Summary
Aly Anwar is a Security Engineer with a decade of experience delivering offensive and advisory security services across enterprises, now contributing to Meta's security efforts from Germany. He has led penetration tests, red team operations, vulnerability assessments and source code reviews for high-profile financial and government clients, and earned top placements in CTFs and recognition through bug bounty disclosures. His background blends hands-on pentesting at Synack Red Team and consultancy at Deloitte with applied research experience, reflecting both practitioner and researcher mindsets. Holding a BSc with honors and pursuing a MSc in Cybersecurity, Data Analytics and AI, he pairs rigorous academic training with practical impact on large-scale systems and product security. Notably, he transitioned from backend development early in his career, giving him a pragmatic appreciation for secure software design and deployment.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer Science - Cybersecurity, Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence, Master's degree, Computer Science - Cybersecurity, Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence at Udima Universidad a Distancia de Madrid
Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering and Software Systems, Distinction with honour degree (GPA 3.47), Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering and Software Systems, Distinction with honour degree (GPA 3.47) at Ain Shams University
English, Arabic, German