The 9-Year SRT Veteran: Ozgur Alp on the Evolution of Hacking

In this episode, host Josh Mason chats with Synack Red Team Legend Ozgur Alp, who shares his offensive security journey from university to big four consulting to full-time Synack Red Team researcher. Ozgur gives his unique take on where AI excels (and falls short), which roles AI will replace, and whether the cost of AI is sustainable in the long-term.   Chapters: 00:00 Introduction: Meet Ozgur 03:28 Joining the Synack Red Team 07:13 Critical Authorization and Authentication Bugs 08:03 Why Ozgur Still Uses Burp 1.7.37 08:32 Pentesting with AI and Automation 09:12 Will AI Replace Human Pentesters? 11:53 Why AI Struggles with Business Logic 13:45 Why Google Can't "Solve" XSS (Even with AI) 14:47 How Mythos is Changing Offensive Security 16:15 The Benefits of Hacking with AI 17:09 How AI is Changing Pentesting 19:42 Vibe Coding is Creating More Security Vulnerabilities 23:11 Is the Cost of AI Sustainable Long-Term? 23:51 Closing Remarks Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.