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Victor Azzam
Summary
IT Security graduate, ambitious CTF competitor, security conference goer, avid programmer, sports enthusiast, and a traveler who isn’t afraid of stepping out of my comfort zone to take on new challenges and adventures.
Skills
Google dorks
Pythonista
Python has always been a joy. I have a ways to go before truly mastering it, but I feel fluent enough to tackle pretty much anything, from automation to ML to networking and hacking.
Front-End
More nice-to-have than eager-to-show-off, but a skill nonetheless. This page proves that given enough time/motivation I'm able to conjure some spells and spit out decent-looking web pages.
Linux
The shell is essentially my home on any non-Windows. Leveraging the command line has made me much more efficient, and indeed I have plans for Powershell.
Not Emacs
Vim has been my editor of choice for several years now, and is yet another tool that propelled my productivity leaps and bounds.
C / C++
The C language family continues to help expand my knowledge in the field of IT security, systems design, assembly, and a wealth of related topics.
Rust
A challenging and rewarding cyber endeavour, I crash course'd Rust in summer of 2019 and put it to use by solving a cryptographic CTF problem.
PHP
Though not my favourite, I learned PHP on the job by building a web platform for my university's Ethical Hacker Society back in October 2017.
Git Gud
Having incorporated it into many projects and university assignments, I feel quite comfortable working with Git and am willing to explore other DVCS.
Docker
Tremendous for understanding Linux containerisation and to host a wealth of software without carrying the bulk of a VM. I use it often, and have contributed an image as well.
Reversing
I feel fairly competent in using disassemblers and debuggers like gdb (the fish logo), radare2, Ghidra, and higher level ones like "dis" in Python and the JS debugger in modern browsers.
' or 1 = 1
While deliberating a career in hospitality management, I explored the infosec scene through online forums and IRC chat rooms. From cracking my own Wi-Fi password to dabbling in Metasploit on BackTrack Linux in 2013, my genuine interest grew stronger and continues to this day.
Tororist
I support the notion of decentralised networking like the Tor Project.
Languages
English
Russian
Arabic
French
German
Education
Offenburg University 2021 - present
TU Dublin 2016 - 2020
Sutton Park 2014
Nurorda 2013
Haileybury UK 2011
Haileybury Almaty 2008
Experience
- 3 years System Administrator for the TU Dublin Hacker Society, designing and maintaining the official website.
- Since its conception, I successfully ran an online Capture The Flag event on the website in February of 2018, in which 60+ security enthusiasts across Ireland have competed.
- I arranged and wrote challenges for a week-long CTF competition at the TU Dublin Hacker Society in November 2018, with top 5 and top 3 receiving prizes from our sponsors Zero Days Security and Practical Pentest Labs.
- Conducted in-house cyber security training with Zero Days CTF for companies, including banking and e-commerce sectors in Ireland.
- Co-organised and authored various challenges for CTF competitions, such as during BSides Belfast 2019 security conference, BSides Dublin 2021 - 2022, and Zero Days CTF 2021 - 2022.
- Gained invaluable team leadership and time management insights through group projects and extra-curricular responsibilities during my studies.
Awards
Aramido CTF
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June 2022
Came 2nd in a security competition hosted by Aramido GmbH in Karlsruhe, Germany.
HackTrinity
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March 2020
Came 2nd in a now-prominent security competition hosted in Ireland.
Zero Days CTF
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April 2019
Came 2nd (team of 4) in the world’s largest on-site security competition.
BSides Dublin
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March 2019
Came 2nd in a CTF that ran at Dublin’s first Security BSides conference.
HackTrinity
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February 2019
Came 7th in a nation-wide security competition for students in Ireland.
Zero Days CTF
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April 2018
Came 2nd (team of 4) in a large on-site security competition held in Dublin.
Member of the Year
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April 2018
Received a glass trophy for extensive contributions to the Hacker Society.
HackTrinity
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February 2018
Came 15th in a nation-wide security competition for students in Ireland.
European Cyber Security Challenge (ECSC)
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October 2017
Finalist for Team Ireland and travelled to Malaga, Spain to compete.
Zero Days CTF
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April 2017
Came 22nd (team of 4) out of 60+ teams in my first security competition.
Solved my first cryptographic problem
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December 2016
First in my university Hacker Society to solve a cryptographic challenge brought back from the ECSC 2016 held in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Interests
When I’m not hyper-focused on meeting deadlines, I enjoy baking pizzas, concocting desserts, filming nature, reading non-fiction, streaming (highly audience-rated on Rotten Tomatoes) movies, listening to music or a podcast, doing some calisthenics, playing sports whenever an opportunity arises (tennis, football, swimming, skiing, and others) and indulging in the occasional video game.
One of my greatest pleasures in life has been the joy of travelling, having visited over 33 countries. As I continue to develop career-wise and in my personal life, I aspire to eventually venture around the entire globe.
One of my greatest pleasures in life has been the joy of travelling, having visited over 33 countries. As I continue to develop career-wise and in my personal life, I aspire to eventually venture around the entire globe.
Contact
email
blog
github
linkedin
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