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MikroTik User Meeting — the largest technical forum for MikroTik engineers

5
presentations
4
countries
3,900+
audience
2017–2019
period

Presentations

2017-10

The Story of an Anonymous Audit of Someone Else's Network [RU]

История анонимного аудита чужой сети

Moscow, Russia

First-ever MUM presentation — the story of an anonymous security audit of a misconfigured public Wi-Fi network, with detailed analysis and RouterOS security recommendations.

First public speech

1,600+ event attendees Watch recording PDF slides
Nikita Tarikin presenting "The Story of an Anonymous Audit of Someone Else's Network" at MUM Moscow, Russia, 2017 Nikita Tarikin presenting "The Story of an Anonymous Audit of Someone Else's Network" at MUM Moscow, Russia, 2017 (mum-moscow-2017-2)
2019-01

The real story: hidden security audit of misconfigured public Wi-Fi network

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

English adaptation of the Moscow 2017 talk — real-world story of a hidden security audit of misconfigured public Wi-Fi, demonstrating RouterOS security features.

First public speech in English

Nikita Tarikin presenting "The real story: hidden security audit of misconfigured public Wi-Fi network" at MUM Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 2019
2019-06

MikroTik IPSec ike2 VPN server: easy step-by-step guide

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Step-by-step guide to IPsec IKEv2 VPN server setup — certificates, firewall, NAT, MTU, and multi-platform client configuration. Performance comparison: IKEv2 vs L2TP/IPsec vs OpenVPN.

One of the most viewed MUM videos on MikroTik YouTube channel

300+ event attendees Watch recording PDF slides

[TODO] Ảnh trên sân khấu MUM Malaysia 2019 — hướng dẫn IPsec IKEv2 / Stage photo MUM Malaysia 2019 — IPsec IKEv2 guide

[TODO] Ảnh sân khấu + khán giả MUM KL 2019 / Stage + audience photo MUM KL 2019

2019-09

MikroTik IKE2 VPN DIY [RU]

MikroTik IKE2 VPN своими руками

Moscow, Russia

Visual guide to IKEv2 server setup on RouterOS — expanded to site-to-site scenarios for branch connectivity, external traffic transit, and OSPF routing. Live cloud demo lab.

Largest MUM Russia — 2000+ attendees

2,000+ event attendees #1 Russia 2019 Watch recording PDF slides

[TODO] Ảnh trên sân khấu MUM Russia 2019 — Nikita thuyết trình trước 2000+ người / Stage photo MUM Russia 2019 — Nikita presenting to 2000+ attendees

[TODO] Ảnh khán phòng MUM Russia 2019 — 2000+ kỹ sư / Audience shot MUM Russia 2019 — 2000+ engineers

2019-10

MikroTik IPSec IKEv2 VPN between routers (site-to-site)

Kuta (Bali), Indonesia

Step-by-step guide to IPsec IKEv2 connection between MikroTik routers — certificate issuance, RouterOS configuration, firewall, MTU, VPN routing. Live demo. Builds on MUM Malaysia 2019.

[TODO] Ảnh trên sân khấu MUM Indonesia 2019 — IPsec IKEv2 site-to-site / Stage photo MUM Indonesia 2019 — IPsec IKEv2 site-to-site

Thematic Arcs

Wi-Fi Security Audit Story

A single narrative adapted across languages and audiences: Moscow 2017 (Russian) → HCMC 2019 (English). From first public speech to first English speech.

Moscow 2017 Ho Chi Minh City 2019

IKEv2 VPN Series

Progressive expansion of an IKEv2 VPN guide across 3 events: KL 2019 (remote access) → Moscow 2019 (site-to-site + OSPF) → Bali 2019 (router-to-router deep dive). Live cloud demo lab.

Kuala Lumpur 2019 Moscow 2019 Kuta (Bali) 2019

MUM Photos

Nikita Tarikin presenting at MUM Russia 2017, Moscow
Nikita on stage at MUM Russia 2017 — first talk, 1600+ attendees
MUM Russia 2017 audience, Moscow
MUM Russia 2017 audience — 1600+ network engineers
Nikita Tarikin presenting at MUM Vietnam 2019, HCMC
Nikita on stage at MUM Vietnam 2019 — first English presentation

[TODO] Nikita on stage at MUM Malaysia 2019 — IPsec IKEv2 guide

Nikita on stage at MUM Malaysia 2019 — IPsec IKEv2 guide

[TODO] Nikita on stage at MUM Russia 2019 — 2000+ attendees, #1 speaker

Nikita on stage at MUM Russia 2019 — 2000+ attendees, #1 speaker

[TODO] MUM Russia 2019 audience — largest MUM Russia, 2000+ engineers

MUM Russia 2019 audience — largest MUM Russia, 2000+ engineers

[TODO] Nikita on stage at MUM Indonesia 2019 — IPsec site-to-site

Nikita on stage at MUM Indonesia 2019 — IPsec site-to-site

[TODO] Backstage / pre-talk preparation MUM Moscow 2017

Backstage / pre-talk preparation MUM Moscow 2017

Rankings

#1 Russia 2019 #2 Europe 2019

Rankings based on audience evaluations at MikroTik User Meeting.

Impact Summary

Total presentations
5
Total event audience
3,900+
Countries
4
Period
2017–2019
YouTube recordings
5/5
Languages
Russian, English

MikroTik Network

Professional connections through international MikroTik events

Sergejs

MikroTik Senior Engineer

YouTube-famous MikroTik engineer — met at MUM events

Marius

MikroTik Senior Engineer

YouTube-famous MikroTik engineer — met at MUM events

Farzad

MikroTik Certified Trainer (Iran/Canada)

Guest trainer Aug 2023 — "Best class I have ever had"

Russian MikroTik Trainer

MikroTik Certified Trainer (Russia)

Met at MUM Russia 2017 & 2019

Thai MikroTik Trainer

MikroTik Certified Trainer (Thailand)

Met at Bangkok 2025

Singapore MikroTik Trainer

MikroTik Certified Trainer (Singapore)

Met at Southeast Asia MikroTik events

Indonesian MikroTik Trainer

MikroTik Certified Trainer (Indonesia)

Met at MUM Indonesia 2019 Bali

Malaysian MikroTik Trainer

MikroTik Certified Trainer (Malaysia)

Met at MUM Malaysia 2019 Kuala Lumpur

Dubai MikroTik Trainer

MikroTik Certified Trainer (Dubai)

Met at international MikroTik events

Bangladesh MikroTik Trainer

MikroTik Certified Trainer (Bangladesh)

Met at Asia MikroTik events

MikroTik HQ Staff 1

MikroTik Latvia Staff

Met at MUM — technical support staff

MikroTik HQ Staff 2

MikroTik Latvia Staff

Met at MUM — event management

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