# Huzeyfe Onal

> Huzeyfe Onal is CEO and co-founder of SOCRadar, which he founded with Ahmet Kurukose in 2019. His earlier career combined technical security work, consulting, writing and training. He now focuses on external threat intelligence and AI-assisted security workflows.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-Founder at SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence
- **Organizations:** SOCRadar, BGA Bilgi Güvenliği
- **Education:** Computer engineering, Kocaeli University
- **Known for:** Co-founded SOCRadar in 2019., A 2014 conference biography credits him with more than 50 original Turkish technical documents and Sourcefire recognition for work on Snort., Led SOCRadar through its announced 2023 Series A and 2024 Series B.

## Career timeline

- **2002 onward** — A 2014 conference biography lists security and Linux/UNIX roles at Ford, Avea, Vodafone and Turkcell.
- **2008** — Began providing security training and consultancy through Bilgi Güvenliği Akademisi, according to his 2014 speaker biography.
- **2009** — Helped Mert Sarica launch his cybersecurity blog.
- **2010** — Gave a web application security talk advertised by the Java Technologies and Programming Association.
- **2011** — His speaker biography dates his role leading corporate security services at BGA to this year.
- **2019** — Co-founded SOCRadar with Ahmet Kurukose.
- **2023** — SOCRadar announced $5 million Series A financing from 212; Mert Sarica joined as Head of Strategy.
- **2024** — SOCRadar announced a $25.2 million Series B led by PeakSpan Capital, with Oxx participating.
- **2025** — Discussed SOCRadar’s agentic threat-intelligence approach at Black Hat and in an August interview.
- **2026** — Continued publishing personal accounts of AI experiments and learning workflows.

## Achievements

- Co-founded SOCRadar in 2019.
- A 2014 conference biography credits him with more than 50 original Turkish technical documents and Sourcefire recognition for work on Snort.
- Led SOCRadar through its announced 2023 Series A and 2024 Series B.
- SOCRadar announced No. 542 on the 2026 Inc. 5000, its second consecutive appearance.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Published LinkedIn articles titled “How I Used AI in a $1.6M Ransomware Negotiation” and “How Our AI Agent Hacked More Than 80 Companies Because of One Simple Mistake”; these are his own accounts.
- **2026-08** — SOCRadar announced No. 542 on the 2026 Inc. 5000.
- **2026-03** — SOCRadar launched a redesigned VAR program and appointed Brian Costello VP of Global Partnerships.

## Links

- Website: https://socradar.io/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/huzeyfe
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/huzeyfeonal

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Last updated: 2026-10-27