SALIU HABIB
Greater Sudbury,ON
Summary
Information Security Consultant with expertise in conducting vulnerability assessments and enhancing security postures at AUTOMATA. Proficient in Burp Suite and Symantec DLP, with a strong focus on project coordination and compliance. Successfully drives remediation strategies that mitigate risks and protect sensitive data.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Info Security Consultant
AUTOMATA
Greater Sudbury, Ontario
01.2021 - 01.2025
- Conducted technical security assessments on networks, servers, and applications to identify vulnerabilities.
- Executed vulnerability scans using Qualys Guard and prepared assessment reports for CIO review.
- Gathered and analyzed stakeholder business requirements, developing use cases to recommend security enhancements.
- Managed deployment of security solutions including Symantec DLP, HIPS, FIM, and ArcSight SIEM.
- Performed discovery scans to locate credit card information outside of CDE environment and ensured remediation.
- Oversaw change and release management processes for application deployments in production environments.
- Executed incident response and forensic investigations for electronic fraud to determine root causes.
- Ensured compliance with guidelines issued by regulatory bodies through timely adherence.
Security Intern
AUTOMATA
LAGOS, NIGERIA
11.2018 - 02.2019
- Developed SQL scripts and used ACL for auditing databases
- Conducted discovery scans to identify Credit card information in files and repositories outside of the card holder environment.
- Conducted both Network and application vulnerability assessments using Nessus, Qualys Guard, Nexpose, Nmap, Burp suite
- Part of team responsible for reviewing security logs on web application firewall and SIEM solution.
- Assisted in monitoring security systems and ensuring compliance with safety protocols.
- Collaborated with team members to develop incident response procedures and protocols.
- Supported staff training on security best practices and emergency procedures.
Education
Bachelor - Information Technology
Computer Science
IBADAN, NIGERIA12-2020
Skills
- Security governance and compliance
- Project coordination
- Vulnerability assessment
- Data protection and privacy
- Information security risk management
- Threat and vulnerability assessment
- Third-party risk management
- Regulatory frameworks and audits
- Policy development and implementation
- Information security operations
- Application and database security
- Business continuity planning
- Disaster recovery strategies
- Identity and access management
- Network security protocols
- Intrusion prevention systems
- Incident response planning
- Burp Suite expertise
- Nessus vulnerability scanning
- Tripwire monitoring solutions
- McAfee endpoint protection
- Data loss prevention (DLP)
- Antivirus solutions
- Symantec DLP tools
- Kali Linux proficiency
- Business relationship management strategies
- Consultative security management practices
Certification
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional – CISSP (In View)
- Certified Cloud Security Professional-CCSP (In View)
Training
Malware analysis (Cybrary)
Timeline
Info Security Consultant
AUTOMATA
01.2021 - 01.2025
Security Intern
AUTOMATA
11.2018 - 02.2019
Bachelor - Information Technology
Computer Science