The 9-Year SRT Veteran: Ozgur Alp on the Evolution of Hacking

About this episode

Ozgur Alp discusses his journey in offensive security and shares insights on AI's impact on the industry.

In this episode, host Josh Mason chats with Synack Red Team Legend Ozgur Alp, who shares his offensive security journey from university to big four consulting to full-time Synack Red Team researcher. Ozgur gives his unique take on where AI excels (and falls short), which roles AI will replace, and whether the cost of AI is sustainable in the long-term.

People in this episode

Host: Josh Mason

Guest: Ozgur Alp

Topics covered

• offensive security
• AI in technology
• hacking evolution
• consulting careers
• Synack Red Team

Keywords

• hacking
• AI
• offensive security
• consulting
• Synack Red Team
• Ozgur Alp
• technology evolution

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Synack, big four consulting

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