About this episode

Alexis Lingad discusses building a powerful offensive cyber tool and his journey as a hacker and entrepreneur.

A hacker who got kicked out of college for finding their vulnerabilities, became a national hacking champion, and is now building what he calls a sovereign-level cyber weapon. Alexis Lingad, founder of Kinosec, built an autonomous AI system that chains exploits across web, IoT, and physical infrastructure the same way a real attacker would, and he's already using it to sell AI pen testing to enterprise security teams. Tune in to hear how he's building the weapon before the bad guys do. Alexis: www.linkedin.com/in/alexis-lingad Kinosec: www.kinosec.ai Jon: www.linkedin.com/in/jon-mclachlan Sasha: www.linkedin.com/in/aliaksandr-sinkevich YSecurity: www.ysecurity.io 🔒 Sponsored by YSecurity Closing a big deal and getting hit with a vendor questionnaire, SOC 2 request, or pen test requirement? That's exactly what we handle. YSecurity embeds a team of security engineers with backgrounds from Apple, Uber, Microsoft, Robinhood, and Brex directly into your company. No full-time hire, no bloated retainer. You set a monthly cap and we handle everything. Book a free strategy call and we'll tell you exactly where you stand. 👉 Book your free call: 30 Min Meeting | YSecurity.io | Cal.com 👉…

People in this episode

Guest: Alexis Lingad

Topics covered

• cybersecurity
• hacking
• AI
• entrepreneurship
• offensive security

Keywords

• cyber weapon
• AI pen testing
• hacking champion
• vulnerabilities
• enterprise security

Sponsors

YSecurity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kinosec

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