Vesta Matveeva

Vesta Matveeva is the Head of Strategic Cybercrime Investigations at Group-IB, operating from the company’s European Digital Crime Resistance Centre and serving as a globally recognised leader in the fight against cybercrime. With over 14 years of experience spanning digital forensics, threat intelligence, and complex international investigations, she represents the rare combination of deep technical mastery and strategic leadership.

The period of 2024–2025 marked the most impactful chapter of Vesta’s career to date. Within a single year, she contributed to three of the most prominent cybercrime investigations, delivering outcomes that protected major financial institutions, disrupted organised criminal networks, and supported real-world law enforcement action. Her work exemplifies Group-IB’s adversary-centric approach—focusing not only on technical remediation, but on understanding, tracking, and dismantling threat actors over time. Based in Europe, Vesta plays a critical role in reinforcing Group-IB’s regional relevance while operating at a global scale. She transforms vast volumes of intelligence into predictive insights that help organisations anticipate and prevent future attacks, rather than merely respond to incidents after damage has occurred. Her philosophy of “innovation through collaboration” is reflected in her close work with international cybersecurity bodies and police agencies, enabling faster, more effective responses to real-time threats. Beyond operations, Vesta is deeply committed to developing the next generation of cybersecurity professionals. Through extensive training programmes for investigators and law enforcement, she ensures that knowledge, skills, and ethical responsibility are shared widely—amplifying her influence far beyond individual cases. Vesta Matveeva is not only a leader of investigations, but a leader of people, partnerships, and progress—making her a compelling and deserving nominee for Woman of Influence.