ORHAN YILDIRIM

Orhan Yıldırım is a Vice President and Cybersecurity Architect at a global financial institution, where he focuses on offensive security strategy and architecture. With over a decade of hands-on experience in penetration testing, red teaming, and application security, he has led and contributed to large-scale security engagements across enterprise environments. He holds advanced offensive security certifications, including OSCE, OSCP, OSWP, CRTO, and CRTP, and participates in security research and validation programs through platforms such as Cobalt, HackerOne, Bugcrowd, and Oneleet.

Based in the Washington, D.C. area, Orhan shares research and practical insights through his personal website and Medium, and has spoken at BSides events on vulnerability discovery and automation. His interest in AI began with machine learning and expanded with the rise of agentic AI and orchestration platforms such as n8n. This book reflects his work to connect proven penetration testing methodology with modern AI-driven workflows, helping practitioners apply autonomous and semi-autonomous agents responsibly in offensive security.