Hey, I’m Faris. I work in cybersecurity, where I spend most of my time digging into incidents, threat hunting, and figuring out how things actually break in the real world—not just in theory.

My background is in computer engineering, but what really shapes how I work is understanding people just as much as systems. A lot of security problems aren’t purely technical, and that human layer is what makes the work interesting to me.

Outside of the day job, I’m always experimenting—whether that’s building out self-hosted systems, exploring automation and AI agents, or going down random rabbit holes that turn into projects. I like figuring things out, improving how I work, and occasionally making life more complicated than it needs to be.

This space is just a reflection of that—things I’m building, learning, and thinking about as I go.

Certifications

Certification
ISC2 CCSP
ISC2 SSCP
Security Ops
A+
Network+
Security+
CySA+
PenTest+
Splunk Core User
Splunk Power User

Achievements

Dubai Police CTF Dubai Police CTF 2023 Top 10
NahamCon NahamCon 2021 Top 11%
TryHackMe TryHackMe Top 1%
HackTheBox HackTheBox UAE Top 10

Non-profit organizations I support

Citlab
EFF
Stray Dogs Center
Support