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Aamir T.

Oakley, California

$60/hr
4.4
50 jobs

Organizations don't fail because they lack technology. They fail because security weaknesses remain undiscovered until attackers exploit them. ๐‘จ๐’“๐’† ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’๐’๐’๐’Œ๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’‚ ๐’„๐’š๐’ƒ๐’†๐’“๐’”๐’†๐’„๐’–๐’“๐’Š๐’•๐’š ๐’‘๐’“๐’๐’‡๐’†๐’”๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’๐’‚๐’ ๐’˜๐’‰๐’ ๐’„๐’‚๐’ ๐’Š๐’…๐’†๐’๐’•๐’Š๐’‡๐’š ๐’”๐’†๐’„๐’–๐’“๐’Š๐’•๐’š ๐’“๐’Š๐’”๐’Œ๐’”, ๐’”๐’•๐’“๐’†๐’๐’ˆ๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’ ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’Š๐’๐’‡๐’“๐’‚๐’”๐’•๐’“๐’–๐’„๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’†, ๐’Š๐’Ž๐’‘๐’“๐’๐’—๐’† ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’‘๐’๐’Š๐’‚๐’๐’„๐’† ๐’‘๐’๐’”๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’†, ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’”๐’†๐’„๐’–๐’“๐’† ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’„๐’๐’๐’–๐’… ๐’†๐’๐’—๐’Š๐’“๐’๐’๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’•๐’” ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’‡๐’๐’“๐’† ๐’‚๐’•๐’•๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ๐’†๐’“๐’” ๐’‡๐’Š๐’๐’… ๐’—๐’–๐’๐’๐’†๐’“๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’Š๐’†๐’”? I help startups, enterprises, and government organizations build secure, compliant, and resilient environments. ๐‘พ๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ 15+ ๐’š๐’†๐’‚๐’“๐’” ๐’๐’‡ ๐’‰๐’‚๐’๐’…๐’”-๐’๐’ ๐’†๐’™๐’‘๐’†๐’“๐’Š๐’†๐’๐’„๐’† ๐’Š๐’ ๐’„๐’š๐’ƒ๐’†๐’“๐’”๐’†๐’„๐’–๐’“๐’Š๐’•๐’š, ๐’Š๐’๐’‡๐’๐’“๐’Ž๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’”๐’†๐’„๐’–๐’“๐’Š๐’•๐’š, ๐’”๐’š๐’”๐’•๐’†๐’Ž ๐’‚๐’…๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’”๐’•๐’“๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’, ๐’„๐’๐’๐’–๐’… ๐’”๐’†๐’„๐’–๐’“๐’Š๐’•๐’š, ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’‘๐’๐’Š๐’‚๐’๐’„๐’†, ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐‘ซ๐’†๐’—๐‘บ๐’†๐’„๐‘ถ๐’‘๐’”, ๐‘ฐ ๐’…๐’†๐’๐’Š๐’—๐’†๐’“ ๐’‘๐’“๐’‚๐’„๐’•๐’Š๐’„๐’‚๐’ ๐’”๐’†๐’„๐’–๐’“๐’Š๐’•๐’š ๐’”๐’๐’๐’–๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’” ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’“๐’†๐’…๐’–๐’„๐’† ๐’“๐’Š๐’”๐’Œ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’”๐’–๐’‘๐’‘๐’๐’“๐’• ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’†๐’”๐’” ๐’ˆ๐’“๐’๐’˜๐’•๐’‰. I do not provide generic recommendations or automated scan reports. I deliver actionable security insights, practical remediation strategies, and measurable improvements that directly support business objectives. ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐œ๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐ฆ๐ž, ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฒ ๐ ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐š ๐ฌ๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ ๐œ๐š๐ฉ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐›๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ. ๐Ÿ’ผ ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž: โœ” Penetration Testing (Web, API, Network, Cloud) โœ” Vulnerability Assessment & Risk Management โœ” ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST & Security Compliance โœ” Cloud Security (AWS & Azure) โœ” DevSecOps & CI/CD Security โœ” Identity & Access Management (IAM) โœ” Windows & Linux System Administration โœ” Security Architecture & Infrastructure Hardening โœ” SIEM, Security Monitoring & Incident Response ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ˆ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ”น Comprehensive Security Assessments ๐Ÿ”น Actionable Remediation Recommendations ๐Ÿ”น Compliance Gap Analysis & Readiness Support ๐Ÿ”น Cloud & Infrastructure Security Reviews ๐Ÿ”น Secure DevOps Implementation ๐Ÿ”น Security Policies, Standards & Procedures ๐Ÿ”น Risk Reduction & Security Improvement Strategies โญ ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐–๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐Œ๐ž? โœ” 15+ Years of Proven Cybersecurity Experience โœ” Expertise Across Security, Compliance, Infrastructure, and Cloud โœ” Business-Focused Security Solutions โœ” Strong Technical and Strategic Leadership โœ” Deep Understanding of Modern Threat Landscapes โœ” Clear Communication and Executive-Level Reporting โœ” Trusted Advisor for Long-Term Security Initiatives โœ” Hands-On Experience with Complex Security Environments Cybersecurity is no longer optional. A single vulnerability, misconfiguration, or compliance failure can lead to financial loss, operational disruption, regulatory penalties, and reputational damage. ๐‘ฐ ๐’…๐’๐’'๐’• ๐’‹๐’–๐’”๐’• ๐’Š๐’…๐’†๐’๐’•๐’Š๐’‡๐’š ๐’—๐’–๐’๐’๐’†๐’“๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’Š๐’†๐’”, ๐‘ฐ ๐’‰๐’†๐’๐’‘ ๐’๐’“๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’๐’Š๐’›๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’” ๐’†๐’๐’Š๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’‚๐’•๐’† ๐’“๐’Š๐’”๐’Œ๐’”, ๐’”๐’•๐’“๐’†๐’๐’ˆ๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’ ๐’…๐’†๐’‡๐’†๐’๐’”๐’†๐’”, ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’Š๐’๐’… ๐’”๐’†๐’„๐’–๐’“๐’Š๐’•๐’š ๐’‘๐’“๐’๐’ˆ๐’“๐’‚๐’Ž๐’” ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’”๐’–๐’‘๐’‘๐’๐’“๐’• ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’†๐’”๐’” ๐’ˆ๐’“๐’๐’˜๐’•๐’‰. ๐ˆ๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ'๐ซ๐ž ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐œ๐ฒ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐›๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ž๐ฉ ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž with a business-focused approach, let's discuss how I can help secure your environment. Connect with me today! ๐ŸŒ #CyberSecurity #InformationSecurity #Pentest #Compliance # DevOps #System Administration #IAM #GRC #CloudSecurity #SecurityOps #NIST #GuardianOfYourData #Cybersecurity #EthicalHacking #InformationSecurity

