Abdirahman Mohamed

Cybersecurity Engineer

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About Me

I am a Cybersecurity Engineer with demonstrated security engineering, consulting, and research experience working with organizations in the public and private sectors to implement, audit and scale their information security programs.

I am primarily interested in the reliability and security of large scale distributed software systems.

When not working, I enjoy playing soccer, discovering new mountain biking and hiking trails.

Areas of Expertise

  • Cloud & Application Security
  • DevSecOps
  • Privacy Enginnering
  • Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) Implementation & Auditing based on ISO 27001
  • Cybersecurity Solutions Implementation
  • Offensive and Defensive Cyber Security Tools, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs)
  • Security assessments & penetration testing, social engineering assessments, red/blue teaming.
  • Systems Auditing

Experience

Senior Security Engineer

Cisco

June 2022 - Present

Security Researcher

CyLab Security & Privacy Institute @ Carnegie Mellon University

March 2021 - May 2022

Senior Security Consultant

Sentinel Africa Consulting

December 2018 - September 2021

Education

Master of Science - MS, Information Technology, Cyber Security

Carnegie Mellon University

2020 - 2022

Grade: Cum Laude

Bachelor of Science - Information Systems & Technology (Forensics Information Technology & Cybercrime)

United States International University - Africa

2015 - 2019

Grade: Magna Cum Laude

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