yazan

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.

experience

Cybersecurity Student & Researcher

2019 - Present

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.

Penetration Testing

Performed comprehensive security assessments including vulnerability scanning, network reconnaissance, privilege escalation, and post-exploitation techniques across Windows, Linux, and web environments

OSINT Robot Development

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.

Secure Architecture

Designed and implemented secure coding practices, security controls, and defensive mechanisms for web applications and infrastructure to prevent common attack vectors

Incident Response

Participated in security incident analysis, forensic investigations, and remediation efforts to understand attack methodologies and improve organizational security posture

technical skills

methods/techniques

Web Application Security Network Penetration Testing Vulnerability Assessment OSINT Ethical Hacking

programming

Python C++ JavaScript HTML/CSS Software Development Web Development

security tools

Burp Suite SQLMap Wireshark Metasploit OWASP ZAP Aircrack-ng

certifications

Introduction to Cybersecurity

Cisco Networking Academy

Introduction to Modern AI

Cisco Networking Academy

Introduction to Ethical Hacking

Cisco Networking Academy

Ethical Hacker

Cisco - In Progress

Junior Cybersecurity Analyst

Cisco - In Progress

Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)

ISC2 - In Progress

interests

Information Security Red Team Operations Cybersecurity Research Privacy & Data Protection Threat Intelligence Security Automation Digital Forensics Risk Management Penetration Testing