About

Mr. Azhar Ghafoor

Cybersecurity Analyst at Cytomate

(2022–) Cybersecurity Analyst at Cytomate Solutions & Services, Doha, Qatar
(2021–22) Cybersecurity Researcher at Cybersecurity Lab, CUI, PK
(2020–22) Masters in Information Security from COMSATS University Islamabad, PK
(2020–) Professional Freelancing at Fiverr
(2019-19) Internship at AKSA-SDS, PK
(2015–19) Bachelors in Information Technology from Quaid-i-Azam University, PK

Short biography

Azhar Ghafoor is a seasoned Cybersecurity Analyst with a profound passion for the field. With over a year of experience at Cytomate, he has spearheaded innovative projects in compliance, post-attack assessment, and attack surface management. Azhar’s expertise extends to machine learning-driven log analysis, advanced cyber deception, and impactful phishing awareness campaigns. As a Cybersecurity Content Writer on Medium and a Professional Freelancer on Fiverr, he shares his knowledge and delivers top-tier results. Azhar holds a Master’s in Information Security from COMSATS University Islamabad, cementing his commitment to cybersecurity excellence.

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 Clustering - Machine Learning Anomaly Detection Classification - Machine Learning Pandas - Data Analytics Linux (Kali, Ubuntu) Google Dorking 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 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

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, COMSATS University Islamabad).
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).