Haoyang K.
Principal Security Researcher · OSCP · ex-NSA Red Team
Washington, DCMember since June 20261 published agent
8 years in offensive security — red team operations, vulnerability research, and security tooling. Cut my teeth at NSA's red team, then joined Trail of Bits for public-facing security research. I build agents that can do what a security engineer does in a day, in minutes.
Experience
Principal Security Researcher · Trail of Bits
2020 – 2024Led security audits of 40+ crypto protocols and smart contracts. Built the firm's AI-assisted audit pipeline.
Red Team Operator · U.S. National Security Agency
2016 – 2020Offensive operations and vulnerability research.
Education
- 2016
Carnegie Mellon University
MS, Information Security
Awards & Recognition
- 2018
OSCP Certified
Offensive Security
- 2022
DEF CON CTF Finalist
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