Technology knowledge
OpenID Connect, SAML, OAuth
FIDO2, OTP, MobileID, RSA, PKI, Radius, Kerberos
OWASP
AWS, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365
Cloud Stack, Open Policy Agent (OPA)
Various programming languages and frameworks
About FortIT AG
FortIT enables secure digital business, supporting companies with innovative digitalization projects and strategic initiatives. With deep expertise in modern technologies, FortIT delivers fast, visible results and lasting impact.
