# Mariano Nunez

> Mariano Nunez is the CEO and co-founder of Onapsis, the Boston-based company that pioneered security for the business-critical ERP applications - SAP, Oracle and others - that run the world's largest enterprises. A security researcher turned operator, he was among the first to publicly demonstrate cyberattacks against SAP systems and built the first open-source ERP penetration testing framework. Under his leadership, Onapsis Research Labs has discovered and helped patch more than 1,000 zero-day vulnerabilities, and the company partners directly with SAP as an endorsed application security solution. Nunez has been named EY Entrepreneur of the Year, an MIT Top 35 Innovator Under 35, and a Boston Business Journal 40 Under 40.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-Founder at Onapsis
- **Organizations:** Onapsis, Endeavor
- **From:** Argentina
- **Nationality:** Argentine
- **Education:** B.S. in Computer Science, University (Argentina), Executive education, Harvard Business School, Executive education, Stanford University Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Onapsis, the market leader in business-critical application security, First to publicly present cybersecurity risks affecting SAP/ERP platforms at RSA, Black Hat and SANS, Developed the first open-source ERP penetration testing framework

## Career timeline

- **~12** — Discovers cybersecurity after watching the film Hackers and reading an 800-page security book bought from a New York street vendor.
- **15** — Builds a community news website and sells advertising space to local shops.
- **18** — Studies computer science while working in offensive penetration testing, exposing vulnerabilities in client systems.
- **2000s** — Becomes first to publicly present cybersecurity risks affecting SAP/ERP platforms at RSA, Black Hat and SANS; develops first open-source ERP penetration testing framework.
- **2009** — Co-founds Onapsis to protect business-critical ERP applications after discovering a massive security blind spot in SAP systems.
- **2018** — Named EY Entrepreneur of the Year New England semifinalist; recognized among top entrepreneurs.
- **2020** — Onapsis raises Series D funding ($55M), bringing total funding to over $115M.
- **2021-2025** — Onapsis Research Labs surpasses 1,000 responsibly disclosed zero-day vulnerabilities; Onapsis becomes SAP-endorsed application security solution and launches the SAP Defenders Community.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Onapsis, the market leader in business-critical application security
- First to publicly present cybersecurity risks affecting SAP/ERP platforms at RSA, Black Hat and SANS
- Developed the first open-source ERP penetration testing framework
- Led discovery and responsible disclosure of 1,000+ zero-day vulnerabilities in SAP and ERP environments
- EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2018 (New England)
- MIT Technology Review Top 35 Innovators Under 35
- Boston Business Journal 40 Under 40
- Selected as an Endeavor entrepreneur
- Discovered critical vulnerabilities in SAP, Oracle, IBM and Microsoft applications
- Established the SAP Defenders Community and a formal partnership with SAP

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Published a CEO year-in-review on securing the future of SAP as ERP threats shift from access abuse to unpatched vulnerabilities and misconfigurations.
- **2025-01** — Featured in SAPinsider Magazine and interviewed at SAPinsider Las Vegas 2025 on the state of SAP cybersecurity.

## Links

- Website: https://onapsis.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mnunezdc/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/onapsis
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/onapsis

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