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Lasse Walstad

Lasse Walstad

Investor, Entrepreneur and Digital Expert

Lasse Walstad is a versatile online entrepreneur and co-founder of Techshielder. His keen interests in many industries have spurred him to start numerous online businesses that have made him relevant in the digital world. Lasse is an investor and promoter of everything you need to know about staying private online. His interest in the world of online privacy kick-started his research in cybersecurity which helped birth Techshielder today.

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Haakon Hess

Haakon Hess

CTO, Lead developer

Haakon Hess est un programmeur hors pair. Passionné par la mission de TechShielder, il est un excellent élément de l’équipe. Haakon met son expertise au service de nos programmes et de notre site web, et mène les projets avec notre équipe technique dans une démarche d’excellence. De plus, il possède une solide expérience en codage et en prévention des failles de sécurité, assurant ainsi que TechShielder fonctionne parfaitement.
Mats Rossing

Mats Rossing

Programmeur technique

Mats Rossing est le programmeur technique de TechShielder. Expert en programmation, il a une passion contagieuse pour la technologie. Mats aime son travail : la programmation est dans son ADN. Il veille à ce que nos sites web et nos programmes ne contiennent pas de bugs. Il n’a pas son pareil pour détecter et éliminer les failles de sécurité, ce qui permet aux programmes de TechShielder de fonctionner sans accroc.
Lasse Walstad

Lasse Walstad

Investisseur, entrepreneur et expert numérique

Véritable serial entrepreneur du digital, Lasse Walstad est le cofondateur de TechShielder. Son intérêt pour divers secteurs d'activité l’a poussé à créer plusieurs entreprises qui lui ont permis de se faire une place de choix dans l’univers du numérique. Lasse est un investisseur, mais aussi un fervent défenseur de la confidentialité en ligne. Engagé pour la protection de la vie privée en ligne, il s’est lancé dans des recherches sur la cybersécurité, qui ont donné naissance à TechShielder.
Cuong Do Dai

Cuong Do Dai

Responsable des relations publiques, expert en marketing

Cuong Do Dai est l’expert en relations humaines de TechShielder. Au cours de sa carrière, il a travaillé en tant que directeur des ventes et responsable des relations publiques. Cette expérience fait de lui l’homme idéal pour diriger le département des relations publiques de TechShielder. Cuong est également chef du personnel chez TechShielder. Son acuité et son sens des responsabilités lui permettent de mener des entretiens clés avec les experts en sécurité.
Lydia Iseh

Lydia Iseh

Journaliste, rédactrice médias

Lydia Iseh veille à ce que chaque contenu que nous mettons en ligne soit parfaitement informatif, précis et novateur. Elle dirige l’équipe de rédaction de contenu de TechShielder et travaille en étroite collaboration avec le reste de l'équipe pour s'assurer que nos articles répondent aux attentes de nos lecteurs. Lydia a un vrai don pour rédiger des contenus liés à la technologie et à la cybersécurité, et a de nombreuses années d'expérience dans ce domaine.
Gregory Hornet

Gregory Hornet

Hacker éthique, chercheur technique

Gregory Hornet est un hacker éthique qui a fait ses armes dans plusieurs entreprises spécialisées dans le développement de logiciels. Gregory adore identifier les failles des systèmes de sécurité, et en a fait son travail. Gregory [Samir] est contre la surveillance et le contrôle d’internet.
Ernest Masuka

Ernest Masuka

Tech Writer, Cybersecurity Buff

Ernest Masuka is a tech writer who’s creating quite the name as a trusted voice in cybersecurity in general, and VPNs in particular. As an Engineering student, he became intrigued with hacking tactics and how to thwart attacks. Today, Ernest writes in-depth guides and reviews to help people find service providers, providing the best security at different price points. When he’s not writing, Ernest enjoys playing Fortnite. He plays Chess at a national level, loves rewatching “The Matrix” trilogy, and engaging in challenging DIY projects.
Haakon Hess

Haakon Hess

CTO, Lead developer

Haakon Hess is a programmer extraordinaire. His dedication to work at Techshielder makes him an excellent fit for the team. Haakon brings his knowledge about making our programs and website work to play and executes ideas excellently with other members of the technical team. In addition, he has vast experience in coding, preventing security breaches, and ensuring the smooth functioning of Techshielder.
Mats Rossing

Mats Rossing

Technical Programmer

Mats Rossing is our technical programmer at Techshielder. His passion for technology and expertise in programming is a unique trait we can’t resist. Mats enjoys what he does, like he has programming encoded in his DNA. He ensures that our websites and programs are bug-free and has an expert touch in analyzing and flushing out security flaws for the smooth running of tech-related programs at Techshielder.