Top 5 CyberSecurity Experts You Must Follow in 2023

1) Rafay Baloch

He is a famous InfoSec expert who is widely known for his ethical hacking. He is the go-to expert when it comes to identifying large security threats such as zero-day vulnerabilities and WAF flaws. Being a popular author and public speaker, Baloch has his own blog where he exposes vulnerabilities in mobile and web browsers and gives helpful security-related tips. Claim to Fame – Author of the “Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing Guide” and AppSec articles on Forbes, Yahoo News, and more. Listed in the “Top 25 threat seekers of 2014” and “The 15 Most Successful Ethical Hackers World Wide”.

2) Troy Hunt

He is a renowned author and contributor to the Pluralsight courses on web security. He is a frequent speaker at tech conferences that cover cybersecurity topics. Mostly known for his website called Haveibeenpwned? he helps millions of businesses and private web users to identify whether their emails or phones have been tampered with or their data was stolen. Claim to Fame – Troy Hunt is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for Developer Security. In 2018, he received the Grand Prix Prize for the Best Overall Security Blog, which is followed by thousands of readers from around the world.

3 Kevin Mitnick

After having been arrested and sentenced for hacking 40 large organizations, Mitnick became a white hat hacker who helps big corporations and even governments. He is a frequent guest on broadcasts like CNN, FOX News, and BBC, where he educates or comments about security issues. Being a part-owner of KnowBe4, he creates training programs to spread security awareness. Claim to Fame – Kevin Mitnick is the author of several books, including “Art of Intrusion: The Real Story Behind the Exploits of Hackers, Intruders and Deceivers” and” Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security”.

4 Rachel Tobac

White hat hacker is the CEO of Social Proof Security – a cybersecurity company with an impressive client list that includes PayPal, Twitter, Uber, WhatsApp, and others. The way her company educates people about security is by holding Social Engineering events, where attendees can autonomously hack a website. The receivers of the attack are fully aware of the situation of course. Claim to Fame – Rachel Tobac’s company, Social Proof Security, has taken second place in the social engineering competitions at DEFCON for three consecutive years, an impressive feat in itself.

5 Mikko Hypponen

He is a Finnish security expert who became famous after inventing the so-called Hypponen Law, a lot rule that describes that any “smart appliance” is vulnerable. He has been working at F-Secure since 1991 and his impressive articles have been published in the New York Times and Wired. Hypponen also lectures at the universities of Stanford, Oxford, and Cambridge. Claim to Fame – Mikko Hypponen has been awarded the Cybersecurity Person of the Year in 2020 by CISO MAG. He has over 200 thousand devoted followers on Twitter, which is quite impressive too.