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Adil Hafa

Adil Hafa

Technical Advisor
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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

Cybersecurity
Open World Evaluation
Sep 25

Top 6 Device Control Software

Device control solutions are often offered alongside features like Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and Mobile Device Management (MDM) to address a wide range of security needs. Our analysis compares six solutions based on feature sets, integration capabilities, and user feedback from B2B review platforms. List of common device control software features and key criteria for…

Cybersecurity
Open World Evaluation
Sep 22

Top SOAR Platforms

With nearly 2 decades of cybersecurity experience in a highly regulated industry, I listed the best 10+security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) software: * Vendors with”” under the OS log support column support log collection from Linux, Unix, macOS, and Windows. ManageEngine Log360 is a unified SIEM platform that added native SOAR in May 2026…

Cybersecurity
Open World Evaluation
Sep 22

18 Top Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Software

Based on our DLP benchmark & features, here are the top data loss prevention tools. See our rationale for these recommendations by clicking the links on the product names: To comply with regulations such as GDPR, HIPAA, or PCI DSS and strengthen your security with a DLP solution, you need to find the right vendor…

Cybersecurity
Open World Evaluation
Sep 15

Top 9 User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) Tools

As a CISO in a highly regulated industry with ~2 decades of cybersecurity expertise, I compared the top 9 user and entity behavior analytics (UEBA) tools that can help SOCs detect abnormal and potentially dangerous user and device behavior: See feature descriptions. User and entity behavior analytics (UEBA) tools help enterprises discover modern zero-day and…

Cybersecurity
Open World Evaluation
Sep 14

Top 6 Open-Source Log Analysis Tools: Wazuh, Graylog & More

As a CISO in a highly regulated industry with ~2 decades of cybersecurity expertise, I have worked with multiple SIEM-like log analysis platforms. From those, I picked the top 6 open-source log analysis tools. In evaluating these tools, I focused on key factors such as log collection flexibility, real-time event detection, scalability, and support for…

Cybersecurity
Open World Evaluation
Sep 10

Top 5 Open Source SOAR Tools

I’ve spent nearly two decades as a CISO in heavily regulated industries long enough to have tested, deployed, and ripped out more SOAR tools than I’d like to admit. Most open-source options look promising on documentation, but fall apart when you actually run them in production. SOAR tools rely on accurate endpoint data and actionable…

Cybersecurity
Open World Evaluation
Sep 10

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 & workload. I have compiled the top solutions. Click the links to understand the rationale behind each selection: See the top multi-vendor &…

Cybersecurity
Benchmark
Sep 2

Comparison of Top 10 Firewall Audit Software

Firewall audit software helps validate compliance and manage firewall configurations in bulk. Explore a comparison of leading firewall audit tools based on two approaches: Values that are zero are not shown in the chart. Average percentage of features offered by each tool across four categories: notifications, reports and analytics, policy management, and user-based authorization. For…

Cybersecurity
Open World Evaluation
Sep 1

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. It includes IAST modules from…

Cybersecurity
Insight
Sep 1

10 SOAR Use Cases with Real-World Workflow Examples

Generic SOAR use cases rarely hold up in practice; the right automation depends entirely on your environment, alert volumes, and how your SOC is structured. The use cases below are tailored to specific scenarios and include step-by-step workflow breakdowns. The workflows below reflect the traditional SOAR model; agentic platforms run many of these same cases…