Your first penetration-testing project
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Open to Red Team, Penetration Testing & Cybersecurity opportunities
ABAIDULLAH
Red Teaming
I have a cybersecurity foundation spanning security fundamentals, network security and Blue Team / SOC concepts. I'm now developing hands-on offensive security skills — Penetration Testing, Ethical Hacking and Red Teaming — through structured training, Hack The Box practice and guided lab environments.
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- Labs & CTF
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- Hands-on labs
- Faisalabad Pakistan
- B.S. in Cybersecurity (or your program)
- Focus: Red Teaming · Penetration Testing
- Available for internships & junior roles
About me
I'm building a cybersecurity foundation that spans both defensive and offensive disciplines. My background includes security fundamentals, network security, Linux, and Blue Team concepts like SIEM and security monitoring — the kind of grounding a SOC or security operations team relies on.
My current focus has shifted toward offensive security. I'm actively developing hands-on skills in Penetration Testing, Ethical Hacking and Red Teaming through structured training, Hack The Box practice and guided lab environments — building on my defensive foundation rather than replacing it.
Analytical by habit
Comfortable working through logs, alerts and evidence methodically before drawing conclusions.
Always learning
Weekly practice on Hack The Box, plus ongoing ethical hacking and Red Team training.
Documentation-minded
Writes clear notes and write-ups — useful for findings reports and handoffs alike.
Red Teaming & Penetration Testing
Currently developing hands-on offensive security skills through penetration-testing labs, CTF exercises, ethical hacking training, and guided security environments.
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- Certifications
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- Home-lab practice
Currently developing
Penetration Testing
Building practical assessment skills through structured labs and guided exercises.
Currently developing
Ethical Hacking
Studying attacker methodology, tooling, and responsible disclosure practices.
Currently developing
Red Teaming
Learning adversary-emulation concepts alongside my SOC and Blue Team foundation.
Currently developing
Vulnerability Assessment
Applying scanning and triage fundamentals in guided lab environments.
Currently developing
CTF / Security Labs
Regular practice on Hack The Box, including 6 completed courses.
Practical labs
Structured practice across offensive-security fundamentals, categorised honestly by how far along each area actually is — no completed work is claimed unless it's real.
Currently learning
Reconnaissance
Passive and active information-gathering techniques.
Currently learning
Enumeration
Identifying services, users and attack surface on a target.
Currently learning
Network Security Testing
Assessing network-layer configurations and exposure.
Currently learning
Web Security Testing
Common web-application vulnerabilities and testing methodology.
Currently learning
Vulnerability Assessment
Scanning, prioritising and validating findings.
Currently learning
Linux Security
Command-line proficiency and Linux-based lab environments.
Currently learning
Windows Security Fundamentals
Core Windows and Active Directory security concepts.
Currently learning
Privilege Escalation Practice
Working through guided privilege-escalation scenarios.
Currently practicing
CTF Exercises
Working through structured courses on Hack The Box Academy.
Currently learning
Red Team Fundamentals
Introductory adversary-emulation and Red Team concepts.
Projects
Real Red Team and penetration-testing project write-ups will be published here as I complete them — the slots below are ready for that work.
CTF or Red Team lab write-up
A good second slot for a detailed Hack The Box or guided-lab write-up — what you were asked to find, how you approached it, and what you learned.
Home-lab or research project
Use this for independent work — a home-lab build, a tool you scripted, or applied research — with real findings once available.
Cybersecurity skills
Organised by where I am in my cybersecurity journey — from foundational knowledge, through Blue Team basics, to the offensive skills I'm actively building now.
Offensive security
- Penetration Testing
- Ethical Hacking
- Red Teaming
- Vulnerability Assessment
- CTF / Security Labs
Cybersecurity foundation
- Linux Command Line & Bash
- SQL Basics
- Network Security Fundamentals
- NIST Cybersecurity Framework
- Wireshark
Blue Team / security operations
- SIEM Concepts
- Threat & Vulnerability Assessment Basics
Certifications & training
A mix of completed certifications and training currently in progress.
Completed
Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate
Covers security fundamentals, networks, Linux, SQL and incident detection.
Completed
Cisco Introduction to Cyber Security
Foundational course on cybersecurity concepts and common threats.
Completed
Cisco Ethical Hacker
Introduces ethical hacking methodology and penetration-testing concepts.
Completed
Cisco Help Desk Technician
IT support fundamentals, troubleshooting and customer-facing technical skills.
Completed
Python Essentials 1
Python programming fundamentals — syntax, data types and control flow.
In progress
IBM Ethical Hacking with Open Source Tools Professional Certificate
Studying open-source offensive-security tools and techniques.
6 courses completed
Hack The Box Academy
Working through structured offensive-security courses and hands-on labs.
Currently studying
Hack The Box — SOC Level 1
Working through this SOC-focused learning path.
Résumé
The résumé below covers my education, coursework and lab experience in full detail — download it directly or reach out and I'll send an updated copy.
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B.S. in Cybersecurity
Coursework in network security, systems administration, digital forensics and risk management.
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IT Support Technician (Part-time)
Handled account provisioning, endpoint troubleshooting and first-line security tickets for internal staff.
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Self-directed lab practice
Weekly practice on Hack The Box and TryHackMe, alongside ethical hacking and Red Team training.
Get in touch
I'm actively looking for Red Team, penetration-testing and cybersecurity internship or junior opportunities. If there's a fit, I'd like to hear from you.
- abaidullahali92@gmail.com
- GitHub
- Faisalabad Pakistan