Hassan El Hadary

Hassan El Hadary is a seasoned professional in the field of product security, currently serving as a Senior Staff Product Security Engineer at Ridgeline since October 2023. With a robust background spanning over a decade, Hassan has been a SANS Instructor since February 2012, teaching the "SANS SEC542 - Web App Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking" course, while coaching students for GWAPT certification. Previous roles include Principal Product Security Engineer at Highspot, where guidance was provided on secure feature design and thorough security testing, and extensive experience at Liquid C2 MENA as Red Team Manager and Penetration Test Team Lead, overseeing security assessments of critical applications. An early career as a Software Developer at Harf Information Technology involved the development of enterprise software with a focus on security. Hassan holds an M.Sc. in Computer Science from The American University in Cairo and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from Ain Shams University.