  • Information Security
  • Encryption
  • Network Security
  • Penetration Testing
  • Vulnerability Assessment
  • Cloud Security
  • Cloud Testing
  • Threat Detection
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Compliance
  • SOC 2
  • Linux System Administration
  • DevOps
  • ISO 27001
  • Risk Assessment
  • Incident Response Plan
  • Google Workspace Administration
  • Data Analysis
  • Investigative Reporting
  • Information Security Audit
Akshay D.

Rowland Heights, California

$25/hr
4.3
8 jobs

Akshay is comfortable with most to all types of technical and non-technical writing, cyber security writing , transcribing, proofreading and editing. Apart from this I can do risk management, risk assessments, some compliance and governance work as well. Performance driven Cybersecurity Professional with over 10 years of experience in the Information Security field in Governance, Risk Management and Compliance concentration. Provided consultative approach to working with clients; collaborated with team members & company executives to improve the Information Security program. Acquired MS degree in Cybersecurity in Governance, Risk Management and Compliance concentration at DePaul University, Chicago,Usa, GPA 3.487/4.0, UPE Honor student INFO ABOUT ME Wise-working, energetic, personable, and wise-minded individual. Possess exceptional customer service and communication skills with the strong ability to multitask and resolve issues; with the quality of work and attention to detail. Goal oriented, can and have performed well under pressure and capable to learn new systems in a reasonably short time in a fast-paced business environment SKILLS โ€ข Governance, Risk Management & Compliance skill: Risk Assessment, Risk Management Framework, Security Roles & User Privileges, Authentication, User Security Management, Threat Analysis, Insider Threat Management, PCI-DSS, BC/DR, SOX, HIPAA, Security Operations, Internal Controls, Finance, Accounting, Project Management, IT Auditing โ€ข Soft Skills include Attention to detail, Adaptability, Analytical reasoning, Creativity, Critical & Strategic Thinking, Persistence, Persuasion, Problem-Solving Skills, Teamwork, Communication Skills, Emotional Intelligence, Ethical Integrity, Continuous Learning, Business Understanding, Negotiation

  • Content Writing
  • Blog Writing
  • Content Management
  • Writing
  • Report Writing
  • Article Writing
  • Audio Transcription
  • General Transcription
  • Editing & Proofreading
  • Proofreading
  • Governance, Risk Management & Compliance
  • Management Skills
  • IT Management
  • Project Risk Management
  • Regulatory Compliance
Jeff G.

