Fahad AlSamari is an accomplished cybersecurity professional with over 20 years of experience in safeguarding organizations against cyber threats. He currently serves as an executive director at TechArch, where he leverages his expertise to drive innovative solutions and strategies that enhance clients' security resilience and prevent potential security breaches. Fahad's journey in cybersecurity began with offensive security, where he gained experience in identifying vulnerabilities in organizations before they are exploited by malicious parties. His career later shifted to cyber defense, where he concentrated on protecting organizations from large-scale sustained attacks and investigating security breaches. Throughout his career, Fahad has held leadership positions and technical roles at renowned international cybersecurity companies, including Foundstone, Mandiant, Cylance, and Unit42. In these roles, he successfully executed numerous high-profile engagements across the globe, while contributing to the growth of these companies' consulting practices in the EMEA region. Additionally to his professional consulting experience, Fahad has served as an instructor and taught penetration testing courses across EMEA as well as incident response and forensics at Black Hat.