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If you're building on Azure or modern cloud infrastructure and want to ensure it’s secure before attackers find the gaps — I can help. I’m a cybersecurity consultant and founder of Exfiltra, helping startups and enterprises secure their applications, cloud infrastructure, and DevOps pipelines. I have worked with organizations generating $6B+ in annual revenue and helped companies strengthen security across cloud environments, applications, and compliance programs. I personally lead security engagements and, when needed, bring in specialists from my team at Exfiltra to support larger or complex projects. Most clients hire me when they want to: ✔ Secure Azure / AWS / GCP environments ✔ Perform professional penetration testing ✔ Implement DevSecOps and secure CI/CD pipelines ✔ Prepare for SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, FedRAMP, or CMMC ✔ Improve security posture using industry frameworks CORE EXPERTISE AZURE & CLOUD SECURITY • Azure security architecture reviews • Microsoft Defender for Cloud & Sentinel • Identity security (Entra ID / Conditional Access) • Cloud configuration reviews and CIS Benchmark hardening APPLICATION SECURITY & PENETRATION TESTING • Web application penetration testing • API security testing • Mobile application security testing • Network and cloud penetration testing • Assessments aligned with OWASP Top 10 and OWASP ASVS DEVSECOPS & SECURITY AUTOMATION • Secure CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps / GitHub Actions) • Infrastructure as Code security (Terraform / Bicep) • SAST and DAST integration in pipelines SECURITY TOOLS • Snyk • Semgrep • OWASP ZAP • Burp Suite • Wazuh • CrowdStrike • Microsoft Sentinel AI & LLM SECURITY • AI application threat modeling • Prompt injection and model abuse testing • Secure architecture for AI-powered applications WHY CLIENTS WORK WITH ME • Upwork Expert-Vetted (Top 1% of freelancers) • Founder of Exfiltra – a cybersecurity services company • Supported by a team of security specialists for larger engagements • Contributor to OWASP ZAP • Experience securing environments for organizations generating $6B+ in revenue • Background in both software engineering and cybersecurity • Security research involving organizations like the U.S. Department of Defense NOT A GOOD FIT IF • You want to hack or recover social media accounts • You want enterprise-grade security but are not willing to invest in it If your goal is to build secure systems instead of reacting to breaches later, feel free to invite me to your job or send a message describing your project.

🔢 As an Upwork Top 1% Expert Vetted 👑 Certified Ethical Hacker and an Experienced Penetration Tester with 10+ years of experience Penetration Testing Web SaaS and Mobile based applications and networks, every flaw tells a story; I write the ending and specialize in helping my clients strengthen their cybersecurity defenses. An average Cybersecurity Incident in your business can you cost you anywhere between $120,000+ to $1.24+ million and even a 10%+ reduction in risk can save your business nearly $124,000+ and hiring a full time in-house team can cost you $100,000+ per employee per year. That is why you need an expert like me to protect your business and reduce your business risk. What makes me stand out from other freelancers is the fact that I am also a Cybersecurity Architect, capable of architecting solutions to enhance the security of your organisation and preserving the security and integrity of your data. I have always been passionate about solving technical problems for my clients through Penetration Testing and I don't rest till I get to the root of the problem and solve it. What I can offer? I can help you secure your business by providing the following services: ✅ Web Application Penetration Testing, ✅ Secure Source Code Analysis, ✅ Mobile Application Penetration Testing, ✅ Network Penetration Testing, ✅ Secure Architecture Review, ✅ API Security Testing,    ✅ Secure Configuration Review, ✅ Secure Code Review, ✅ CASA Assessment, ✅ Red Team Assessment, ✅ Threat Modelling, ✅ Phishing Simulations & Assessment. Why Choose Me? 🧑🏼‍💼 Client-Centric Approach: Your security is my top priority. I work closely with your team to understand your objectives and deliver tailored services that align with your business goals. Trust and transparency are the cornerstones of my practice, and I am committed to helping you navigate the complex landscape of cybersecurity with confidence and achieve compliance. 📐 Comprehensive Security Assessments: I conduct detailed SOC Type 2 / ISO compliant evaluations to identify vulnerabilities in your network, applications, and infrastructure. ✂️ Tailored Solutions: Every organization is unique. I customize my approach to meet your specific security needs and industry standards. 🎬 Actionable Recommendations: Post-assessment, I provide clear, concise, and practical remediation steps to address identified vulnerabilities. 