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I'm a results-driven cybersecurity professional with a focus on cyber threat intelligence, incident response, and secure collaboration with financial services clients. Over the past few years, I've combined hands-on SOC experience with proactive OSINT to identify and escalate threats targeting banks and fintechs, delivering timely intelligence to protect customers. I thrive in fast-paced environments, mentoring junior analysts, developing playbooks, and aligning CTI with governance, risk, and compliance teams. I'm excited to apply my technical and communication skills to new challenges in security operations and threat intelligence.…I'm a results-driven cybersecurity professional with a focus on cyber threat intelligence, incident response, and secure collaboration with financial services clients. Over the past few years, I've combined hands-on SOC experience with proactive OSINT to identify and escalate threats targeting banks and fintechs, delivering timely intelligence to protect customers. I thrive in fast-paced environments, mentoring junior analysts, developing playbooks, and aligning CTI with governance, risk, and compliance teams. I'm excited to apply my technical and communication skills to new challenges in security operations and threat intelligence.

Sarah Abdallah

Full Stack Developer, Back-End Developer, Web Developer, +4

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I'm a results-driven cybersecurity professional with a focus on cyber threat intelligence, incident response, and secure collaboration with financial services clients. Over the past few years, I've combined hands-on SOC experience with proactive OSINT to identify and escalate threats targeting banks and fintechs, delivering timely intelligence to protect customers. I thrive in fast-paced environments, mentoring junior analysts, developing playbooks, and aligning CTI with governance, risk, and compliance teams. I'm excited to apply my technical and communication skills to new challenges in security operations and threat intelligence.…I'm a results-driven cybersecurity professional with a focus on cyber threat intelligence, incident response, and secure collaboration with financial services clients. Over the past few years, I've combined hands-on SOC experience with proactive OSINT to identify and escalate threats targeting banks and fintechs, delivering timely intelligence to protect customers. I thrive in fast-paced environments, mentoring junior analysts, developing playbooks, and aligning CTI with governance, risk, and compliance teams. I'm excited to apply my technical and communication skills to new challenges in security operations and threat intelligence.

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I’m a results-driven cybersecurity professional with a focus on cyber threat intelligence, incident response, and secure collaboration with financial services clients. Over the past few years, I’ve combined hands-on SOC experience with proactive OSINT to identify and escalate threats targeting banks and fintechs, delivering timely intelligence to protect customers.

I thrive in fast-paced environments, mentoring junior analysts, developing playbooks, and aligning CTI with governance, risk, and compliance teams. I’m excited to apply my technical and communication skills to new challenges in security operations and threat intelligence.

Language

Arabic

Advanced

English

Fluent

French

Advanced

Work Experience

CTI Specialist – Tier 2 at SHELT Global Ltd

October 1, 2024 - Present

Managed 13 customers simultaneously, majority operating in the banking and financial services sector, acting as the primary CTI escalation and intelligence point of contact. Conducted continuous passive reconnaissance and intelligence monitoring across dark web, deep web, surface web, Telegram channels, and hacking forums to identify threats targeting financial institutions. Identified and escalated high-severity security incidents within hours of detection, including leaked credit card data, compromised credentials, exposed customer databases, and active fraud-related threat actor activity. Provided tactical threat intelligence reports, proactively informing customers of relevant cyber threat developments, including actively exploited CVEs, newly disclosed zero-day vulnerabilities, and emerging attack techniques affecting customers’ core technologies and third-party services. Led dark web breach investigations, correlating leaked sensitive data with potential breach causes and advis

SOC Analyst at WatchTower365 & XDS Levant

February 1, 2022 - July 1, 2024

Monitored security incidents using SIEM consoles, rules, reports, and dashboards to detect incidents. Ensured incidents were reported as tickets within 10 minutes, handled per SLA, and tracked status to closure following Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). Recognized potential, successful, and unsuccessful intrusion attempts through detailed event review and analysis and conducted first-level triage of events as per SOPs. Monitored SIEM tool health, identified anomalies, and created incidents for the engineering team’s action. Reported confirmed incidents to clients, escalated to L2 team when necessary, and assisted L2 analysts in incident workflow. Effectively identified vulnerabilities in customer infrastructure, suggested updates to SIEM use cases, and ensured the confidentiality and protection of sensitive customer data. Collaborated with Technical Risk and Threat Intelligence teams to enhance SOC operations and strategies, reducing incident response times. Conducted thorough in

Software Developer Intern at Mediterranean Sea & Gulf for Computer Systems

January 1, 2024 - May 1, 2024

Developed and optimized the MS SharePoint website with extensive code enhancements and UI/UX improvements, resulting in increased efficiency of business processes and streamlined procedural workflows. Redesigned and optimized two critical SharePoint pages effectively reducing loading times from over a minute to instantaneous, achieving a 98% reduction in page load time. Led the frontend team in a custom development project using React for the frontend and NestJS for the backend, successfully designing and constructing UI/UX prototypes that improved user interaction and project delivery efficiency. Completed advanced training in Creatio administration, engaging in intensive coursework and practical projects.