Education:
> Ph.D. in CIS, research was on a new Port Knocking Technique called Tariq
> M.Sc. in CIS, research was on Software Maintenance using a new Plugin Engine technique
> B.Sc. in CS, research was on a new Form Shape Designer and an MP3 Player with Robotic Effects
Technical Certificates:
> Offensive Security Certified Professional, referred to as OSCP
> EC-Council Certified Security Analyst, referred to as ECSA
> Certified Ethical Hacker, referred to as C|EH
> IBM Certified Specialist – System p Administration, UNIX AIX System
> IBM Certified Deployment Professional – Tivoli Storage Manager V5.3
> Novell Data Center Advanced Technical Specialist Certification referred to as DCATS
> Novell Data Center Technical Specialist Certification referred to as DCTS
> Certified Novell Instructor referred to as CNI
> Novell Certified Linux Administrator 10 referred to as CLA10
> Novell Certified Linux Desktop Administrator referred to as CLDA
> IBM DB2 under Linux
> Novell Linux Technical Specialist
> Novell Certified Linux Professional 10 referred to as CLP10
> Red Hat Certified Engineer referred to as RHCE
> HP ProCurve Networking
Training Courses Taken:
> SourceFire Security Education Program – Snort IDS/IPS Technology v2.8
> Project Management
> Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery
> SolarisTM 9 Operating Environment – 6 Months Track
> Cisco Networking Academy Program, CCNA – 3 Months Track
Technical Profile:
1. Operating Systems
> Linux (Red Hat, CentOS, Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu) – (Expert level)
> Unix IBM AIX – (Advanced level)
> Unix Sun Solaris – (Advanced level)
> Microsoft Win2K, Win2003, Win2008, WinXP, Vista, and Windows7 – (Advanced level)
2. Hardware
> Intel Based x86/x86-64 Servers (HP/Dell) – (Expert level)
> IBM Power Servers – (Intermediate level)
> Sun SPARC Servers – (Intermediate level)
3. Development Tools
> BASH Shell Scripting – (Advanced level)
> Python Programming – (Intermediate level)
> C/C++ – (Intermediate level)
> Java – (Intermediate level)
> Pascal/Delphi – (Intermediate level)
> Assembly (Linux/Windows)- (Basic level)
> HTML – (Advanced level)
> PHP – (Basic level)
4. Databases
> MySQL – (Advanced level)
> PostgreSQL – (Intermediate level)
> MSSQL – (Intermediate level)
> IBM DB2 – (Intermediate level)
5. Network Services
Installing, Configuring, Hardening, and Tuning any of the following services:
DHCP, DNS (BIND), Apache, Tomcat, Subversion (SVN), SMB/CIFS, NFS, SSH, openLDAP, NIS, NTP, Squid, FTP, Sendmail, Postfix, Exim, IPTables, openVPN, Microsoft ISA and Active Directory.
6. Virtualization
VMware WorkStation, VMware Server, Xen, XenServer, Virtuozzo, OpenVZ and VirtualBox.
7. Web Hosting
WHM/CPanel Web Hosting Control Panel, Plesk, and WHMCS.
8. Security
> Linux Kernel Patching, Compilation, Tunning, and Hardening.
> Linux System Integrity, Data and Filesystem Encryption,
> Hardening and Auditing Linux Services, Web Applications, and Firewalls.
> Install, configure, and maintain IDS/IPS (Snort, OSSEC, etc) systems.
> Install, configure, and maintain network security devices (Firewalls, VPN concentrators, routers, Internet Gateways, and content filtering systems).
> Vulnerability Assessment and Patch Management (NeXpose, Nessus, SAINT Exploit, GFI LanGuard, Shavlik, MBSA, etc).
> Penetration Testing Tools such as Metasploit, CoreImpact.
> Event and Log monitoring (Splunk, Syslog, Ntop, Nagios, munin, etc).
> Packet filtering and Packet Analysis (Wireshark, tcpdump, tcptrack, etc).
> Implement and Enforce Security Policies and procedures (PCI Compliance, etc).
> Develop and maintain Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery plans.
Seeking to Achieve:
> Licensed Penetration Tester, referred to as LPT – Need to pay $500 + Hold ECSA
> GIAC Certified Penetration Tester, referred to as GPEN
> Snort Certified Professional, referred to as SnortCP
> OSSTMM Professional Security Tester, referred to as OPST
> Wireshark Certified Network Analyst, referred to as WCNA
Current Job Title:
I am currently working as a University Lecturer Network Security Officer Technical Manager, with an IBM Business Partner (Assistant Professor) for the Dept. of Networking.
Contribution:
Linux Arab Community Co-Founder, and webmaster
Security for Arabs Community Co-Founder, and previous webmaster
Hakin9 Magazine – Author
Standards used:
> PCI Compliance – PCI Security Standards Council
> Open Source Security Testing Methodology Manual – OSSTMM. Now upgrading to version 3
Scientific Hobbies:
> I’m a computer addict, who just can’t leave his desk
> Reading about Linux & Security is my main interest
Sports:
> I trained Kickboxing for more than two years under the coach Omar Enayah (Holds Blackbelts in the follwoing: Kickboxing “5″, Mauy Thai “1″, Ji Jitsu “1″, Seylat “1″, Arabic Sword Fighter, and Qoowat Al-Rami “5 Qabtha”),
> I left training for around two years, then got back to work, but as a Mauy Thai and Brazilian Ji Jitsu practitioner, under the same coach Omar Enayah,
> I’m a big fan of MMA and combat competitions (UFC, K-1, Strikeforce, DREAM, PRIDE),
> My best fighter is: Fedor Emelianenko (MMA)
> I am also a fan of other fighters: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueiraa (MMA), Anderson Silva (MMA), and Badr Hari (K-1),
> My favourite fighting style is: Muay Thai,
> I might be the biggest Real Madrid Football Club fan in the Middle East!
> I used to present my University in Billiard competitions
Social Activities:
Meeting new friends
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