About Lukas Hügle - Cybersecurity Expert

Lukas Hügle - Personal Introduction Link to heading

On this page I introduce myself – my background, my projects and what I’m working on.

Cybersecurity Expert with a focus on API security and AI-based security solutions. Founder of Venedy, an AI-powered API Security Testing Platform.

Master’s degree in Cybersecurity and Machine Learning at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). Practical experience as Senior Security Consultant at Spike Digital Reply and PwC.

Expertise Link to heading

API Security Link to heading

Specialization in Business Logic Vulnerabilities and OWASP API Top 10. Focus on vulnerabilities that require real understanding of application logic and are overlooked by standard scanners.

AI-based Security Link to heading

LLM-powered Security Testing, ML Model Security, Neural Network Security Research. Experience from research at KIT: Power Side-Channel Analysis, hardware-based attacks.

Cloud Security & DevSecOps Link to heading

AWS and Azure Security Audits, Infrastructure as Code Security, Security Automation. CI/CD Security Integration, Policy-as-Code.

Professional Experience Link to heading

Founder, Venedy Link to heading

From April 2026 | Munich | venedy.io

AI-powered API Security Testing Platform. Automated penetration testing with LLM technology for Business Logic Testing. OWASP API Top 10 Coverage, NIS2-Compliance. Made in Germany, 100% EU-Hosting.

The development arose from the realization that manual API pentests are time-consuming and costly, while conventional scanners don’t detect Business Logic Vulnerabilities.

Co-Founder: Armin Skollik

Security Consulting Link to heading

Since January 2026 | Munich | hueskotech.de

Cybersecurity Consulting for selected clients: Cloud Security Audits, API security architecture, DevSecOps implementation.

Senior Security Consultant, Spike Digital Reply Link to heading

Until 2025 | Munich

  • Lead AI Security Taskforce
  • DevSecOps Consulting
  • Cloud Security Operations
  • API Security & Penetration Testing
  • Speaker at Vodafone Enterprise Plenum Events

Security Consultant, PwC Link to heading

Germany

Conducted security assessments for mobile applications and technical infrastructure in the healthcare sector. Performed source code analysis and penetration testing to identify vulnerabilities in healthcare systems.

Education & Research Link to heading

Master in Cybersecurity & Machine Learning Link to heading

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Focus: Cybersecurity and Machine Learning.

Master Thesis at Chair of Dependable Nano Computing (CDNC): Power Side-Channel Attacks on Neural Network Accelerators. The research shows how power consumption patterns of hardware can be used to reconstruct encrypted data.

Co-author of the publication “Power2Picture: Using Generative CNNs for Input Recovery of Neural Network Accelerators through Power Side-Channels on FPGAs” (IEEE FCCM 2023).

Contact Link to heading

Email: info@lukashuegle.de Location: Munich, Germany