Furkan Bektes

Furkan BEKTES has a diverse work experience in the field of cybersecurity and software development. Furkan is currently working as a member of the Synack Red Team, a role they started in March 2023. Prior to this, they worked at Immunefi as a Smart Contract & Web3 Auditor starting from January 2022.

Before transitioning into cybersecurity, Furkan worked as a Security Researcher at several renowned companies including HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, and YesWeHack, all starting in June 2021.

In addition to their cybersecurity roles, Furkan also has experience as a Co-Founder at SourceAI, a company that specializes in AI-powered code generation and debugging. Furkan held this position starting from January 2021.

Earlier in their career, Furkan had roles in the telecommunications industry. Furkan worked as a Mobile Network and Security Engineer at SFR from August 2018 to August 2021. Prior to this, they had an internship as a Developer at Orange in April 2018. Furkan also had a brief role in Radio Network Planning & Optimization at Orange Luxembourg in July 2016.

Furkan BEKTES's education history is as follows:

Furkan BEKTES obtained a Diploma in Engineering with a specialization in Cybersecurity from Université Gustave Eiffel, which lasted from 2020 to 2021. Prior to that, from 2018 to 2021, they pursued another Diploma in Engineering, this time focusing on Networks & Cybersecurity, at ESIEE PARIS.

Before entering their engineering studies, Furkan BEKTES completed a Bachelor of Technology in Networks & Telecommunications at IUT Nancy-Brabois between 2016 and 2018. Their educational journey began in high school, where they earned a Baccalauréat degree with a scientific focus from an unspecified institution from 2013 to 2016.

In addition to their formal education, Furkan BEKTES has acquired several certifications. Furkan obtained the JNCIA-Junos certification from Juniper Networks in October 2021. Prior to that, in June 2021, they successfully completed the Certified Ethical Hacker program offered by EC-Council. In April 2021, Furkan BEKTES attained a TOEIC score of 820 through ETS Global, indicating their proficiency in English. In December 2020, they obtained the Cisco Certified Network Associate certification from Cisco. Their earliest certification, the Certificat Voltaire with a score of 727, was achieved in June 2019 from the Certificat Voltaire institution.