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Japheth Ochieng

@japhethochieng

Security and Safety Officer at Kenya Revenue Authority who reduced phishing susceptibility by 40%.

Kenya
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At Kenya Revenue Authority’s Isebania One Stop Border Post, I managed security operations and coordinated cross-agency work with the National Police, Customs, and Immigration. I conducted physical and digital risk assessments and reduced phishing susceptibility by 40% through a staff awareness program.

I also formalized security and fire prevention procedures, supervised 130+ personnel, and led investigations while preserving evidentiary integrity. My work combines border security and criminology with cybersecurity controls, including Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender XDR, and NIST and ISO/IEC 27001 frameworks.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Kenya Revenue Authority logoKA

Security & Safety Officer

Kenya Revenue Authority

Jan 2023 - Dec 2025 (2 years 11 months)

Managed security operations for a strategic border post and 6 substations, coordinating multidisciplinary teams to ensure regional trade security. Directed cross-agency coordination and reduced phishing susceptibility by 40% through staff awareness programs.

KS

Industrial Attachment (Intern)

Kondele Police Station

Jan 2020 - Dec 2021 (1 year 11 months)

Supported criminal intelligence gathering and maintained chain-of-custody protocols for court-bound exhibits. Assisted investigative officers in theft and burglary case analysis through structured field reporting.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Maseno University logoMU

Maseno University

Bachelor of Arts, Criminology with IT

2016 - 2022

Bachelor of Arts in Criminology with IT, specializing in Cyber-Criminology and digital evidence investigation.

ISC2 logoIS

ISC2

Certified in Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity

Certified in Cybersecurity by ISC2.

CI

CorpSecurity International

Essentials of Security Policies and Procedures, Security Management

Essentials of Security Policies and Procedures course from CorpSecurity International.

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FEMA

Health Sector Emergency Preparedness, Emergency Preparedness

Health Sector Emergency Preparedness course from FEMA.

Kenya Red Cross logoKC

Kenya Red Cross

Basic First Aid & Emergency Response, First Aid

Basic First Aid & Emergency Response course from Kenya Red Cross.

IFRC logoIF

IFRC

First Aid for Adults, First Aid

First Aid for Adults course from IFRC.

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DHS CISA

IED Awareness & Safety Procedures, Safety Procedures

IED Awareness & Safety Procedures course from DHS CISA.

FO

Fire Education Online

Basic Fire Education, Fire Safety

Basic Fire Education course from Fire Education Online.

UNITAR logoUN

UNITAR

Geospatial Information Technology in Fragile Contexts, Geospatial Information Technology

Geospatial Information Technology in Fragile Contexts course from UNITAR.

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FEMA

Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience, Critical Infrastructure

Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience course from FEMA.

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OPSWAT

Critical Infrastructure Protection, Critical Infrastructure Protection

Critical Infrastructure Protection course from OPSWAT.

DHS CISA logoDC

DHS CISA

Chemical Sector Security Awareness, Chemical Security

Chemical Sector Security Awareness course from DHS CISA.

West Virginia University logoWU

West Virginia University

Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination, Forensic Accounting

Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination course from West Virginia University.

UNITAR logoUN

UNITAR

Anticorruption Assessment Tool for Parliamentarians, Anticorruption

Anticorruption Assessment Tool for Parliamentarians course from UNITAR.

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InforMEA

International Environmental Law and Governance Diploma, Environmental Law

International Environmental Law and Governance Diploma from InforMEA.

InforMEA logoIN

InforMEA

Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment, Human Rights

Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment course from InforMEA.

UN Peacekeeping logoUP

UN Peacekeeping

Military Gender Advisor Course, Gender Advisory

Military Gender Advisor Course from UN Peacekeeping.

FEMA logoFE

FEMA

National Incident Management System, Incident Management

National Incident Management System course from FEMA.

FEMA logoFE

FEMA

Workplace Security Awareness, Security Awareness

Workplace Security Awareness course from FEMA.

FEMA logoFE

FEMA

National Response Framework, Emergency Management

National Response Framework course from FEMA.

University of Maryland logoUM

University of Maryland

Cybersecurity for Everyone, Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity for Everyone course from the University of Maryland.

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NIST

Security and Privacy Controls for Information Systems, Information Security

Security and Privacy Controls for Information Systems course from NIST.

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Microsoft

Mitigate Threats using Microsoft Defender XDR, Security Operations

Mitigate Threats using Microsoft Defender XDR training.

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IFRC

Stay Safe Level 3: Security for Managers, Security Management

Stay Safe Level 3: Security for Managers course from IFRC.

Cisco Networking Academy logoCA

Cisco Networking Academy

Ethical Hacker, Ethical Hacking

Ethical Hacker certification from Cisco Networking Academy.

Cisco Networking Academy logoCA

Cisco Networking Academy

Introduction to Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity

Introduction to Cybersecurity certification from Cisco Networking Academy.

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Cybrary

Offensive Security Operations, Offensive Security

Offensive Security Operations course from Cybrary.

IFRC logoIF

IFRC

Stay Safe Level 2: Personal and Volunteer Security in Emergencies, Emergency Security

Stay Safe Level 2: Personal and Volunteer Security in Emergencies course from IFRC.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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