Max Gecse

Principal Cyber Security Architect | Automotive & Critical Infrastructure | AI/LLM Security | Author | Creator of Cuchulainn IDS & Oneida

Hungary

About

I began in penetration testing long before “ethical hacking” became mainstream. Over the years, I’ve secured government, financial, media, and industrial infrastructures — including nuclear facilities — and led technical delivery across architecture, software, and incident response. I’ve conducted penetration tests for multiple banks and financial institutions across Kuwait and the broader Middle East region. As a Principal Cyber Security Architect, I design and audit security architectures for critical infrastructure, automotive systems, and AI‑driven enterprise environments. I’ve contributed to cybersecurity programs for Jaguar Land Rover, Mazda, and BMW, lectured at universities, and spoken at major cybersecurity conferences. I specialize in AI/LLM/RAG security, intrusion detection systems, and secure engineering for embedded and safety‑critical platforms. I created Cuchulainn IDS, a zero‑allocation intrusion detection system built for audit transparency, and Oneida, a multi‑channel steganography detector capable of identifying covert data exfiltration across modern communication layers. I’m the author of five technical books: 🧩 The Automotive Cybersecurity Handbook — Standards, risk assessment, secure engineering, and regulatory compliance for modern vehicles 🛡️ AI Threat Modeling — Securing LLMs, RAG systems, and AI agents; prompt injection, model extraction, AI red teaming, MITRE ATLAS 🎯 Drone Technology, Security, Warfare & Counter‑UAS Systems — A technical guide to modern drone operations, threats, and defense ⚙️ Quantum Computing: A Complete Guide 🚘 Automotive TARA – Practical Guide — Threat analysis & risk assessment for road vehicles My mission is to advance cybersecurity standards that make critical, automotive, and AI‑powered systems resilient against modern, evolving threats.

Experience

  • Penetration Tester at blackanalytica.com
    Nov 2025 - Present · 9 mos

    Founder of BlackAnalytica — delivering professional penetration testing, security assessments, and technical consulting.

  • Principal Penetration Tester at European Space Agency - ESA
    Oct 2025 - Oct 2025 · 1 mo

  • Principal Penetration Tester at HARMAN International
    Sep 2022 - Sep 2025 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    As a Principal Penetration Tester, I worked as a Cybersecurity architect for Jaguar Land Rover, Mazda, and BMW.

  • Founder at BlackAnalytica
    2021 - Sep 2023 · 2 yrs 9 mos

  • Ethical Hacker at Tomahawk Security Innovations
    2017 - Sep 2023 · 6 yrs 9 mos

    Ethical Hacker contractor in various places in Europe and in the Middle-East.