Rustam Kolchin is a cybersecurity engineer and security architect with extensive experience designing, implementing, and supporting comprehensive security solutions for corporate infrastructure, distributed networks, and applications. Based in Almaty, Kazakhstan, he has worked with leading Russian and international information security companies — including Softline, BI.Zone, Gazinformservice, and Positive Technologies — on projects spanning Zero Trust architecture (ZTA/SASE), privileged and identity access management (PAM/IAM), remote access protection, DNS threat filtering, data leak prevention, endpoint protection (EDR/XDR), and anti-fraud systems. His key projects include a multi-layer corporate email protection platform, a continuous IT asset monitoring and vulnerability management system, ZTNA-based secure access for remote employees, and the automation of detection and response processes through SIEM/SOAR.

As a Velto judge, Rustam brings deep technical rigor and hands-on architectural expertise in evaluating security engineering, AI-driven detection and automation, infrastructure resilience, and the practical maturity of digital transformation solutions.