Hi, I’m Viola Lykova
Speaking and workshops
I speak about authentication, testing and cloud security for real world products.
I am available for meetups, conferences, internal tech sessions and webinars in London, across the UK and online.
- Your auth tests are lying to you
- Testing real Cognito Hosted UI flows with Cypress
- Secure frontend architecture in regulated environments
- Short lived tokens, cookies and session expiry in modern SPAs
- What QA and devs both miss about auth and security
Recent Work / Case Studies
SnappyCart
A sleek, lightweight React cart component for seamless e-commerce experiences. Designed for rapid integration and scalability.
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Nuclecode System Design
Led the architecture of a highly scalable, AWS-powered system with advanced caching, distributed microservices, and automated CI/CD pipelines.
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Enterprise E-commerce Platform
Architected a multi-region, high-availability e-commerce system with real-time inventory, microservices, and global CDN support.
View Case Study →Technical Deep-Dives
Network Traffic Analysis – The Spyware Hunter’s Approach
Using Wireshark, NetGuard, and other sniffing tools. Identifying suspicious IPs and unusual outbound traffic. Setting up a Pi-hole or DNS filter to block known malicious domains.
Read More →Bootloader, Secure Boot, and Locking It Down
What a bootloader is and why it matters. How to check if it’s unlocked and the risks involved. Locking it down properly to prevent further tampering.
Read More →Advanced Persistent Threats
Detecting hidden partitions, encrypted volumes, and rootkits. Using tools like Magisk, Chkrootkit, and rkhunter for deeper scans. Case study of a real-world spyware attack.
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