Allen Harper
AI Cyber Mentor & Executive Advisor at www.allenharper.com
Greater Orlando United States
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Top SchoolAllen Harper is an AI cyber mentor and executive advisor with 35+ years of hands-on experience as a practitioner, entrepreneur, Marine officer, and author of Gray Hat Hacking (now in its 6th edition) and six other bestselling cybersecurity books. He advises healthcare, defense, and academic institutions on AI security, governance, and risk while mentoring thousands of aspiring cyber professionals through free programs, a top-ranked Skool AI cyber group, and a widely read newsletter. A former university program director and corporate executive, he blends NSA-accredited curriculum design, board-level advisory experience, and startup operational know-how to help teams scale securely. Beyond the resume, he’s a private pilot who enjoys aerobatics and brings a disciplined, mentorship-first approach rooted in service and real-world red-team experience.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
BSCE, Computer Engineering, BSCE, Computer Engineering at North Carolina State UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Information Technology with a specialty in Information Assurance and Security, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Information Technology with a specialty in Information Assurance and Security at Capella UniversityMS CS, Computer Science, Security, MS CS, Computer Science, Security at Naval Postgraduate School
Github Skills (107)
browser9
cybersecurity9
authentication9
vagrantfile9
docker9
web-vitals9
cookie9
factor9
linux8
chromium8
push-notifications8
windows8
security8
totp8
vcenter8
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
harperaa/labtainer.headless
Dec 2018 - May 2020
Contributions:40 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 4 months
harperaa/firmadyne
Dec 2016 - Dec 2016
Contributions:3 pushes in 1 day
dynamic-analysislinuxemulationfirmware
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