From 14-Year-Old Bug Hunter to Level 5 SRT Hero

About this episode

Sayaan Alam shares his journey from a young bug hunter to a Level 5 member of the Synack Red Team.

In this episode of WE’RE IN, Josh Mason sits down with Sayaan Alam, a Level 5 Synack Red Team (SRT) member who started his hacking journey at 14 years old. Sayaan shares his story of how he became the second-youngest researcher onboarded to the SRT and how he climbed the ranks to become recognized on the Synack Acropolis.

People in this episode

Host: Josh Mason

Guest: Sayaan Alam

Topics covered

• hacking
• cybersecurity
• career development
• youth in technology
• bug hunting

Keywords

• bug hunting
• cybersecurity
• youth hacker
• Synack Red Team
• career progression

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Synack, Synack Red Team

Places: Synack Acropolis

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