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Dubai, United Arab Emirates
๐ Protecting Businesses Since 2009 โ Trusted by Microsoft, Yahoo, Facebook, Sony & More ๐ With 15+ years of hands-on cybersecurity experience, I've responsibly disclosed critical vulnerabilities to some of the world's most recognized companies โ and been officially acknowledged by all of them. I don't just talk security; I've proven it at the highest level. What I do for you: Whether you're a startup or an enterprise, I help you find and fix your weaknesses before attackers do. My work spans penetration testing, ethical hacking, vulnerability assessments, malware removal, and secure development โ delivered with clear reports and actionable fixes. ๐ Hall of Fame & Bug Reports: โ Microsoft โ Identified critical infrastructure vulnerabilities โ Facebook โ Contributed to platform security hardening โ Yahoo โ Reported security gaps in digital assets โ Sony โ Secured key systems against active threats โ AVG & Bitdefender โ Strengthened antivirus defenses ๐ Core Services: โ Web & Network Penetration Testing โ Vulnerability Assessment & Reporting โ Malware Detection & Removal โ Cloud & Mobile Application Security โ Red Team Exercises & Threat Hunting โ Incident Response & Forensic Analysis โ WordPress & CMS Security โ Secure Code Review & DevSecOps โ OSINT Investigations โ Security Awareness Training ๐ป Development Skills: Python | Golang | PHP | Java | C# | Bash | PowerShell [ CEH | OSCP | CompTIA Security+] ๐ Your security is only as strong as the expert behind it. Let's talk โ send me a message or book a consultation call and let's start securing your systems today.
- Penetration Testing
- Ethical Hacking
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Web App Penetration Testing
- Web Application Security
- OWASP
- Bug Bounty
- Cloud Security
- Incident Response Plan
- Red Team Assessment
- Kali Linux
- WordPress
- Linux System Administration
- Virus Removal
- Joomla
- PHP
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
I have Experience in Penetration Testing(Network, Web Application, Desktop, Mobile, IVR and webservice), performed lots of Security Implementations related to Security Solutions such as SIEM, Two Factor Authentication, Firewalls,...etc. in Egypt and Large banks in Qatar. . I have experience in PCI Audits , did lot's of gap assessments and pre-audits on many banks and payment gateway. Also I wrote multiple articles in big security magazines like Hakin9 in Europe and Security Kaizen in Middle East, I'm currently having two 0day vulnerability and listed in multiple hall of fames including Microsoft. I have multiple certifications like OSCP, OSEP, OSWE And OSCE Job Experience: โข Running PCI-DSS Gap Assessments, Pre-Audits, Final Audits in big payment gateways and large ISP's in Egypt โข Performing Internal / External Network Penetration testing for large bank, ISP & other clients. โข Performing Internal / External Application Penetration Testing โWeb / Desktopโ for large customers in Egypt and Qatar. โข Performing advanced Penetration testing including Mobile,Web service, IOT and IVR PT in Egypt. โข Supervising big Vulnerability Assessment projects in Egypt most required by PCI-DSS clients. โข Performing large SIEM Solution implementations for ISPs, Banks, government sector & others in Egypt, Qatar โข Implementing biggest Two Factor Authentication Solution implementation in the middle east. โข Vulnerability Management Solutions for large customers in Egypt โขEnd Point Protection implementation in large banks in Egypt โข McAfee Next Generation FW deployments for large clients in Qatar. โข McAfee Network Security Manager IPS deployments for large clients in Qatar. โขDeploying Anti Fraud solutions at one of the biggest banks in Middle east. โขDeploying Mobile Device Management solutions (Mobile Iron)at one of the biggest banks in Middle east. โขOne of the consultants responsible for securing the 4G Network(IMS Core,HSS,...etc.) at one of the biggest Mobile operators in Egypt. โขLeading a team of 3 Engineers to perform mentioned activities previously.
