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Hi, I’m Nigel Gabriel Morais, an Information Security undergraduate at the National University of Singapore with a focus on offensive security and security analysis. I’ve interned at two companies and worked on cybersecurity research and network engineering roles. I’m passionate about building secure, responsive web applications and enhancing both web and network security.
I’m driven by challenging security problems and enjoy turning complex issues into practical, impactful solutions—especially through hands-on lab work, secure coding practices, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
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Cybersecurity Software Researcher Intern at Centre for Strategic Infocomm Technologies (CSIT)
February 29, 2024 - September 25, 2025Led a software security project focusing on the NtQuerySystemInformation API and its role in privilege escalation, delivering a comparative study of Windows mitigations (SMEP, CFG, KASLR) across OS versions. Conducted end-to-end testing of proof-of-concept prototypes with a 200-user pilot, analyzed telemetry to prioritise fixes, reducing false positives by 70% and delivering next releases ahead of schedule. Technologies used included Visual Studio, C, Python, WinDbg, Ghidra, x64dbg, IDA Pro, and VirtualBox.
Cybersecurity Software Researcher Intern at Centre for Strategic Infocomm Technologies
February 29, 2024 - August 30, 2025Led a cybersecurity project focusing on the NtQuerySystemInformation API and privilege escalation to improve Windows 11 security. Delivered a comparative study of Windows software mitigations and identified vulnerabilities enabling user token theft exploits. Managed end-to-end testing of security prototypes with a 200-user pilot group, analyzing telemetry and reducing false positives by 70%. Used tools such as Visual Studio, C, Python, WinDbg, Ghidra, x64dbg, IDA Pro, and VirtualBox.
Cybersecurity Software Researcher Intern at Centre for Strategic Infocomm Technologies (CSIT)
September 1, 2023 - February 1, 2024Led a cybersecurity software research project focusing on the NtQuerySystemInformation API and its role in privilege escalation, delivering a comparative study on Windows software mitigations (e.g., SMEP, CFG, KASLR) across OS versions and flagging vulnerabilities that could enable token theft. Executed end-to-end testing of proof-of-concept security prototypes with a 200-user pilot, analyzed telemetry and feedback to prioritize fixes, reducing false positives by 70% and delivering next releases two weeks ahead of schedule. Tools used included Visual Studio, C, Python, WinDbg, Ghidra, x64dbg, IDA Pro, and VirtualBox.
Project Lead & Network Engineer at Secure Company Network Infrastructure Project
September 1, 2023 - September 25, 2025Redesigned a multi-site network perimeter with a 4-person team, adding redundant core switches, 10 GbE uplinks, and VLAN segmentation; boosted aggregate throughput by 45% and cut network latency by 30% without downtime. Implemented next-generation Cisco firewalls, Suricata IDS/IPS, and 802.1X authentication, driving a 70% drop in high-severity Nessus findings and aligning with ISO 27001 controls.
Project Lead & Software Engineer at DVWA Web Security Exploitation & Hardening Project
September 1, 2023 - September 25, 2025Refactored a customized DVWA web application in PHP, remediated OWASP Top 10 issues, and established secure-coding patterns. Hardened the application with strict input validation, parameterized statements, CSRF tokens, and internal testing, resulting in a 90% drop in exploitable findings. Presented live exploit-vs-patch demonstrations to 200 students and guided hands-on labs.
Network Engineer Intern at SystemEngineer360 PTE LTD
July 31, 2022 - September 25, 2025Built a project-tracking web platform with interactive dashboards and predictive analytics, improving team time-management efficiency. Architected a modern stack with Neo4j, Python Flask REST APIs, and a React-Redux frontend, containerised with CI/CD for zero-downtime releases. Automated data-migration workflows and imaging for 50+ workstations, cutting provisioning time and hardening baseline security.
Network Engineer Intern at SystemEngineer360 Pte Ltd
July 31, 2022 - August 30, 2025Developed a project-tracking web platform with interactive dashboards and predictive analytics, improving team time-management efficiency by 40%. Architected the technical stack using Neo4j, Python Flask REST APIs, React-Redux frontend, containerized with CI/CD for zero-downtime releases. Automated IT infrastructure workflows and imaged 50+ workstations, reducing device provisioning time by 60% and hardening security baselines.
Education
Bachelor of Computing in Information Security with Honours at National University of Singapore
August 1, 2024 - August 30, 2025Diploma with Merit in Computer Engineering (Cybersecurity) at Singapore Polytechnic
April 1, 2021 - April 1, 2024Bachelor of Computing in Information Security with Honours at National University of Singapore
August 1, 2024 - September 25, 2025Diploma with Merit in Computer Engineering (Cybersecurity) at Singapore Polytechnic
April 1, 2021 - April 1, 2024Bachelor of Computing in Information Security with Honours at National University of Singapore (NUS)
August 1, 2024 - February 26, 2026Diploma with Merit in Computer Engineering (Cybersecurity) at Singapore Polytechnic (SP)
April 1, 2021 - April 1, 2024Qualifications
Cisco Systems Silver Medal and Book Prize
January 11, 2030 - August 30, 2025Centre for Strategic Infocomm Technologies (CSIT) Scholar
January 11, 2030 - August 30, 2025Director's Honours Roll & Huawei Book Prize
January 11, 2030 - August 30, 2025CSIT Scholar
January 11, 2030 - September 25, 2025Director's Honours Roll
January 11, 2030 - September 25, 2025Huawei Book Prize
January 11, 2030 - September 25, 2025Cisco Systems Silver Medal
January 11, 2030 - September 25, 2025Cisco Systems Silver Medal
January 11, 2030 - February 26, 2026Huawei Book Prize
January 11, 2030 - February 26, 2026CSIT Scholar
January 11, 2030 - February 26, 2026Industry Experience
Education, Software & Internet, Telecommunications, Government, Professional Services, Transportation & Logistics, Other
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