About

Mr. Azhar Ghafoor

AM Cybersecurity | Cybersecurity Analyst | Lecturer

(2025–) Assistant Manager Cybersecurity at Govt. Pakistan, Islamabad, Pakistan
(2023–25) Cybersecurity Lecturer at Air University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
(2022–24) Cybersecurity Analyst at Cytomate Solutions & Services, Doha, Qatar
(2021–22) Cybersecurity Researcher at Cybersecurity Lab, CUI, PK
(2019-19) Internship at AKSA-SDS, PK
(2020–22) Master in Information Security from COMSATS University Islamabad, PK

Short biography

Azhar Ghafoor is a seasoned Cybersecurity Expert with a deep-rooted passion for advancing the field. With over five years of hands-on experience, he has led and contributed to diverse projects spanning compliance management, post-attack forensics, attack surface reduction, and security operations. His expertise also encompasses machine learning-based log anomaly detection, cyber deception strategies, phishing detection and awareness training, and intrusion detection systems like Snort and Suricata. Azhar actively shares his insights as a Cybersecurity Content Writer on Medium and delivers professional services as a top-rated Freelancer on Fiverr. He holds a Master’s degree in Information Security from COMSATS University Islamabad, a testament to his dedication to cybersecurity excellence and continuous learning.

Skills

Technical Skills	Soft Skills

Hands-On Tools

ISO-27001 NIA Policy 2.0 NIA Standard 2.1 NIST Standards PCI-DSS HIPPA Personal Data Protection Law - Qatar Emekie Splunk SIEM QRadar SIEM Wazuh EDR Snort IDS/IPS Suricata IDS NMAP Cuckoo Sandbox Python Machine Learning Anomaly Detection Pandas - Data Analytics Linux (Kali, Ubuntu) Google Dorking Generative Ai Proxmox Ollama RAG theHarvester Amass Mimikatz Metasploit httpX Metasploitable Recon-ng Censys Shodan Gophish W3af Nuclei Wapiti Dalfox Wappalyze Burpsuite OWASP Zap Sublist3r Subfinder VMware Virtual Box Whois Wireshark Hybrid Analysis Process Hacker Process Monitor IDA-Pro OWASP ZAP VirusTotal Joe Security Joe Sandbox PeStudio Open EDR Shodan IntelliganceX OSINT Framework TinyEye Yandex Maltego BuiltWith Wayback Machines Metagoofil Anaconda Distribution Ettercap Ffuf Dirbuster Wfuzz Hydra Medusa Hashcat XSStrike PwnXSS Sqlmap Ghouri Dionaea Cowrie Snare&Tanner Conpot Office 365 Proxmox Teams Trello MS Azure Google Cloud Platform WireGuard Mx Toolbox Github Latex WAF Testing Cloud Enum Autopsy Matplotlib Flask Requests Beautiful Soup Scrapy Seaborn Scikit-learn NLTK Auto Encoder Joblib Transformers Volatility EnCase Autopsy Cellebrite NetworkMiner FTK Forensic Toolkit FTK Imager Bulk Extractor Redline MailXaminer DomainTools

Interests

GRC and Compliance
Cybersecurity Community Engagement
Cybersecurity Training and Education
Cybersecurity Research and Practical
Learning New Languages & Cultures
Gym and Fitness

Languages

Urdu
English

Collaborations

Dr. Munam Ali Shah (5G Networks, IoMT, King Faisal University).
Dr. Muhammad Al-Naeem (Decoding Phishing Evasion, King Faisal University).
Dr. Carsten Maple (Decoding Phishing Evasion, The University of Warwick).
Dr. Kashif Kifayat (Cybersecurity, National Center for Cyber Security).
Dr. Zunera Jalil (Cybersecurity Courses: Information Security, Network Forensics, Secure Software Development, Air University).
Dr. Jawaid Iqbal (Cybersecurity, Riphah International University).
Dr. Farhana Jabeen Khan (Cybersecurity Hands-on Labs, COMSATS University Islamabad).
Mr. Mudassar Mushtaq (IoMT, Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL)).
Mr. Osama Ellahi (Social Engineering, OSINT, Cytomate Solutions and Services).
Mr. Bilal Qadeer (Attack Surface Management, Cytomate Solutions and Services).
Mr. Muhammad Usman Rana (Cyber Deception, Research, Khushhali Microfinance Bank Limited).
Mr. M. Ahmad Nawaz (Practical Research, Riphah International University).