Mehmet Yolalan
Senior Cybersecurity Expert - Application Security
Ankara, Türkiye Turkey
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Top SchoolMehmet Yolalan is a senior cybersecurity expert specializing in application security with over 20 years of hands-on experience and more than a decade in leadership roles across major Turkish banks and defense contractors. He currently leads application security at Akbank after directing a 30-person cybersecurity services organization at HAVELSAN, where he oversaw penetration testing, security architecture, compliance, and a CSOC. Mehmet blends deep software engineering roots—from early web and enterprise development—to advanced source code review, malware analysis, and manual penetration testing, and he stewards the open-source WSSAT web service security assessment tool featured at Black Hat. His academic grounding (MSc in Software Management from METU) complements a pragmatic focus on building secure SDLC practices and scalable security programs. Known for hiring and mentoring technical teams, he favors practical tooling and repeatable processes that reduce risk across complex enterprise environments.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Software Management, 3.86/4.0, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Software Management, 3.86/4.0 at Middle East Technical UniversityBachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Engineering at Galatasaray Üniversitesi
English, French
Github Skills (13)
pentesting10
cybersecurity10
hacking10
hat10
vulnerabilities10
scanner10
static-analysis10
penetration-testing10
webapp10
xss10
sarif10
security-scanner10
security10
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (3)
YalcinYolalan/WSSAT
Feb 2016 - Sep 2021
WEB SERVICE SECURITY ASSESSMENT TOOL
Contributions:1 release, 99 commits, 89 pushes in 5 years 8 months
scannerxssrest-api-testsecurity-toolsxxe-injection
YalcinYolalan/blackhat-arsenal-tools
May 2018 - May 2018
Official Black Hat Arsenal Security Tools Repository
Contributions:1 commit, 4 pushes in 1 day
security-toolsbugbountysecurityrepository-toolspenetration-testing
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