Irshad Ahamed

Irshad Ahamed has a diverse work experience in the field of cyber security. Irshad is currently employed as a Cyber Security Analyst at CloudSEK since November 2021. Prior to this, they worked as a Community Member at Cyber4All from October 2020 to July 2021. Irshad also served as a Network / Firewall Implementation Intern at Sennovate from December 2020 to March 2021. In addition, they gained valuable experience as a Cyber Security Research Intern and RVDP Contributor at NCIIPC India (A unit of NTRO) from October 2020 to December 2020 and April 2020 to December 2020, respectively. Irshad also founded and worked as the Technical Lead of Cyber Education Initiative from December 2019 to December 2020. Lastly, they completed a VAPT Internship at Safehack in June 2020.

Irshad Ahamed has a diverse education history in the field of cyber security and computer science. In 2021, Irshad completed a Post Graduate Program in Cyber Security from Amity Online. Prior to that, from 2016 to 2020, Irshad attended Sri Manakula Vinayagar Engineering College, where they earned a Bachelor of Technology (BTech) degree in Computer Science & Engineering.

Before pursuing higher education, Irshad completed their secondary education from Amalorpavam Higher Secondary School, graduating in 2012. Irshad then continued their studies at the same school and completed their higher secondary education in 2014.

Furthermore, Irshad has obtained various certifications to enhance their skills in the field of cyber security. These certifications include "NSD Certified Penetration Tester" from the Information Sharing And Analysis Center (obtained in December 2021), "ICSI | CNSS Certified Network Security Specialist" from ICSI (International CyberSecurity Institute), UK (obtained in June 2020), "NSE 1 Network Security Associate" from Fortinet Federal Inc. (obtained in May 2020), and many more.

Currently, the education history is incomplete as the last certification mentioned, "CompTIA Security+," is slated to be obtained in March 2023.