🔁 Ongoing Support: Cybersecurity is an ongoing process. I offer continuous support and re-assessment to ensure your defenses remain robust against evolving threats 🌏 Holistic Approach: I don't just patch vulnerabilities; I architect comprehensive security solutions that align with business goals. My focus extends beyond the technical to encompass risk management and organizational resilience. 🗨️ Collaborative Communicator: I bridge the gap between technical jargon and business language, fostering understanding across teams. Effective communication is key to successful security implementation. 🏫 Continuous Learning: The threat landscape evolves, and so do I. Whether it's a new attack vector or an emerging technology, count me in. Learning is my superpower. 🙋‍♂️ Key Skills: ✔️ Penetration Testing & Vulnerability Assessment: I thrive on dissecting systems, identifying weaknesses, and recommending robust solutions. Armed with tools like Kali Linux, Metasploit, Nmap, and Wireshark, I delve into web applications, networks, and APIs. But here's the twist—I don't stop at discovery; I offer a free retest after remediation to ensure vulnerabilities stay sealed. ✔️ Network Security: I've designed and implemented secure network architectures, ensuring data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and VPNs—my toolkit covers it all. ✔️ Cloud Security: Proficient in securing cloud environments especially Amazon Web Services (AWS) & Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). I stress-test cloud deployments ensuring they withstand real-world attacks. ✔️ Secure Coding Practices: I advocate for secure coding principles using tools like SonarQube and collaborate with development teams to build resilient applications. Prevention beats cure, every time. ⛏️Tools I Use ☑️ Penetration Testing: Nmap, Metasploit, Burp Suite Professional, Wireshark, SQLmap, Kali Linux ☑️ Programming & Scripting Skills: Python, Bash, PowerShell, JavaScript, Java and C# ☑️ Security Frameworks & Standards: OWASP, NIST, CASA, CIA Triad, PCI-DSS 🫱🏽‍🫲🏽 Let's Connect: Ready to enhance your business/organization's security? Let's chat! Reach out to me here on Upwork, and let's build a safer digital future together. 🟢 Press '...' button and then ‘Send Message’ button in the top right-hand corner ✉️ 🚫 No hacking service - I do not provide any hacking services, and I will not engage in any activities that involve gaining unauthorized access to any accounts, systems, or social media platforms. Requests for such services will be declined.

With 10+ years of experience across AI development, cybersecurity, and blockchain, I bring a combination most freelancers can't offer I think like an engineer and a hacker at the same time. ✦ CYBERSECURITY Certified OSCP | CRTO | eWPTXv2 I've led hundreds of penetration tests and security assessments for startups, enterprises, and regulated financial institutions. - Web Application & API Penetration Testing (OWASP Top 10, business logic flaws) - Network Penetration Testing Internal & External - Active Directory Security Assessments - Red Team & Assume Breach Engagements - Cloud Security Assessments - MITRE ATT&CK–based adversary emulation - Executive-ready reports, proof-of-concept evidence & free retests included All testing is manual-first no scanner noise, only real exploitable findings. ✦ AI DEVELOPMENT I've shipped full-scale AI products handling real users and real workflows. Here's what I build: - AI video generation platforms custom avatar creation, script-to-video, multilingual dubbing, and export-ready outputs - AI voice cloning & text-to-speech systems for content creators and media companies - AI avatar & digital human platforms for marketing, training, and e-learning use cases - Enterprise AI automation platforms natural language command execution, multi-task AI agents, and cross-department workflow automation - AI chatbots & virtual assistants integrated with WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, and web apps - Custom LLM-powered tools document Q&A, internal knowledge bases, and AI copilots for SaaS products - RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipelines for accurate, context-aware AI responses - AI content generation tools for social media, marketing copy, and video scripts - End-to-end AI SaaS products with subscription billing, user dashboards, and API integrations ✦ BLOCKCHAIN & WEB3 - Smart contract development & security audits - DeFi protocol builds and integrations - Web3 application development with security-first architecture - NFT platform development and token contract reviews ✦ WHY THIS COMBINATION MATTERS When I build your AI product, I'm already thinking about how it gets attacked. When I audit your systems, I understand the modern tech stacks powering them. That dual perspective is rare and it raises the quality bar of everything I deliver. If you want an AI builder who thinks like an attacker, or a security professional who ships real products — let's talk.

