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Freelance cybersecurity, GRC & data-protection consultant in Kuwait.
I help organisations harden their systems, pass their audits and train their people — turning regulation and risk into controls that actually work. Senior financial-crime technologist by background; MSc Cyber Security & Networks (Best Paper); CompTIA Security+.
6+ yrs
across cybersecurity, GRC & AML
MSc Cyber
QUT — Best Paper Award
Security+
& Google Cloud certified
15% → 11%
phishing click-through reduced
About
Where compliance, data and security meet
My edge is the blend. Most AML staff can’t speak security; most security staff don’t know AML. I do both — so I don’t just operate the tools, I understand the data pipelines, cloud, threat models and controls beneath them.
I started in computer science, moved deliberately into cyber security and IT GRC in Australia, founded a cyber-awareness venture, and converged both strengths into financial-crime technology at one of the region’s most innovative Islamic banks. See the full career timeline →
What I do
Core competencies
These strengths translate into hands-on freelance engagements — explore the full range of consulting services I offer, or read practical guides over in my insights.
01 — Financial Crime
AML & Sanctions Background
A practitioner’s grounding in how AML, sanctions and KYC controls actually work inside banks — the domain context that sharpens the cybersecurity, GRC and data-protection work I deliver.
02 — Security & GRC
Governance, Risk & Compliance
Risk assessment, ISMS (ISO 27000), security & AI governance, SIEM (Splunk), penetration-testing concepts and incident response.
03 — Cloud & Data
Cloud, ML & Analytics
AWS, Azure and Google Cloud (Digital Leader), machine-learning fraud detection, API testing (SoapUI) and BI with Power BI and SQL.
04 — People
Security Awareness & Training
Tailored awareness programs and phishing simulations that measurably change behaviour — turning staff into a first line of defence.
Have a security, compliance or data-protection challenge?
Whether it’s tuning a monitoring system, hardening a process, or training a team — let’s talk.