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
Comparison of Top 10 Firewall Audit Software
Firewall audit software helps validate compliance and manage firewall configurations bulkily. Explore a comparison of leading firewall audit tools based on two approaches: Top 10 firewall audit products Features of firewall audit software benchmark Values that are zero are not shown in the chart.
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.
Top 10+ ZTNA Solutions: Ratings, Size & Pricing
With around 22 million U.S. adults (~14% of the total employed population) working from home full-time, secure remote access is critical. Zero-trust network access (ZTNA) solutions address this need by ensuring that only authenticated, authorized users have access to sensitive resources.
AI Firewall vs NGFWs: Detailed Analysis
A threat hunt is estimated to take 194 days to identify an advanced persistent threat (APT), according to cyber security stats. To improve the threat detection and prevention process, businesses are increasingly relying on artificial intelligence-based security solutions, leading to the AI in the cybersecurity market being projected to reach approximately $45 billion by 2027.
Top 6 Open-Source Log Analysis Tools: Wazuh, Graylog & More in 2026
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.
Top 3 Open Source Firewall Audit Tools Compared
Open-source firewall audit tools enable IT teams to assess whether their firewalls are properly configured without incurring high costs. However, mid-market and enterprise companies may explore closed-source firewall audit software for more comprehensive solutions.
10 SOAR Use Cases with Real-World Workflow Examples
Generic use cases are particularly ineffective with SOAR, as they are highly dependent on the specific environment. The SOC, incident response team, and alert handling processes should be the key factors in determining how use cases are prioritized. Below, I outlined 10 SOAR use cases that are tailored to different environments and scenarios: 1.
Top 5 Open Source MDM Software
Mobile devices are a significant source of business data breaches. While some companies require sophisticated closed-source MDM software, others prefer open-source solutions to protect their devices.
Analysis of Top 7+ Open Source Firewall Management Tools
It is crucial for businesses to prioritize robust network security to mitigate the substantial costs associated with data breaches, averaging over $4 million globally, according to cybersecurity statistics. To safeguard the firewall security and integrity of their sensitive data, businesses rely on firewall security management services.
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