Alessandro, known as europa, is a white hat hacker from Italy who has been passionate about information security since the age of 12 and is now actively involved in bug bounty hunting on the Detectify Crowdsource platform. Despite being relatively new to the bug bounty scene, starting in 2017, he has leveraged his extensive background in infosec, including coding exploits and reverse engineering, to find and report vulnerabilities like SQL injections and XSS. His journey has been marked by persistence, especially in situations where his findings were initially marked as duplicates, leading him to develop more sophisticated methods and tools for bug hunting. Europa emphasizes the importance of continuous testing and automation in cybersecurity, which is why he values platforms like Detectify Crowdsource for their systematic approach to bug detection. He advises website owners to run bug bounty programs and avoid common pitfalls such as committing sensitive information to repositories, underscoring the importance of vigilance and respect in the cybersecurity field.