Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Information Systems student on the Cybersecurity track at Prince Sultan University.

Aiming for GRC and cyber risk roles. I'm building practical skills through a forensics capstone, CTF mentoring, and club leadership.

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Security+CompTIA certification · SY0-701 · Oct 2025
15+Students mentored for PSU CTF 1.0
AFull marks on a network forensics capstone
5yrsClient-facing work, since 2021
2027Expected graduation
Now studyingGRC Professional (OCEG GRCP)
Looking for
Internships and entry-level roles in GRC, cyber risk, or security analysis
Core tools
Wireshark, NetworkMiner, Kali Linux, CyberChef, VirusTotal
Featured project
Malware traffic investigation, graded A
Contact
alfawzan.n0@gmail.com

Credentials

One industry certification, plus programs, course certificates, and a job simulation. Each is labeled for what it is.

Certification · CompTIA

Security+

SY0-701 · Issued Oct 2025

Vendor-neutral certification covering threats, security architecture, operations, and governance.

Programs

  • Cybersecurity Specialization ProgramKAUST, with the National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA)
  • Forward ProgramMcKinsey & Company

Course certificates

  • SSCP Professional CertificateISC2 via Coursera. A course certificate, not the SSCP exam.
  • Guided Learning in CybersecurityIBM SkillsBuild

Job simulation

  • Cyber Security Consulting Job SimulationPwC US

Experience

A part-time job since 2021, plus technical and leadership roles in two university clubs.

Work experience
2021–Now

Receptionist (part-time)

Park House Hotel Apartments, Riyadh · Aug 2021–Present
  • Supported sales by negotiating rates with corporate clients and individual customers.
  • Maintained the property's listings on online booking platforms and apps.
  • Processed payments, invoices, and cash transactions, and resolved customer complaints.
  • Recorded guest data in Shomoos, the Ministry of Interior's mandatory accommodation reporting system.
Part-time job
Student clubs
2025–Now

Tech Team Member

CyberTech Club, Prince Sultan University · Sep 2025–Present
  • Served on the mentorship team for PSU Capture The Flag Competition 1.0 (Nov 2025), the university's first CTF.
  • Prepared training modules and designed hands-on cybersecurity labs in Kali Linux for participants.
  • Taught and mentored 15+ students in workshops ahead of an 11-team competition.
Research and Development Associate · Feb–Sep 2025
  • Researched and wrote cybersecurity and awareness content for the club's LinkedIn and website.
Technical · Security
2025–26

Project Manager

COOP CLUB (Cooperative Training Club), Prince Sultan University · Jan–Mar 2026
  • Managed club events, working with team members to plan and deliver them.
  • Volunteered to support other club projects beyond assigned responsibilities.
General Member · Sep 2025–Jan 2026
  • Worked with the marketing, HR, PR, and sponsorship teams on the Masarak Al-Mihani career event.
  • The event partnered with 20 organizations, including Saudi Tadawul Group, KPMG, EY, Accenture, and the NCA.
Leadership

Projects

A course capstone, club training work, and university coursework. Each is labeled by type.

Course capstone · IBM SkillsBuild · Dec 2024

Malware Traffic Investigation

The capstone for the IBM SkillsBuild cybersecurity course: investigate a packet capture from an infected network and report what happened.

AReport graded with full marks
Tools
WiresharkNetworkMiner
Skills
PCAP analysisNetwork forensicsReporting
What I did
  1. Analyzed the PCAP to identify anomalous traffic
  2. Identified the malware present
  3. Traced infected files to their source URL and IP
  4. Identified the infected host's hostname and MAC address
Student club · CyberTech Club · Nov 2025

CTF training labs for PSU CTF 1.0

Ahead of the university's first CTF competition, I prepared training modules and designed hands-on labs in Kali Linux, then used them in workshops with 15+ students before the 11-team event.

Tools
Kali Linux
Skills
Lab designTeaching
See the CyberTech Club role
University coursework · Operating Systems

Linux kernel module

An Operating Systems course assignment: a Linux kernel module in C that creates a /proc entry exposing the kernel's jiffies counter, using the file_operations interface.

Language
C
Skills
Linux kernel/proc filesystem

Learning in public

I write up what I learn, on my own blog and for CyberTech Club.

Cybersecurity blog · Substack

My blog

Notes on CTF challenges and the cybersecurity topics I'm learning.

Read the blog
  • On my blogCTF challenges

    Notes on challenges I work through.

  • For CyberTech ClubSecurity awareness content

    Researched and written for the club's LinkedIn and website.

Education & Skills

Each skill group lists where I used or learned it.

Prince Sultan University, Riyadh
Information Systems

Bachelor of Science, Cybersecurity track

Relevant courses: Secure Software Development, Operating Systems, Enterprise Architecture, Systems Analysis and Design, Quantitative Analysis.

Expected 2027GPA 3.0 / 4.0
Security concepts
Risk analysisAccess controlIncident responseCryptographyNetwork security

Covered in: Security+ (SY0-701)

Tools
WiresharkNetworkMinerKali LinuxCyberChefVirusTotalVMware Fusion

Used in: malware traffic capstone (Wireshark, NetworkMiner), CTF training labs (Kali Linux)

Frameworks (studied)
ISO/IEC 27001NCA ECCNIST

Studied, not yet applied professionally.

Systems and programming
LinuxCJavaSystems analysis and design

Used in: university coursework, including the Linux kernel module

Professional
Mentoring and teachingEvent project managementClient negotiationTechnical writingArabic (native)English (IELTS 6.5)

Used in: CyberTech Club, COOP CLUB, Park House Hotel Apartments

Journey

What I've done so far, in order. Filter by type.

  1. WorkStarted as a part-time receptionist at Park House Hotel Apartments
  2. ProgramMcKinsey Forward Program
  3. ProjectMalware traffic investigation capstone, graded A
  4. CourseIBM SkillsBuild Guided Learning in Cybersecurity
  5. ProgramKAUST × NCA Cybersecurity Specialization Program
  6. ClubJoined CyberTech Club as Research and Development Associate
  7. ClubMoved to CyberTech's Tech Team and joined COOP CLUB
  8. CertificationCompTIA Security+ (SY0-701)
  9. CourseISC2 SSCP Professional Certificate (Coursera)
  10. ProjectDesigned CTF training labs and mentored students for PSU CTF 1.0
  11. ClubProject Manager, COOP CLUB
  12. SimulationPwC Cyber Security Consulting Job Simulation

Showing all 12 milestones

Next up

  1. Done

    CompTIA Security+

    Oct 2025
  2. Studying

    GRC Professional

    OCEG GRCP

Beyond the CV

How I ended up at PSU, and what I do off the clock.

How I got to Prince Sultan University

Every good story needs a plot twist. Mine showed up early.

I started at another university, in a major about as far from computers as you can get. But I had a plan, and better yet, a deal: admissions promised that if I reached a GPA of 4.61 out of 5, a seat in the computing college was mine. Guaranteed.

So I got to work, chased that number, and didn't just reach it. I beat it.

Target
4.61
Achieved
4.72
Seats given
0

Then came the twist. There was no seat, just an answer telling me to stay in my original major. Apparently "guaranteed" came with fine print nobody showed me.

So I did the one thing the deal didn't account for: I left. I moved to Prince Sultan University and started over in Information Systems.

Best decision I never planned. It led me to the cybersecurity track, a field built on reading the fine print and never trusting a promise you can't verify. Fitting, really.

Off the clock

  • Reading
  • Running
  • Painting
  • Coffee brewing

Let's talk

Open to internships and entry-level roles in GRC, cyber risk, and security analysis.

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