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Aaron Leibowitz is a Product Manager at CertiK, a blockchain security firm specializing in smart contract auditing services. He works on helping DeFi and blockchain projects audit their smart contracts and applications.
1Interview
2021First on the show
Mar 2021Latest appearance
17 minOn camera
16:31
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In their own words
“Code can be changed before deployment which actually seems to be the case when we looked at the code and paid network versus what we had audited there was something injected after the audit before deployment.”
Key points from the latest interview
- CertiK provides smart contract audits, penetration testing, manual code reviews, and offers CertiK Shield insurance protection and Skynet on-chain monitoring tools.
- Audits are snapshots in time and cannot guarantee perfect security; code can be modified after audit completion before deployment.
- CertiK Shield allows retail and institutional investors to purchase reimbursement protection independently, separate from project-level security measures.
- Projects should contact auditors well in advance rather than days before launch to allow adequate time for thorough security reviews.
- Retail investors should verify projects have been audited by reputable firms and conduct independent research before investing in DeFi startups.