High-achieving Cybersecurity student at Bahrain Polytechnic with a stellar GPA of 3.88/4.0, passionate about securing digital infrastructures.
National Finalist in the Huawei ICT Competition 2024, I've demonstrated advanced expertise in enterprise networking and secure system design. My passion lies in incident analysis and infrastructure security, with a proven ability to bridge the gap between technical complexity and practical implementation.
Designed enterprise network using Packet Tracer & EVE-NG with OSPF, VLANs, and NAT. Implemented ACLs, firewalls, and IDS; performed traffic analysis using Wireshark and Nmap.
Built a SOC lab using Wazuh (SIEM), pfSense (firewall), and Shuffle (SOAR). Automated incident response workflows and simulated real-world attack detection.
Developed a machine learning model to detect attacks from network flow data. Applied preprocessing, feature engineering, and model evaluation techniques.
Security implementation on Raspberry Pi and ESP32 devices. Implemented secure communication protocols and vulnerability assessment on IoT frameworks.
Bahrain Polytechnic, Isa Town, Bahrain
GPA: 3.88/4.0
Muharraq Secondary School, Bahrain
GPA: 98.4%
Network Track - National Finalist
2024
Huawei Technologies
Premier global ICT competition testing enterprise networking and security skills at national level
CompletedISC² Certification
2025
ISC²
Entry-level gold standard for security professionals
ActiveCoursera/Infosec Certification
Feb 2026
Coursera / Infosec
Management-focused cert covering security governance and team leadership
CompletedHuawei Certified ICT Associate
Expected August 2026
Huawei Technologies
Enterprise datacom certification covering routing, switching, and network security
In ProgressCisco Certified Network Associate
In Progress
Cisco Systems
Industry-leading associate cert for network fundamentals, switching, and routing
In ProgressIndustrial Cybersecurity Intro
2024
OPSWAT Academy
Foundational OT/ICS security cert covering critical infrastructure protection
ActiveMuharraq, Bahrain
+973 66626099
mohammed.s.alyafai@gmail.com