I’m Janna, a Brisbane-based security researcher and software engineer at Tomato Elephant Studio, specialising in frontend performance and security.
I’m a passionate advocate for Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and actively contribute to the codebases and community by sharing her expertise at local meetups and conferences worldwide.
Recent Conference Talks
Secure by Design: Integrating Security into Development
Web Directions Code Melbourne 2025
https://www.webdirections.org/code/speakers/janna-malikova.php
Secure by Design: Integrating Security into Development
DDD Melbourne 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilGDwHv7gFw
Accessibility in WYSIWYG editors
DrupalSouth, Sydney, Australia 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrQjaPZ09oo
Secure by Design: Integrating Security into Development
WordCamp, Sydney, Australia 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CF5-YAYiEFY&ab_channel=WPSydney
Accessibility in WYSIWYG editors
DrupalSouth, Sydney, Australia 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrQjaPZ09oo&ab_channel=DrupalSouth
Secure by Design: Integrating Security into Development
WordCamp, Sydney, Australia 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CF5-YAYiEFY&ab_channel=WPSydney
Secure by Design: Integrating Security into Development
Drupal Dev Days, Vienna, Austria 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rse2G1xfmE&ab_channel=DrupalAustria
Secure by Design: Integrating Security into Development
DrupalSouth, Wellington, New Zealand 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5fh0aW_EUg&ab_channel=DrupalSouth
Contributions
We have developed a range of free public and custom private courses designed to help our clients learn about the latest tools and systems in the industry.
- For Drupal, we offer a comprehensive list of courses that covers everything from basic development and content editing to more advanced administration and maintenance of popular content management system.
- For Gitlab, we have developed two courses tailored to Project managers as well as Drupal developers.
- We offer a course on Bootstrap 5, which is designed for content editors and front-end developers. This course covers the basics of Bootstrap 5 and focuses on rapid prototyping techniques for building responsive, accessible and dynamic websites.
Hi, I'm Vladimir! I am an IT teacher and award winning open source advocate sharing my knowledge with the next generation of software engineers.
I contribute to various open source projects including WordPress, Drupal, GitLab and Bootstrap and organise local meetups and conferences in Brisbane, Australia.
Our work
Development
Digital transformation through content management and user experience with insider knowledge of Wordpress 6, Drupal 10 and Drupal 11.
Migration
One time and ongoing migrations from various sources including Sitecore, Sharepoint, Squiz Matrix, Wordpress, Adobe Experience Manager.
Integrations
Expanding CRM functionality and integrating with Hub Spot, Salesforce, Dynamics, Zoho, Civi. Single sign on and SAML integrations. Google Cloud integrations.
Recent Conference Talks
Secure by Design: Integrating Security into Development
Web Directions Code Melbourne 2025
https://www.webdirections.org/code/speakers/janna-malikova.php
Secure by Design: Integrating Security into Development
DDD Melbourne 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilGDwHv7gFw
Accessibility in WYSIWYG editors
DrupalSouth, Sydney, Australia 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrQjaPZ09oo
Secure by Design: Integrating Security into Development
WordCamp, Sydney, Australia 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CF5-YAYiEFY&ab_channel=WPSydney
Accessibility in WYSIWYG editors
DrupalSouth, Sydney, Australia 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrQjaPZ09oo&ab_channel=DrupalSouth
Secure by Design: Integrating Security into Development
WordCamp, Sydney, Australia 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CF5-YAYiEFY&ab_channel=WPSydney
Secure by Design: Integrating Security into Development
Drupal Dev Days, Vienna, Austria 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rse2G1xfmE&ab_channel=DrupalAustria
Secure by Design: Integrating Security into Development
DrupalSouth, Wellington, New Zealand 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5fh0aW_EUg&ab_channel=DrupalSouth
Contributions
We have developed a range of free public and custom private courses designed to help our clients learn about the latest tools and systems in the industry.
- For Drupal, we offer a comprehensive list of courses that covers everything from basic development and content editing to more advanced administration and maintenance of popular content management system.
- For Gitlab, we have developed two courses tailored to Project managers as well as Drupal developers.
- We offer a course on Bootstrap 5, which is designed for content editors and front-end developers. This course covers the basics of Bootstrap 5 and focuses on rapid prototyping techniques for building responsive, accessible and dynamic websites.
Open source
We use and contribute to the best open source projects in industry.
Drupal 10 / Drupal 11
Secure and flexible content management system allows us to build digital experiences, web applications.
Bootstrap 5
The most popular front end framework helps us build accessible interfaces and is tested by millions of web applications.
Gitlab
Workflow automation using continuous integration covering ticket creation, task estimation, testing, quality control, reporting and deployment.