About
Hi, I’m Kader 👋
Cybersecurity solution architect based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with nearly a decade in the GCC/MENA enterprise market. My work sits at the intersection of deep security engineering and commercial presales — translating complex defensive architectures into solutions that customers actually deploy.
These days I’m bridging that foundation with AI/ML and data science, and this site is where I share what I’m learning along the way.
What I do
- Solution architecture for multi-vendor security stacks — designing zero trust, DDI, network security, and cloud security deployments end-to-end.
- Presales engineering — POCs, RFP responses, technical demos, and C-level solution positioning for enterprise and government customers across KSA.
- Hands-on security work — a background in penetration testing, threat hunting, and SIEM engineering still shapes how I think about defense.
What I’m into
- AI in cybersecurity — applying ML to detection, analytics, and automation
- Zero Trust and cloud security architecture
- Attack-Centric Framework (ACF) — a recurring topic on this blog
- Compliance frameworks (NIST, NCA, ISO/IEC 27001, GDPR)
Credentials at a glance
CISSP · CCSP · CCSK · CCZT · ECPPT V2 — plus vendor specializations across Infoblox, Zscaler, Trend Micro, Forcepoint, OPSWAT, and Microfocus.
Currently pursuing an MBA in AI & Data Science at SRM University, on top of an AI/ML certificate from IIT Madras Pravartak and an M.Sc in Cloud & Enterprise Computing from Nottingham Trent University, UK.