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Syed Hammad Shafiq

Senior Consultant Cyber Security

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United States
Computer & Network Security
Joined May 17, 2023

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Highly motivated and results-driven professional with more than ten years of experience in information technology specifically in Information Security deployments, Security Services and Compliance portfolio. Repeated success directing IT projects from inception to execution, strategically allocating resources and delegating tasks to achieve on-time, on-budget delivery. Have assisted multiple local and international organizations in improving the security posture with a history of implementing new procedures and technologies to strengthen security posture, enhance operational efficiency, and controls while complying different industry standards followed compliances.
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Oct 2018 – May 2023
United States
Lead Cyber Security Consultant
 Cyber Security Customer Solution & Pre-Sales Architect.  Provide all sorts of technical advice & solutions on the projects related to cyber security to the customers.  Prepare all sorts of technical documents as a response to the RFI (Requests for Information), RFP (Request for Proposals), etc.  Managing multiple SOC clientele globally.  Receives incidents and performs deep analysis; correlates with threat intelligence to identify the threat actor, nature of the attack, and systems or data affected. Defines and executes on strategy for containment, remediation, and recovery.  Day-to-day, conducts vulnerability assessments and penetration tests, and reviews alerts, industry news, threat intelligence, and security data. Actively hunts for threats that have made their way into the network, as well as unknown vulnerabilities and security gaps. When a major incident occurs, teams with the Tier 2 Analyst in responding to and containing it.  Responsible for hiring and training SOC staff, in charge of defensive and offensive strategy. Manages resources, priorities, and projects, and manages the team directly when responding to business- critical security incidents. The organization’s point of contact for security incidents, compliance, and other security-related issues.  Provide technical and service leadership to L1 and other L2 analysts.  Duties include examining information systems to identify vulnerabilities and recommend mitigating strategies, as well as, identifying and mitigating potential avenues of exploitation, including system level attacks and user level attacks.  Assists in the Implementation and management of security solutions, which includes Endpoint Protection, Vulnerability Management, Content Filtering, Security Incident and Event Monitoring (SIEM) and Database security etc.  Creates and update documentation of security standards, procedures, processes, risk assessments, and guidelines, such as security breach resolution procedures.