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Dear Mr. / Ms.

Over All 15 years of Experience as Trainer and speaker with overall 2 decades experience in IT
and research scholar on dark web. B.Tech qualified professional with various cybersecurity
certifications.

The breadth of knowledge in cybersecurity, Threat intelligence, hunting and analysis, web
application vulnerability testing, Automotive Cybersecurity, SOC Analysis, Cyber Threat
Intelligence,IoT security, Deception and Dark web investigation, Cryptocurrency Investigation
and Digital Forensics.

Proven track record and over a decade plus of experience in providing various cybersecurity
training programs for the corporates in IT, IoT, Embedded Systems, Automobile, Scada - OT,
and also for Law enforcement agencies.

Delivered various cybersecurity training and consulting projects in India, USA, UAE, Saudi
Arabia, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Netherlands and trained senior IT
teams in Corporate, Government and Banking Sectors.

Certification Training ProgramS - ISACA: Certified Information Systems Auditor(CISA).

CompTIA Security+, EC Council - Certified Ethical Hacking (CEH), Certified Hacking
Forensics Investigation(CHFI), ISO 27001 Auditor Certified Incident Handler(ECIH),CSA
(SOC Analyst) Security Analytics (ECSA ). Microsoft: MCP, System Administration.

Custom Training Programs: Web Application Vulnerability Testing(OWASP Top 10),

Penetration Testing, Dark Web Investigation, Digital Forensics, and Incident Response,
Cryptocurrency Investigation, Embedded Cyber Security, IoT Cyber Security, DevSecOps,
Industrial Cyber Security and Product Security & Privacy.

Takedown Services: Imposter, impersonated, and illegitimate online, social media abuse.

Audit : Conducted audits based on NIST 800-53, ISO 27001 and CoBIT.

Thanking you.

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F A R O O Q
IT / COMPUTER INSTRUCTOR - MCT
Objective:
To contribute exceptionally strong technical aptitude and education to an organization that can use a
skilled manager, trainer, and hands-on information systems/communications professional.
Summary of Qualifications
Computer Technology Instructor with extensive experience in Network Administration, Project
Management and Quality Management. Consistently recognized and awarded for performance. Key
areas of expertise include

Instruction:
􀁸 Technical Instruction 􀁸 Research and Evaluation 􀁸 Student Assessment
􀁸 Curriculum Development 􀁸 Lecture Techniques 􀁸 Lesson Plans

Computers:
􀁸 Microsoft Operating System 􀁸 Mac Operating System 􀁸 Cyber Security
􀁸 Network Administration 􀁸 Advanced excel 􀁸DevSecops
􀁸 Malware Analysis 􀁸 Cissp 􀁸 CISA (Security Audit )
􀁸 Internet Technology 􀁸 Python programming 􀁸 MS Office Profes-
sional

Skills worked on

Application Security
 Access Control - MAC, DAC, UNIX
 Malware Analysis - Memory Forensics
 Intrusion Detection - HIDS, NIDS
 Honeypots
 Reverse Engineering
 Web Security
 Data Security - Cryptography
 Network Security + VPN
 Secure Development - Secure Coding + DevSecOp
 Android Security
 Hands-on Security - Network traffic analysis + CTF + VAPT

Professional Experience and Assignments

Overall Work Experience – 15 years 4 months
Teaching/Training Experience – 11 years 4 months at Corporate and college level)
15 year experienced in Freelance cyber Security Trainer with a demonstrated history of
Working in the computer and web security industry. Skilled in Web Application, Ethical
Hacking, Cyber Security Trainer , CompTIA Security+, Red hat Linux, Unix Shell
scripting, Python ,CISA,CISSP,Oracle sql and PLSQL , With Artificial Intelligence

.
Senior Cyber Security Trainer at value c Consulting/Workopolis/grey campus/IIHT/VIIT/
/IIBM/eHack Academy/SFJ for Various Clients (Wipro, Mass Mutual as Freelancer)
Provided a Cyber Security Training for Army Cyber Group AT DELHI on 2022-2023

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Conducting penetration testing (onsite and remote)
• Conducting Computer Forensics and Web Application Forensics for major countries in
the Europe, Africa and Asia.
• Conducting cyber security training in Europe, Africa and Asia.
• Conducting training for clients on-site as well as off-site
Responsibilities: (Instructional & Work Experience)
Performs the task of designing training programmes and courseware on Advanced Secu-
rity & Management Solutions for the organization.
Responsible for updating and tailor course curricula to meet the needs of students and
clients, to keep courses and skills up to date with current standards, versions of courses
(materials and certification exams) and technologies (current and emerging).
Conducts trainings – both in-house and public for clients
Works on extensive hands-on exercises for reinforcement of concepts, software and cod-
ing best practices, natural progression of comprehensive skills and practical applications
of the technologies in real-world situations.
Assigns the tasks of auditing & proposing solutions to improve current security levels
for Clients
Performs Risk Assessment Services and provides Solutions to mitigate Risks discovered
and reported
Ensures that the operation, design, and management of information systems are in ac-
cording to the standards of the organization
Identifies as well as applies innovative practice in security to enhance the global opera-
tions based on the requirement of clients
Provides leadership to a team of Information security consultants
Establishes and implements certification and accreditation procedures for various infor-
mation systems and platforms for clients
Ensures that risk identification, mitigation controls and analysis are integrated into appli-
cation life cycle and change management processes
Projects Handled

Project 1: Trained 935 Military Technical College Students

With an Overall staff strength of 8, effectively trained 935 Military College students on IC3 course
within a short period of 3 months

Project 2: Trained 110 candidates on Cyber Security within a span of 3 months

Omantel sponsored candidates been trained on Cyber Security within a short duration of 3 months.

Project 3: GITTC project of Oman

GITTC (Phase 3) is a government funded project to train 7000 candidates in IC3in Labs . With 4
vendors selected all over Oman, Polyglot Institute is one of them with me managing the project as a
Project head.
Tools used

IT Trainer at Tekskills , Houston TX USA’ 08 to April’ 10

IT Trainer at Tekskills , Houston TX USA’ 08 to April’ 10

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Education/Professional Qualifications:
B.Tech (CSIT) Completed in 2005
Certification:

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 ECC05702515322)  CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner
 ITIL® Foundation V4 (CAS-002)
 CISA (Certified IS Auitor)  CCNA – Routing & Switching 640-802)

 OCA (Oracle PL/SQL Programmer)  Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)

ID: OC1472490  Microsoft Certified System Administrator
 CompTIA A+ (220-701,220-702 (MCSA – 2003/2012)
 Data science with AI  Microsoft Certified System Engineer

 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals AZ 900 (MCSE) -2003/2012

 CompTIA Network+ (N10-005)  70-631-MS Windows SharePoint

Services 3.0, Configuration
 CISSP Certified (ISC)
 70-562-MS .NET Framework 3.5,
 CompTIA Security+ (SY0-501)
ASP.NET Application Development

Personal Information:
Age : 40Years
Date of Birth : 20- 10 - 1983
Gender : Male
Nationality : Indian
Marital Status : Married
Father’s Name : Mohammed Hammed Farooq
Languages Known : English, Hindi,
Strengths : Integrity, Sociability, Ambitious, Team Player,
Determination.
Personal Traits : Adaptability, Willingness to Learn, Ability to work in a team
Declaration:
I here by declare that the above-mentioned information is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief.

Farooq

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