Adil Hafa
Adil currently works as a CISO and he is a security expert with over 16 years of experience in a wide range of industries: Retail including online food ordering, finance including exchanges, defense and government.
Professional experience
Currently, Adil is the Chief Information Security Officer at Ödeal, a regional digital payment platform. Ödeal serves 125,000 merchants with its software and hardware based POS solutions.
His previous role was head of Global Security Testing at the global food ordering application, Delivery Hero. He was responsible for protecting Delivery Hero's systems, data, and customers from cyber threats. His team provided application security testing including dynamic application security testing (DAST) and penetration testing as well as red teaming, and bug bounty management for all Delivery Hero's platforms and applications.
Previously, he worked as a cyber security consultant, IT security tester and penetration tester
Education
Adil obtained an MSc degree in Computer and Information System Security / Information Security from İstanbul Şehir University in 2016.
Latest Articles from Adil
Top Firewall Management Tools: Analysis & Comparison
As the CISO of an enterprise managing firewalls from multiple vendors, I have seen that a unified firewall management tool is essential to streamline configuration & ensure compliance and reduce the complexity & work load. I have compiled the top 11 solutions.
Top 3 Open Source Firewall Audit Tools Compared
Open source firewall audit tools let IT teams see how their firewalls are set up, spot weak points, and learn how to fix them, without spending much. However, mid-market and enterprise companies may explore closed-source firewall audit software for more comprehensive solutions.
Top 10 IAST Tools: Evaluating Focus, Integration, and Features
Over the course of my 17 years in cybersecurity, including time as CISO at a fintech serving 125,000 merchants, I’ve gained experience with the evolution of interactive testing methods. Through working on Proofs of Concept (PoCs) with several vendors, I’ve gained insights that have helped me compile the list below.
Top 6 Device Control Software
Device control solutions are usually offered alongside features like Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and Mobile Device Management (MDM) to address a wide range of security needs.
Top 10 Application Security Tools: Features & Pricing
Application breaches represent 25% of all security incidents.. Based on our extensive research and technical reviewers’ experience, we selected the top 10 application security tools. Within each vendor’s section, we outlined our rationale for our selection.
15 Best Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Software
Based on our DLP benchmark & features, here are the top data loss prevention tools.
Top 12 Firewall Audit Software & Integration-Based Comparison
As the Chief Information Security Officer of a fintech platform, compliance to standards like PCI DSS is a top priority for me. Since firewall audit software facilitate compliance & improve our security posture, I have reviewed all major solutions.
Top 10 DAST Tools: Benchmarking Results & Comparison
As a CISO, I have worked extensively with DAST tools. In evaluating the top solutions, I reviewed capabilities such as accuracy, detection performance by severity, and more. See below for a detailed breakdown of my key takeaways: DAST benchmark results True and false positive rates Benchmark environments: 1.
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