Abdulla Abdullayev (Abu) is a cybersecurity leader with over 11 years of experience across finance, government, and startups. He specializes in offensive and defensive security, security architecture, and building high-performing information security teams.

Certified in OSEP, OSWE, OSCP, WCSD, and CEH, Abu is currently a Sr. Security Researcher at Oryxlabs, focusing on security architecture and vulnerability research. He received M.S. degree in Cyber Security from University of Birmingham, UK, in 2016. Abu is a frequent speaker at major security conferences, including Black Hat and CyberWeek, among others.

Experienced in penetration testing, security architecture, security research, offensive&defensive security, incident response, red teaming, identifying zero-day vulnerabilities, and agile methodologies.