# Yuriy Bulygin

> Yuriy Bulygin is the Portland-based co-founder and CEO of Eclypsium and creator of CHIPSEC, an open-source hardware and firmware security assessment framework. Formerly a security research leader at Intel and Intel Security, he focuses on verifying the integrity of devices and the code within enterprise infrastructure.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Eclypsium, Inc.
- **Organizations:** Eclypsium, Inc., Intel Corporation, Intel Security, McAfee, Kaspersky Lab, CHIPSEC, Forbes Technology Council
- **Nationality:** American (naturalized)
- **Education:** PhD in cryptography, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Master’s in applied mathematics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
- **Known for:** Created the CHIPSEC open-source platform security assessment framework., Led Intel Corporation’s microprocessor security analysis team and Intel Security’s Advanced Threat Research team., Co-founded Eclypsium in 2017 with Alex Bazhaniuk.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2006** — Worked on Kaspersky Lab’s Technological Research team and taught information security at MIPT.
- **2006** — Joined Intel Corporation.
- **2007** — Presented Remote and Local Exploitation of Network Drivers at Black Hat USA.
- **2013** — Presented a Windows 8 Secure Boot software bypass with Andrew Furtak and Oleksandr Bazhaniuk at Black Hat USA.
- **2014** — CHIPSEC’s first public version was released at CanSecWest in March.
- **2015** — Co-presented research on vulnerabilities in SMI handlers at CanSecWest.
- **2017** — Co-founded Eclypsium with Alex Bazhaniuk.
- **2025** — Eclypsium announced a $45 million Series C comprising equity and debt, followed by AI data center security capabilities.
- **2026** — Eclypsium announced $25 million in strategic financing led by PEAK6 Strategic Capital in March.

## Achievements

- Created the CHIPSEC open-source platform security assessment framework.
- Led Intel Corporation’s microprocessor security analysis team and Intel Security’s Advanced Threat Research team.
- Co-founded Eclypsium in 2017 with Alex Bazhaniuk.
- Co-presented publicly documented Secure Boot and firmware security research at Black Hat and CanSecWest.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Eclypsium announced $25 million in strategic financing led by PEAK6 Strategic Capital, with participation from a top-three US bank and Ten Eleven Ventures.
- **2026-03** — Published Security At The Edge; Insecurity By Design through Forbes Technology Council.
- **2025-06** — Eclypsium announced version 4.0 capabilities for AI and GPU infrastructure security.

## Links

- Website: https://www.c7zero.info/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bulygin
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/c7zero
- GitHub: https://github.com/c7zero

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Last updated: 2026-10-21