Allen Harper
Greater Orlando United States
Summary
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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 (89)
hat10
cybersecurity10
docker10
vagrantfile9
vagrant8
packer8
linux8
chromium8
push-notifications8
authentication8
gmail8
security8
totp8
brave-browser8
openid-connect8
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
harperaa/secure-vibe-coding-OS
Oct 2025 - Jun 2026
More secure Nextjs Starter Kit. Clerk Billing. Convex. Super easy to set up. Super easy to build from scratch too.
Contributions:8 releases, 57 pushes, 2 branches in 7 months
nextjs
harperaa/paperclip
Mar 2026 - Jul 2026
Open-source orchestration for zero-human companies
Contributions:144 pushes, 18 branches in 3 months
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