​About the Webinar

​Exploit Forge Academy is hosting a live conversation with Talha Tariq, an application security leader who went from building Android apps to leading offensive security teams in the banking sector. Talha will share how he made that move, what the work looks like day to day, and the habits that helped him grow early in his career. The session closes with open Q&A, where you can ask Talha your own questions and put questions about the Offensive Security Practitioner (OSP) programme to the Exploit Forge Academy team.

• ​Host: Aliyu G. Yisa

• ​Guest: Talha Tariq, Application Security Manager

• ​Format: Online Live Fireside chat followed by audience Q & A

​Meet the Guest

​Talha Tariq is a cybersecurity professional specialising in application security, penetration testing, and offensive security. He has hands-on experience securing web and mobile applications, conducting secure code reviews, and identifying vulnerabilities across enterprise and banking environments.

​What you'll take away

• ​How strong technical foundations help you find and explain vulnerabilities

• ​What offensive and application security work looks like in a heavily regulated industry

• ​How testers work with risk, audit and compliance teams so findings actually get fixed

• ​Practical ways to build skills and show employers what you can do before your first security role

• ​How to progress from a hands-on role to a manager role

​Who should attend?

​This session is for students, career changers, developers and IT professionals who want to move into offensive security or security engineering, and junior testers or analysts looking to grow. No prior professional security experience is needed.