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Adil Hafa

Adil Hafa

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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
Benchmark
Jul 24

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: Benchmark environments: 1. Holdout: Two privately built websites are used in the methodology to assess how effectively the…

Cybersecurity
Open World Evaluation
Jul 24

Top 10+ SOAR Platforms in 2026

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
Insight
Jul 21

Key Components of Firewall Compliance: Guidance

Cyber attacks are projected to cost nearly $16 trillion globally in 2029.15 These highlight the importance of the compliance to industry-specific security policies to strengthen cyber security. Firewall compliance with industry standards like ISO 27001, GDPR, NIST, SOX, and NERC CIP ensures that organizations meet regulatory requirements and mitigate the risk of cyber incidents. Explore…

Cybersecurity
Benchmark
Jul 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
Insight
Jun 24

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…

Cybersecurity
Open World Evaluation
Jun 3

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
Open World Evaluation
Jun 1

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,54 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. The ZTNA market is now valued at ~$30B in 2026 and is projected to…