🥇 TOP 5% OUT OF 25,000,000+ Freelancers specialized in Cyber Security. Simplifying Compliance for ISO 27001, ISO 9001, SOC 2, PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR & more ! Information Security | IT Compliance | Network Administration | Network Security | Solution Architecture| Network Administration | DevOps Engineering |Cloud Engineering 🔹 Cyber Security Specialist with 15+ Years of Experience in SOC 2, ISO 27001 Compliance, and Penetration Testing 🔹 Proven Expertise in Risk Assessment, Security Audits, and Threat Analysis 🔹 Secured 50+ Businesses across 12 Countries from Cyber Threats and Data Breaches 🔹 CEH, ECSA, CISSP, CISA, CISM, CRISC, CDPSE, Fortify, Symantec About Me: Hi, I'm Kashif Abid, a Cyber Security Expert specializing in SOC 2 and ISO 27001 compliance, as well as penetration testing. With over 8 years of experience in the cybersecurity industry, I have worked with organizations worldwide to establish robust security frameworks and implement best practices to protect sensitive information. My goal is to help businesses achieve regulatory compliance, mitigate security risks, and stay resilient against evolving cyber threats. We are a good match if you are: ✅ Busy developing your product or business and don’t have time and resources to be consumed by compliance efforts and endless meetings, halting your production for months ✅ Already purchased a DIY compliance tool (Drata, Vanta, Thoropass/HeyLaika, Sprinto, Tugboat Logic, SecureFrame, Strike Graph, Audit Board, Trust Cloud, and so on) but 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙥 𝙤𝙧 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚. ✅ You quickly need quick security or privacy awareness training, cloud security posture assessment (AWS, GCP, Azure), endpoint security (MS 365 - Intune, Jumpcloud, Google Workspace), or penetration testing? ✅ Want to decrease your sale cycle by being compliant and having all the answers for the security and privacy questionnaires? ✅ Facing challenges with the security and privacy implications of AI products? ✅ Want continuous access to a certified, creditable security, compliance, and privacy professional to manage your security framework? -> Continous virtual CISO (vCISO / fractional CISO) service with affordable weekly payments! ✅ Need world-class, battle-proof security and privacy policies and you need it quickly? The kind of ones that have passed audits by KMPG, Deloitte, E&Y, Pepsi, Uber, Verizon, Philips, Facebook, and many others. ✅You want problems to be solved by the BEST **Services 📌 SOC 2 & ISO 27001 Compliance Audits 📌 Penetration Testing (Network, Web, Mobile, API, and Cloud) 📌 Vulnerability Assessment & Management 📌 Risk Assessment & Security Audits 📌 Security Policy Development & Implementation 📌 Incident Response & Threat Intelligence 📌 Security Awareness Training 📌 Data Loss Prevention & Endpoint Security 📢 Client Reviews: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Kashif’s expertise in SOC 2 compliance helped us secure our systems efficiently and avoid costly downtime. His detailed audit report and recommendations were game-changers." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Highly recommend Kashif for cybersecurity needs! His penetration testing revealed critical vulnerabilities we were unaware of, allowing us to protect our data proactively." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Outstanding work! Kashif guided us through ISO 27001 certification, making the process seamless and informative. We now have a robust security system thanks to him." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Professional and reliable. Kashif’s risk assessment uncovered areas of improvement, and his actionable recommendations have strengthened our security posture tremendously." About the Diginatives Security Team: Quality over quantity. Excellent quality, on time, always. We only take on projects when we can deliver outstanding results. The team consists of (only) senior experts in AWS, Azure, GCP DevOps, SecOps, Penetration testing, Google Workspace, MS 365 Intune, AppSec, auditing, and compliance. 🚀 GRC Tools Partnership as MSP; Drata, Vanta, Secureframe, Thoropass, Tugboat Logic, Slite, Hyperproof, Sprinto, AuditBoard 🚀 Security questionnaire and vendor assessment tools: CyberGRX, Panorays, KY3P (S&P, PWC), RSM, CyberVadis, SIG, SIG Lite, CAIQ, VAS, HECVAT, OneTrust, Graphite Connect, Centrl, Whistic, Process Unity 🚀Security/Compliance frameworks: ISO 27001, SOC 2, FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171, NIST CSF, TISAX, HIPAA, HITRUST CSF, GDPR, NERC, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, CMMC, CMMI, TX-RAMP, StateRAMP, AZ-RAMP, NY DFS 23 / NYCRR Part 500, PCI-DSS, FFIEC, C5, ENISA, Center of Information Security (CIS) CSAT, IRAP, PIPEDA, ISO 42001 Invite Me Now! Ready to fortify your organization's cybersecurity and achieve peace of mind? Let’s conn

