Hi, I'm Gideon Mpungu (eCIR | eJPT| CC (ISC)2),

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About Me

πŸ‘‹ Hi, am Gideon Mpungu (eCIR | eJPT| CC (ISC)2) a cyber security engineer and AI researcher from Kampala, Uganda.

πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’»οΈ I have over 2 year's experience in cyber threat intelligence, ethical hacking, cloud security, and cyber defense. I have used tools like BurpSuite, Mitre's ATT&RK, Steghide, Nmap, Photorec, AWS security hub, GuardDuty, to mention but a few. I also have enough experience in software development majorly Python, TypeScript, Vue.js and Bash, and Java. I have used major features and libraries in Java like the Java Crytographt API, in Python for scripting, developing multifacet applications and more… I have also created backend services with Spring boot and Django using the MySQL database.

πŸ€”οΈ I am passionate about solving problems with technology and constantly look forward to self-improvement in terms of learning and working with people. I'm currently exploring the intersection of AI and Cybersecurity as an AI researcher at Makerere Univeristy under the DeepMind Scholar's Programme. Made from the same cloth? Feel free to ping me any time!!

πŸ“οΈ When I feel motivated enough, I do some writing on my blog.

Skills

Python
TypeScript
Vue
Bash
Java
C
Cybersecurity Investigations
Threat Analysis
Cloud Security
Vulnerability Scanning
Privilege Escalation
Python Scripting for Automation
Digital Forensics
Security Operations
Incident Response
Reverse Engineering
Commuication, Collaboration & Partnership
AI & Data science research
Terraform, Infrastructure as code
AWS & Azure Cloud
Git
Linux
Splunk
ELK
BurpSuite
WireShark
Metasploit
Cybereason
Tcpdump
Nmap
Nikto
Tableau
Terraform
Remmina
AWS Security hub
GuardDuty
John the Ripper
GitHub
Github actions
Tenable.io
Firebase
AWS WAF
GitHub Actions CI/CD
Wordpress
MISP
EnCase

My Career

For more information, have a look at my curriculum vitae .

  • Security Analyst
    Exploring AI for cybersecurity concepts like differential privacy Writing AI algorithms Building and working with datasets AI research
  • PostBank Uganda LTD October 2023 - Present
    ICT Security Officer
    SIEM (InsightIDR, DarkTrace, WithSecure) threat Intelligence & Analysis Digital Forensics Cloud Security (AWS Security) Security Operations Endpoint Security (Kaspersky, Microsoft Intune, Defender for Endpoint, Cybereason) Penetration Testing Scripting and automation Security Awareness Training
  • Cybersecurity Engineer
    SIEM threat Intelligence & Analysis Digital Forensics Security Operations Vulnerability Scanning Penetration Testing Sysetms Engineering & Administration Software Development
  • Milima Security February 2022 - April 2022
    Security Analyst
    Financial Fraud Investigations Social Media Investigations Digital Forensics Security Operations Vulnerability Scanning Penetration Testing
  • TryHackMe, HackTheBox, BlueTeamLabs April 2021 - January 2022
    Cyber Security Engineer
    Ethical Hacking Reverse Engineering Digital Forensics Security Operations
  • UI/UX Designer
    UI UX User Story Persona
  • Yo-Waste Ltd Nov 2018 - Present
    Chief Operations Officer
    Security Sustainability DevOps Operations
  • Intern
    Java MIT Startup Framewok Django
  • Waste Masters Africa May 2019 - Present
    Project Coordinator
    Sustainability
  • Wingersoft LTD Feb 2018 - Oct 2018
    Web designer
    WordPress Javascript
  • Makerere University Aug 2017 - May 2021
    B.Sc. Computer Science
    Data Structures & Algorithms Object Oriented Programming Computer Security

Projects

Helping organization(s) setup cloud security infrastructure

AWS Security AWS security hub, GuardDuty, AWS WAF, etc. Cyberreason Infrastructure as code, terraform..

Helping organization(s) retrieve, analysize and report on threat intelligence from various sources to ensure security

MISP Team Cymru, Shadow server, CINSscore, etc. OpenCTI WayBackMachine, social media investigations.

Helping organization(s) setup, monitor, track, and respond to events as seen from event logs in various tools

Splunk IDS FleetDM Hive.

Helping organization(s) follow the trail of cyber intelligence from hosts, networks, and users to contain, stop, recover, and report on ransomware incidents

DeepBlue CLI Windows / Linux logs User interviews Online tools like nomoreransomware, sandboxes, etc.

Helping clients and the authorities follow the trail of cyber intelligence and get to the bottom of fraud investigations

Tableau Call logs Transactions logs Social media

A web app that for managing job orders and overall hiring in an organization in one place

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Python Django Vue.js TypeScript AWS Dev Ops

A web app that for managing job orders and overall hiring in an organization in one place

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PHP JavaScript XML Linux Virtualization

A web app that helps exporting farmers to be able to easily manage their documents and also acquire certification easily using the properly managed documents

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Python JavaScript XML Firebase

Using Dijkstra's algorithm to solve the shortest path problem.

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Python Algorithm Google Maps APIs

Yo-Waste Customer App allows small businesses & households to meet zero waste goals by connecting them to a growing number of independent haulers & recycling businesses. The app allows customers to request & schedule for garbage collection services instantly and on on-demand.

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Android Java XML Google Maps

An app for garbage haulers that guides them through all the pickUp locations while servicing customers

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Android Java XML Google Maps

A program that can be used by management of a cinema theater to assign and book seats, and sell tickets for performances

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Android Java XML Firebase

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Jekyll

Contact

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