- Penetration Testing
- Information Security
- Network Penetration Testing
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Web App Penetration Testing
- Computer Network
- Code Review
- Python
- PCI
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
PhD-Level Cybersecurity Expert | vCISO | CISSP | CEH | CISM | CISA | PMP Trusted by organizations across the GCC, MENA, and global markets to build, audit, and scale cybersecurity programs that deliver measurable, board-level results. With 20+ years in cybersecurity leadership, I deliver expert-level services across the full security lifecycle โ from penetration testing and vulnerability assessments to ISO 27001 implementation, SOC 2 readiness, GRC consulting, and virtual CISO engagements. WHY CLIENTS CHOOSE ME: - PhD in Cybersecurity + 10+ active certifications: CISSP, CEH, CISM, CISA, PMP, CCNP, MCT, Security+, MCSE+Security, RHCE, Linux+, CEI, CCSI - Founder of InfoSec4TC โ trained 100,000+ students across 150+ countries - Author of 7 published cybersecurity books on Amazon (ISO 27001, Ethical Hacking, AI Security & more) - Authorized training partner: CompTIA, Amazon AWS, Mile2, and Microsoft - Creator of AI-powered platforms: CyberSecurity365 (CS365), CyberMentor App, DesiredAI - 14 best-selling online courses | 4.8/5 Trustpilot (138+ verified reviews) | 95% satisfaction rate - 5,000+ training hours delivered globally SERVICES I DELIVER: - Virtual CISO (vCISO) โ Strategic security leadership for growing organizations - Penetration Testing & Vulnerability Assessment (Web, Network, Cloud, OT/ICS/SCADA) - ISO 27001 / ISO 27017 / ISO 42001 โ Gap analysis, full implementation & audit readiness - SOC 2 Type I & II โ Readiness assessment and remediation - GRC โ Risk assessments, policy development, security frameworks - HIPAA, PCI DSS, CMMC, FedRAMP โ Compliance consulting and documentation - Cloud Security (AWS, Azure, GCP) โ Architecture review and hardening - OT/ICS/SCADA Security โ Industrial control systems risk and compliance - NCA ECC, NESA, SAMA, ISR โ UAE & GCC regional regulatory compliance - Security Awareness Training โ AI-powered, behavior-driven workforce programs - Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR) - Security Policy & Procedure Development PUBLISHED BOOKS (Amazon): "Mastering ISO 27001:2022" | "Build a Cyber Security Career from Scratch" | "Mastering Cybersecurity with ChatGPT" | "Kali Linux for Ethical Hacking" | "Cyber Security Specialist: Step-by-Step Guide" | "The Complete Cybersecurity Handbook" Dubai-based | Available globally for remote & on-site engagements Fluent: English | Arabic | French Ready to secure what matters most to your business.
- Penetration Testing
- Information Security
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Cybersecurity Management
- Governance, Risk & Compliance Software
- ISO 27001
- Risk Assessment
- SOC 2
- Security Policies & Procedures Documentation
- Cloud Security
- NIST Cybersecurity Framework
- GDPR
- Information Security Awareness
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฏ ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐, ๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น-๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐. I help organizations identify and eliminate critical security vulnerabilities through ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐๐๐น๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐, and ๐ฆ๐ข๐-๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐. With 5+ years of enterprise technical experience, including hands-on SOC operations in a telecom environment. I understand both attacker techniques and defender detection logic. This allows me to simulate realistic attack paths and deliver findings that are actionable, not theoretical. -- ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฏ & ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ง๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: I perform deep security assessments of web and mobile applications to uncover vulnerabilities such as authentication bypass, injection flaws, access control issues, and insecure file handling. You receive: - A fully structured penetration test report - Verified proof-of-concept exploitation - Risk-based prioritization (CVSS-aligned) - Developer-focused remediation steps ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ & ๐๐น๐ผ๐๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐: I assess internal and external attack surfaces to identify exposed services, misconfigurations, and weak authentication paths, including cloud environments on AWS. ๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด & ๐ง๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: As a working SOC analyst, I build and tune Splunk / ELK detection pipelines that improve signal-to-noise ratio and highlight real threats instead of alert fatigue. ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ & ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐: I support security incidents through log analysis, root cause investigation, and structured reporting to help teams contain breaches and understand attack timelines. -- ๐ช๐ต๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฒ ๐๐ฆ๐ยฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฑ (๐๐), ๐๐๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ด๐น๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ. I provide ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐, and ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐. Every engagement includes ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ-๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด to verify that identified vulnerabilities have been successfully remediated.
- Penetration Testing
- Ethical Hacking
- Network Penetration Testing
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Web App Penetration Testing
- NIST Cybersecurity Framework
- Web Application Security
- Application Security
- Incident Response Readiness Assessment
- Cyber Threat Intelligence
- OWASP
- Risk Assessment
- Splunk
- ELK Stack
- Amazon ECS for Kubernetes
- IBM WebSphere
- SQL Injection Mitigation
- SOC 1
- SOC 2
- Risk Analysis
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Hi. I am a Penetration Tester or ethical hacker or bug bounty hunter with CEH v12 certified from eccouncil and working as Cyber Security Specialist in a well reputed organization where I manage and review all its security related issues on their products. I am Passionate about streamlining processes through the use of Security scenarios. 3+ years using Python, bash to automate and enrich Cyber Security / IT process. Allowing more time to be spent on high value work, rather than redundant tasks. 6+ years in Cyber Security performing Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Assessment, Ethical Hacking.
- Penetration Testing
- Ethical Hacking
- Firewall
- Information Security
- Network Penetration Testing
- Network Security
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Kali Linux
- Network Monitoring
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