Zulqarnain Umar

I’m an aspiring cybersecurity analyst currently pursuing a BSc in Cyber Security at Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, and I build my skills through job-focused training and hands-on learning. In a Tata Cybersecurity security analyst job simulation on Forage, I designed and implemented IAM protocols using least-privilege principles, mapped 15+ security controls to business objectives aligned with NIST CSF and ISO 27001, and remediated 5+ critical vulnerabilities to strengthen incident response preparedness.

I also turn theory into practical systems through security projects and research: I built a vulnerability scanner (Obsidian Sentinel) that covers 20+ ports/services and auto-generates structured reports, and I developed an AI-powered adaptive honeynet (Adaptive Deception Mesh) that logs attack interactions and improves attacker engagement with dynamic decoys. From a technical research angle, I proposed and optimized a quantization-aware RIS-assisted NOMA physical-layer security framework, validated with 10,000 Monte Carlo runs for strong secrecy-rate performance.