Skills & Capabilities

Capabilities first, tools second.

Every entry carries a label showing how it was gained — professional experience, certification, training, foundational knowledge, or active research. No inflated claims.

01

Cybersecurity & Risk Capabilities

Professional capabilities rather than software tools.

  • Cybersecurity Risk AssessmentProfessional Experience
  • Vulnerability ManagementProfessional Experience
  • Incident ResponseProfessional Experience
  • Third-Party Risk ManagementProfessional Experience
  • Audit & Regulatory ComplianceProfessional Experience
  • Business Continuity SupportProfessional Experience
  • Security GovernanceProfessional Experience
  • Security Policy & StandardsProfessional Experience
02

Offensive Security

Previous professional cybersecurity consulting experience.

  • Internal Penetration TestingProfessional Experience
  • External Penetration TestingProfessional Experience
  • PCI Segmentation TestingProfessional Experience
  • Vulnerability AssessmentProfessional Experience
  • Controlled ExploitationProfessional Experience
  • Security Assessment ReportingProfessional Experience
  • Remediation GuidanceProfessional Experience
03

Vulnerability Assessment & Security Testing Tools

Used professionally during cybersecurity consulting work.

  • NessusProfessional Experience

    Professional experience conducting vulnerability assessments.

  • QualysProfessional Experience

    Professional experience conducting vulnerability assessments.

  • OpenVASProfessional Experience

    Professional experience conducting vulnerability assessments and earlier network-security work.

  • AcunetixProfessional Experience

    Professional experience conducting vulnerability assessments.

04

Security Monitoring & Incident Response

Monitoring, escalation and response coordination.

  • Security Event MonitoringProfessional Experience
  • SIEM MonitoringProfessional Experience
  • Incident Response CoordinationProfessional Experience
  • Incident ManagementProfessional Experience
  • Breach HandlingProfessional Experience
  • Microsoft SentinelTraining

    Security monitoring and SIEM fundamentals.

05

Governance, Risk & Compliance

Frameworks and governance capabilities.

  • NIST Cybersecurity FrameworkProfessional Experience
  • ISO 27001Professional Experience
  • CIS ControlsProfessional Experience
  • Cybersecurity Risk AssessmentProfessional Experience
  • Cybersecurity Policy & StandardsProfessional Experience
  • Audit ReadinessProfessional Experience
  • Regulatory ComplianceProfessional Experience
  • Third-Party Cybersecurity RiskProfessional Experience
  • Cybersecurity StrategyProfessional Experience
06

Data Protection & Privacy

Privacy governance in a regulated environment.

  • Bahrain PDPLProfessional Experience
  • Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)Professional Experience
  • Records of Processing Activities (RPA)Professional Experience
  • Data Owner RightsProfessional Experience
  • Privacy GovernanceProfessional Experience
  • Data Breach HandlingProfessional Experience
  • Personal Data Protection FrameworkProfessional Experience
07

Infrastructure & Systems

Banking infrastructure and operations background.

  • Active Directory & Group PolicyProfessional Experience

    Administration, security and access controls in a banking environment.

  • Windows ServerProfessional Experience

    Infrastructure administration and security.

  • Endpoint SecurityProfessional Experience
  • Network Switch ConfigurationProfessional Experience

    Switch configuration and operational network support.

  • VoIP SystemsProfessional Experience
  • ERP SystemsHands-On Experience
  • FortiGateCertification

    FortiGate Operator training and credential.

08

Cloud, Automation & Emerging Technology

Current development areas, presented honestly.

  • AWS Security FundamentalsFoundational
  • PythonFoundational
  • AI PrototypingResearch / Exploration
  • Prompt EngineeringResearch / Exploration
  • Secure AI ExplorationResearch / Exploration
  • AI Governance ExplorationResearch / Exploration
  • AI-Assisted GRCResearch / Exploration