Cybersecurity company during a tour in afghanistan

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Tamer Hassan was on his second tour of duty in Afghanistan (his fourth overall in the Middle East) in the fall of 2012. He was a pilot in the Air Force running search and rescue missions. He


slept in a tent next to the helicopters, ready to fly at a moment’s notice. In his downtime—and when he had an internet connection—he was also leading White Ops, the company he co-founded


in January of that year while on standby duty. White Ops, a cybersecurity company that tackles ad fraud and bot detection, has held weekly all-hands meetings since its inception. Click for


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