🔒 You need security that actually works — not a report that says it does. The organisations I work with want to find the vulnerabilities that matter, fix them with confidence, and get on with growing their business without security becoming the thing that stops them. I have delivered over 1,000 commercial penetration tests across 27 years. Not side projects. Not internal assessments. Full mission-critical engagements for high street and investment banks, hedge funds, insurance firms, government departments, police, military, national infrastructure, retailers, law firms, airports and more. I led the security architecture for the Athens 2004 Olympics internet-facing systems. I was lead architect on the UK Cyber Essentials scheme at launch. I have published in commercial security press and guest lectured at universities. There is a difference between someone who does penetration testing and someone who has seen every flavour of environment, every attack pattern, and every way organisations deceive themselves about their security posture. That difference is what you are hiring. 🎯 Where can I help: 🗡️ Network & Infrastructure Penetration Testing — adversarial testing of internal and external infrastructure, finding exploitable exposures before an attacker does. 🌐 Application Penetration Testing — web application and API security testing against real attack patterns: authentication, authorisation, input handling and business logic flaws. ☁️ Microsoft 365 Security Assessment — Entra ID, Conditional Access, PIM, Intune, DLP, sensitivity labelling, Exchange Online and Defender for Office 365. 🔷 Azure Security Assessment — identity and access management, network controls, storage and key management, Defender for Cloud posture, and monitoring coverage. 🟢 Google Workspace, GCP & AWS Security Assessments — configuration and access control assessments across Google and Amazon cloud environments. 🏛️ Security Architecture and Risk Advisory — senior technical input on architecture decisions, control design and risk without a full engagement commitment. 👤 Every engagement is delivered directly by me — David Morgan, founder of Metis Security. No account management layer, no junior handoffs, no templated output. You work with the person conducting the analysis and writing the report. 📋 How I work is as important as what I find Every finding in my reports is one I will defend as genuinely material to your environment. No padding, no low-hanging fruit included to justify the fee, no default risk ratings copied from a scanner. If your context changes the risk, the rating reflects that. What you receive: ✅ A visually structured report with clear separation between executive summary, findings and remediation roadmap — written to be read by people who are not security specialists ✅ Risk ratings adjusted to your specific environment and context, not defaulted from a tool ✅ A prioritised remediation roadmap so your team knows exactly what to fix first and why it matters commercially ✅ Immediate escalation of any high-risk finding or schedule-affecting issue during the engagement — you are never waiting until the end to hear something important ✅ Daily status updates so you always know where the engagement stands ✅ A debrief call at close to walk through findings, answer questions and finalise the report before it is delivered CISSP | ISSAP | Microsoft Security certifications | 27 years If you need to know whether your environment is genuinely secure — not whether it looks configured — I am worth a conversation.

I am an OSCP+ and CEH certified Professional Penetration Tester specializing in Web Application, API, Mobile Application, and Infrastructure Security Testing. Over the last years, I have completed more than 600 penetration tests and security assessments for clients across finance, SaaS, healthcare, e-commerce, and enterprise environments. My main focus is helping companies identify real security risks before attackers do, with clear evidence, practical remediation guidance, and professional reports suitable for compliance, audit, and internal security teams. Core services I provide: • Web Application Penetration Testing • API Security Testing • Mobile Application Penetration Testing for Android and iOS • SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, AMAZON SP and Compliance-Oriented Penetration Test Reports • OWASP Top 10 Security Testing • OWASP WSTG-Based Assessments • Vulnerability Assessment and Security Hardening • Retesting and Remediation Validation I perform Black Box, Gray Box, and White Box penetration testing depending on the client’s needs. My reports are structured, professional, and easy to understand by both technical teams and management. Each finding includes clear evidence, risk rating, business impact, CVSS scoring where applicable, and actionable remediation steps. Clients usually hire me when they need: • A professional penetration test before a product launch • A security report for SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, AMAZON SP vendor review, or investor due diligence • Web, API, or mobile app testing by an experienced OSCP-certified tester • A practical security assessment focused on real exploitability, not only scanner output • Fast communication, clear reporting, and reliable retesting after fixes My goal is not only to find vulnerabilities, but to help your team understand, prioritize, and fix them properly. Sample penetration testing reports can be provided upon request.