Summary
Fady Othman is a seasoned information security leader and entrepreneur with 11 years of hands-on experience in pentesting, exploit development, web security and secure code review. As Co-Founder and now Director of Research Development at ZINAD IT, he drives R&D for next-generation security products while continuing to consult on SDLC, SecOps and application security integrations. His background includes deep practical work implementing Fortify SCA/SSC/WebInspect, large-scale code reviews across C++, Java and .NET, and extensive penetration testing for networks, systems and applications. Fady also has product-security experience from HackerOne where he led triage efforts for EMEA and helped scale vulnerability management workflows. Based in Egypt, he blends startup grit and investor perspective—serving as an angel investor for Cairo-based B2B SaaS—bringing both technical depth and commercial insight to security productization.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Engineering, Bachelor's degree Computer Engineering at Faculty of electronic engineering