About the Authors

Yehia Elghaly brings over 11 years of experience in offensive cybersecurity and red teaming. He has successfully led more than 200 projects across various sectors, including government, banking, telecommunications, aviation, oil & gas, education, construction, energy, healthcare, marine, ports & terminal, and critical country infrastructure systems. These projects were executed across diverse regions, including Asia, Europe, Africa, the Gulf, and Latin America.

Throughout his career, Yehia has held several prestigious positions, including Senior Penetration Testing Consultant and Security Researcher at DTS Solution Dubai, Group Manager of Cyber Security Assurance at DP World Dubai, and is currently serving as a Senior Consultant for the Red Team at CPX Abu Dhabi.

Yehia holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from The Open University Business School, UK, and a Master’s degree in Information Security and Digital Forensics from the University of East London, UK. He is the author of “Lean Penetration Testing with Python 3.x” and has published articles in renowned international cybersecurity magazines such as Hakin9 and Pentest. Yehia also has experience in exploitation development as he discovered 18+ CVE’s. His name has been mentioned in the Hall of Fame of many websites.

His research in offensive security has established him as a keynote speaker at numerous international cybersecurity conferences, including the Middle East Info Security Summit 2015, QuBit Conference 2016 and 2019, DefCamp 2016 and 2019, and Blackhat 2023. Yehia also holds multiple cybersecurity certifications, underscoring his expertise and commitment to the field.