🌐 A Cyber Security expert with over a decade of experience across Security Strategy, Product Management, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Academia, Research, Entrepreneurship, and Software Development. I have built and operated security products and programs in Turkey, the UK, and Germany, working at the intersection of engineering, intelligence, and product.

My core interests focus on Product Management, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Security Strategy, and Data Science, with a strong emphasis on automation, scalable architectures, and measurable security outcomes.

🌟 Security Strategist | Product Thinker | Threat Intelligence Specialist

📱 Twitter: @crbrksln
🔗 LinkedIn: cagriaslan
💼 ORCID: 0000-0003-0507-3922

🚀 Security Strategist — Picus Security

• Driving security strategy for Breach & Attack Simulation (BAS) and Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) solutions.
• Working at the intersection of AI, threat intelligence, and security engineering to improve detection, prevention, and response.
• Collaborating with product, research, and engineering teams to shape roadmap, positioning, and customer impact.

🚀 Security Engineer — Udemy

• Worked as a Security Engineer in a large-scale, cloud-native SaaS environment.
• Built and automated security detections, response workflows, and integrations across multiple security platforms.
• Contributed to SIEM pipelines, threat detection logic, and security data engineering initiatives.
• Collaborated closely with engineering, product, and incident response teams to improve security posture at scale.

🚀 Technical Lead — Cyber Fusion Centre

• Led teams of security engineers and software developers to build a production-grade cyber threat intelligence platform.
• Designed and owned CTI architectures, integrations, and automation pipelines.
• Worked closely with incident response teams to operationalize threat intelligence.
• Automated enrichment, correlation, and intelligence workflows at scale.

🚀 Product Manager & Threat Intelligence Analyst — STM Defense Technologies

• Served as Lead Threat Intelligence Analyst & Product Manager.
• Automated cyber threat intelligence pipelines using Python, ELK, and custom ETL workflows.
• Produced strategic, operational, and tactical intelligence reports for executive and technical audiences.
• Defined product vision, features, and roadmaps for multiple web-based security projects.
• Collaborated closely with SOC and IR teams to align intelligence with real-world incidents.

🎓 Cyber Security Educator & Researcher

• Guest Lecturer at TOBB University of Economics & Technology (Cyber Threat Intelligence – MSc level).
• Teaching and mentoring graduate students in Cyber Threat Intelligence.
• Former Visiting Researcher at iCSS, contributing to cybersecurity research recognized by GCHQ and EPSRC.
• Previously served as a Research Assistant, advising student projects and delivering technical courses.

Programming & Data
Python · Django · pandas · numpy · scikit-learn · ETL

Security & Platforms
Cyber Threat Intelligence · SIEM / ELK · Security Automation · Threat Detection · Adversary Simulation

Product & Strategy
Product Management · Security Strategy · CTEM · Roadmapping · Cross-functional Leadership