abu emran abu bakar
@abuemranabubakar
I lead cyber defense, incident response, threat hunting, and resilient security operations.
What I'm looking for
I'm leading Cyber Defense and Operations at Squiggle Telecommunication, guiding a multigenerational team through roadblocks while staying hands-on with the technology. I take ownership of the difficult work others leave behind and focus on truth under pressure.
Previously, I led cybersecurity operations in telecommunications, served as Senior Principal Threat Landscape at Digital Nasional Berhad, and led SOC, incident response, blue-team, and red-team work at Digi Telecommunications. My work includes handling APT incidents through eviction, malware and malcode reversing, extracting IOCs, threat intelligence, and building defendable security architecture.
Across Technip, Ensign InfoSecurity, IIUM, and EXIM Bank Malaysia Berhad, I've designed and operated network and security infrastructure across APAC and Oceania, including firewalls, VPNs, WAN, endpoint protection, intrusion prevention, QoS, and global follow-the-sun security operations. I'm not optimized for noise; I'm optimized for continuity and enhancement when systems are fragile and stakes are real.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Listens to music on Spotify.
Worked as Subscriber at Claude Code.
Worked as Subscriber at OpenAI.
Here and there doing things—leading multi generational team - where some doesn't give two hoots about emoticon and yet some members are emoticons freak; decoding ramblings by the team - most time its not what being said is important, guiding the team (pretending to be a guru 😉) , tackling the roadblocks item faced by the team, owning the shitty task where rest of team disowned the task; hey that's
Steering the cyber ship—guiding the crew, celebrating their wins, and jumping in when storms or cyber fires hit!
Technical Lead and sme for a cybersecurity blue team
Worked as Manager at Digi Telecommunications.
Responsible for coordinating, supervising, maintaining, designing, approval and implementation phase for overall network and security infrastucture for company's HQ, branches etc for Asia Pacific (Kuala Lumpur, Johore Bahru,Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore,Indonesia) and Oceania (Perth,Brisbane and New Zealand sites).
Designing and maintaining LAN and VPN tunnel and WAN connectivity for APAC and O
Lead SOC inclusive IR team
Blue Team & Red Team
Handling APT up to eviction
Building Defendable Architecture
Worked as Deputy Head at Cybersecurity.
Telecommunication Cyber Security
Head IT Operations for Cybersecurity Company
Managing 7 segments of IT Operations in a Cybersecurity Company with a total 40 staffs within the department
-Global Command Center, a Security Operations Center for clients, operating daily 24 hours and 7 days a week
-Operation Consultant Team, a team dedicated to providing solution to infrastructure issues
-IT Support Team, providing internal IT s
Experienced in Designing Network to achieve business objectives, maintaining Security operations ( network encryption, VPN tunnel and stand alone user VPN, Proxies, Anti virus Management and operation, Firewall, Wifi etc;
Currently as an Analyst, Specialising in Incident Response, Threat Intelligence, Reversing Malware/Malcode, Extracting IOC etc
Coordinating with DELL and escalation of criti
Responsible for coordinating, supervising, maintaining, designing, approval and implementation phase for
overall network and security infrastucture for company's HQ, branches etc for Asia Pacific; and Oceania (Perth,Brisbane and New Zealand sites).
Designing and maintaining LAN and VPN tunnel and WAN connectivity for APAC and Oceania.
Ring Network, DWDM and metro-e and satellite connectivity
En
Head, Network Security and Qos Unit,International Islamic University (IIUM) (Quality Day Award)
Customer Satisfaction – achievement from 90% incidents were solved and rectified on the same day
Dashboard and Report – introduce real time dashboard and KPI based monthly report.
IT Strategic Plan –Implement a 3 years IT strategic plan for IIUM which covers application, infrastructure and projects ali
Head Network and Security
Jan 2002 - Dec 2008 (6 years 11 months)
Head, Network Security and Qos Unit,International Islamic University (IIUM) (Quality Day Award)
Customer Satisfaction – achievement from 90% incidents were solved and rectified on the same day
Dashboard and Report – introduce real time dashboard and KPI based monthly report.
IT Strategic Plan –Implement a 3 years IT strategic plan for IIUM which covers application, infrastructure and projects ali
Coordinating Loan System ( a 1.8 million) projectto fully computerized the Bank loan processes from endorsing application, disbursement of funds and managing paybacks etc
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
International Islamic University Malaysia
B.Eng (Hons) Computer, Computer and Electronics
1994 - 1998
-A student leader for MISI society, a welfare unit dedicated to improves and gives motivation to students from rural areas east malaysia
-Head, Tarbiyah Unit, Engineering Society
-Read Electronics Engineering
-Member of study circle for philosophy al Attas' ideas of islamization
Institute/University : international islamic university
Bachelor's Degree; Master's Degree, Engineering (Computer; Telecommunication; computer; Computer Science/Information Technology
1994 - 1998
Experience Level : Total 12 Year(s) of Experience
International Islamic University Malaysia
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Engineering
1994 - 1998
Pursued a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Engineering with a focus on Computer and Telecommunication, and Computer Science/Information Technology.
International Islamic University Malaysia
Bachelor of Engineering (Hons), Computer and Electronics
1994 - 1998
Activities and societies: Student leader for MISI society; Head of Tarbiyah Unit, Engineering Society; Member of study circle for philosophy.
Earned a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Computer and Electronics. Served as a student leader for the MISI society and as Head of the Tarbiyah Unit in the Engineering Society.
Sabah College
High School Diploma, General Studies
1987 - 1989
Completed high school education at Sabah College from 1987 to 1989.
Sabah College
High School
1987 - 1989
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