Andreas Georgiou is a penetration tester and security consultant with 10 years’ experience, holding a BSc in Computer Science from University of Bristol and an MSc in Information Security from UCL. Based at SpiderLabs, he focuses on automating reconnaissance and attack surface discovery, contributing backend expertise to open-source tools like AttackSurfaceMapper and HostHunter. His work emphasizes practical enhancements—output formats, subdomain and host enumeration, screenshot capture, and Nessus support—that bridge OSINT and vulnerability assessment workflows. Colleagues know him for cleaning up codebases (flake8 refactors and bug fixes) while adding pragmatic features such as internet detection and host header analysis. He enjoys connecting with ambitious thinkers in security and actively solicits feedback on his projects under the handle superhedgy. Notably, his contributions reveal a blend of offensive mindset and software engineering discipline that turns reconnaissance concepts into reliable tooling.
HostHunter a recon tool for discovering hostnames using OSINT techniques.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Security Engineer
Contributions:2 releases, 2 reviews, 95 commits in 3 years
Contributions summary:Andreas's contributions primarily focused on enhancing the functionality of the HostHunter tool. They implemented support for additional output formats and fixed URL bugs within the codebase. Further improvements included fixing timeout issues, improving the screenshot capturing module, and adding a host header analyzer. They also added support for the Nessus format, suggesting a focus on security and vulnerability assessment.
AttackSurfaceMapper is a tool that aims to automate the reconnaissance process.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Security Engineer
Contributions:4 reviews, 31 commits, 16 PRs in 2 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Andreas primarily contributed to the backend functionality of the attack surface mapping tool. Their work includes adding new features such as a cprint function for enhanced output, fixing bugs, and refactoring the code to adhere to flake8 rules. They also made significant changes to the modules, including those related to subdomains and host enumeration, demonstrating a focus on reconnaissance and information gathering aspects of the tool. Additionally, the user added internet detection and fixed indexing bugs.
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