Majid Al-Shibli

Sustainability Team Activities (Sites visits):

- Patch management

- Backup implementation and management

- Switch hardening

- Anti-Virus implementation and management

- BIOS hardening

- Assets inventory checks

- Data gathering

- Suspicious software management

- Physical security management

- Risk closure

- Troubleshooting the DCS and IPS systems

Others:

- Firewall gap assessment

- Network segmentation assessments (Honeywell, Emerson, Yokogawa, Foxboro)

- Traffic analysis

- Risk register

- Firewall hardening

- vulnerability assessment

• OT Cybersecurity fundamentals
• ISA62443 foundations
• Network hardening: Switch hardening and configuration, Firewall hardening and configuration
• Windows server: Domain controllers, Active directory, Group policy management
• Anti-Virus solution and Implementations
• Backup Solution, patch management, and implementation

• Network Automation solution using Ansible, Netbox, EVE-Pro and Ubuntu Server.
• Using Ansible as automated tool and Netbox as a source of truth and test these tools in virtual environment (EVE-Pro).
• Writing scripts in Python to automate Ansible for the project tasks.
• Run the final script in Ansible to extract a full report of the configuration in the routers and switches and evaluate the complaints and non-complaints to trigger the script to configure the right configuration as the source of truth (Netbox).

• Participated actively in regular meetings with fellow researchers to discuss project updates, challenges faced, and lessons learned during ongoing activities.
• Contributed to the publication of research articles in peer-reviewed journals, showcasing expertise in various topics.
• Practical penetration testing the vulnerabilities and recommend the best security practices.
• Security tools implementation and testing them through the different environments.
• Enhanced cybersecurity measures by implementing advanced threat intelligence and risk management strategies.

• Communicated with staff members to stay informed about volunteer opportunities and events.
• Educated young people about strategies for driving discussions and promoting social changes.
• Supported engaging, fun, and smooth-running events by helping with organization and planning.