Cybersecurity student with 4+ years of experience in web/software development, penetration testing, ethical hacking, privacy research and vulnerability assessment. Passionate about ethical hacking, privacy, and continuous learning in the cybersecurity field. My hobbies inclue boxing, basketball, options trading, and learning new technologies.
Hey! I'm Yazan, I go by grep. I'm currently in my third year of college pursuing a Honours Bachelor of Information Sciences (Cyber Security) degree with lots of hands on experience in penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, and secure software development. Currently studying advanced security topics including cryptography, digital forensics, network, cloud security and much more.
Gaining expertise in both offensive and defensive security through coursework covering threat analysis, security auditing, incident response, network security, and implementing security controls across various users and/or platforms. I'm also experienced in system administration among different operating systems including Windows, Linux, and MacOS.
Developing practical skills in risk assessment, security architecture design, and threat mitigation strategies. Working on projects involving up to datereal world security challenges.
Performed comprehensive security assessments including vulnerability scanning, network reconnaissance, privilege escalation, and post-exploitation techniques across Windows, Linux, and web environments
Built custom bot in Python using different resources like IntelX, Snusbase, Shodan, etc. For information scanning, finding leaks through private and public databases, with the goal oflooking for potentially exploitable information.
Designed and implemented secure coding practices, security controls, and defensive mechanisms for web applications and infrastructure to prevent common attack vectors
Participated in security incident analysis, forensic investigations, and remediation efforts to understand attack methodologies and improve organizational security posture