Sunnyvale, California

$80/hr
4.9
160 jobs

My extensive experience in Cloud,Database and CyberSecurity over the past years include the following: 1). CISSP Certified Information Security Professional 2). CISA: Certified Information Systems Auditor 3). PCI-DSS Security Audit 3) Information Security/Vulnerability Testing 4). Oracle Performance Tuning 5). Oracle Database technologies, SQL Tuning, RMAN, RAC Clustering 6). Database System Security Scans and Vulnerability testing 7). Oracle Certified Professional 8). Oracle Certified Database Security Implementation 9). AWS Solutions/Administration/EC2/S3/Cloud 10). HiTRust Aware/PCI DSS Professional 11). Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals Dedicated, solution driven and well accomplished IT Security Executive with over 20 years of progressive experience in leading the development and execution of complex security architectures and compliance strategies within diverse organizational frameworks. Expert in enhancing security infrastructures across multiple platforms including cloud environments (AWS) and database systems (Oracle, WebLogic). Proven track record of reducing risks through meticulous gap assessments, penetration testing, and continuous systems monitoring, achieving significant improvements in security robustness. Skilled in leading high-impact teams and projects that fortify information security defenses and compliance protocols, adhering to rigorous standards such as SOC2, NIST, CIS, HIPAA, and OWASP. Demonstrated success in implementing critical security updates, leading security training programs, and managing direct client relationships to protect sensitive data effectively. Recognized for transforming security frameworks and cultivating a culture of continuous improvement and proactive threat management, ensuring the security and integrity of critical information assets.

  • Information Security
  • Certified Information Security Manager
  • Oracle Performance Tuning
  • Network Penetration Testing
  • Database Administration
  • Security Infrastructure
  • PCI DSS
  • Information Security Governance
  • Oracle Database
  • Security Engineering
  • Security Operation Center
  • Linux System Administration
  • Oracle Database Administration
  • Data Protection
  • PCI
Benjamin G.

Napa, California

$100/hr
5.0
9 jobs

Over 25+ years of real-world IT experience with heavy exposure to security, vulnerability & risk assessments, penetration testing, ERP systems and Microsoft SQL Server. Experienced with the following tools/processes: CrowdStrike, penetration testing, OSINT, Burpsuite, Greenbone vulnerability scanner, Kali Linux, Metasploit Framework, OWASP Zap, MITRE Attack Framework, GRC, BCP/DR, Google Cloud, ELK Stack, Python, C# Well-versed in security assessments based on NIST 800-53 security controls, vendor risk analysis & SOC 2 reviews, creating security awareness training & phishing campaigns, and policy/procedure writing. Specializing in: - Information Security - Project management - System administration - Database & system design - ERP systems (Financials, HR, and Budgeting)

  • Information Security
  • Cybersecurity Management
  • System Security
  • Project Management
  • Enterprise Resource Planning
  • Microsoft SQL Server Administration
  • Information Security Governance
  • Information Security Awareness
  • Internet Security
  • Information Security Audit
  • Website Security
  • NIST Cybersecurity Framework
Vincent W.

San Jose, California

$105/hr
5.0
6 jobs

Information security professional in information technology and consulting environments. Proven success solving customer security problems, and implementing software and security solutions. CORE COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS CISSP โ–ช Vendor Risk Management โ–ช Vulnerability Management โ–ช Incident Investigation and Response โ–ช Security Controls and Audits โ–ช Voice Biometrics โ–ช PMP โ–ช Risk Management โ–ช Technical Writing โ–ช Systems Administration Software Skills: a variety of security tools, including Palo Alto Networks, Qualys, Veracode, Proofpoint, Ironclad, RiskRecon, and Powershell. Also experienced with AWS, Oracle, Microsoft, SQL applications, Linux.

  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional
  • Vulnerability Assessment
  • Vendor Management
  • Project Management Professional
Jason M.

Orinda, California

$83/hr
4.7
1 jobs

INFORMATION SECURITY ANALYST Hands on security engineering experience driving governance and compliance with a focus on developing security programs, reducing risk and decreasing costs with security management.

  • Cybersecurity Management
  • Unix System Administration
  • Linux System Administration
  • TCP/IP
  • VPN
  • Unix Shell
  • Perl
  • Python
  • Cisco
  • WiFi
  • ISO 27001
  • SOC 2
  • GDPR
  • Data Center
  • Network Engineering

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