Katya Seryabkina

Katya Seryabkina was born in Ukraine and lives in Krakow, Poland. She started hacking and exploring the digital world at 14, and everything she knows is self-taught, a curiosity that has since grown into proficiency in five programming languages: Python, JavaScript, C++, Ruby, and PHP.

For us she covers phone tracking and monitoring apps, spyware detection, and online privacy. Every app she reviews goes through the same rigorous hands-on process: she tests the features, the user interface, the ability to stay hidden, the security measures, and the overall effectiveness. Because that process never changes from one app to the next, neither does the standard, which is what keeps her verdicts unbiased.

She is also a mother of two teenagers, and it shows in her work. Much of what she writes is practical guidance that helps parents protect their kids’ digital lives without guesswork.

Off the clock, Katya picks up new programming languages, attends security conferences, competes in ethical-hacking competitions, and travels with a camera.