Pakistan · Open to cybersecurity opportunities

Cyber Security at Riphah · Web pentesting · CTF

Muhammad
Abdullah

I am a Penetration Tester

I’m Muhammad Abdullah, also known online as Abdullah Cyber—a Cyber Security student at Riphah International University in Pakistan, focused on web penetration testing, practical labs and CTF challenges.

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02Cybersecurity
internships

02CTF runner-up
placements

02Primary
certifications

100+Words per minute
typing speed

01 / About

Curiosity turned into a
security mindset.

I focus on web penetration testing—understanding how applications behave, questioning their trust boundaries and finding weaknesses before attackers do.

As a Bachelor of Cyber Security student at Riphah International University, I am building practical experience in Pakistan through authorized assessments, security labs, internships and CTF events.

My learning is practical: I combine Linux, networking and Docker fundamentals with vulnerability testing, security controls and CTF problem-solving. I am continuously improving through labs, projects and collaborative security events.

Security is not only about tools. It starts with understanding what an application assumes—and what happens when those assumptions break.

SECURITY PROFILE ACTIVE

Focus: Web Penetration Testing
Approach: Hands-on & logic driven
Based in: Pakistan
Education: BS Cyber Security · Riphah

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02 / Experience

Learning by doing.
Testing by thinking.

2025 — Present

Self-employed · Remote

CTF Organizer & Player

Current

Organizing and solving capture-the-flag challenges with an emphasis on offensive and defensive cybersecurity techniques.

CTF design
Web exploitation
Problem solving
Team collaboration

Jan — Mar 2026

Inara Technologies · On-site

Cyber Security Intern

Internship

Completed practical training across Linux administration, networking, Docker, security principles, access control, firewalls, IDS, malware analysis and web vulnerability testing.

Linux
Networking
Docker
SQL injection
XSS

Jul — Sep 2025

Digital Empowerment Network · Remote

Cyber Security Intern

Internship

Conducted penetration testing and vulnerability assessments in simulated attack environments, identifying weaknesses and recommending improvements.

Vulnerability assessment
Reporting
Simulated attacks

03 / Skills constellation

Every key unlocks a
security capability.

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04 / Selected projects

Practical security work,
documented clearly.

Social engineeringAcademic supervision

Authorized Phishing Awareness Campaign

Designed and conducted an authorized Gophish simulation to assess real-world phishing awareness among students in a controlled academic setting.

Gophish
Campaign design
Awareness testing
Ethical scope

Threat observationLab deployment

SSH Honeypot Deployment

Deployed an SSH honeypot using sshesame inside VirtualBox to observe brute-force behavior and study attacker interaction patterns.

sshesame
VirtualBox
SSH
Attack analysis

CTF operationsCommunity

CTF Challenge Practice & Organization

Solving and organizing security challenges that encourage structured thinking across offensive and defensive cybersecurity concepts.

Web challenges
Challenge design
Team play
Write-ups

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Ethical scope: Every security test, simulation and demonstration shown here was performed in an authorized, isolated or educational environment. No unauthorized systems were targeted.

05 / Credentials

Validated learning.
Competitive progress.

Primary certifications

January 8, 2026

Certified Web Red Team Analyst (WEB-RTA)

CyberWarfare Labs · ID: WEB-RTA-695f78e7350a0624a439e29d

October 22, 2025

Certified Associate Penetration Tester (CAPT)

Hackviser · ID: HV-CAPT-DVG92YR9

Additional learning & participation15 supporting certificates · kept intentionally compact

ACHIEVEMENTS

2×CTF
runner-up

Riphah CTF

Islamia Bahawalpur

Advent of Cyber 2025

CTF Event Organizer

06 / Education

2028

Bachelor of
Cyber Security

Riphah International University
Expected completion: 2028

Beyond the terminal

Hafiz-e-QuranDiscipline, consistency and focus.

100+ WPMFast, accurate keyboard workflow.

Vibe CoderTurning ideas into working digital experiences.

07 / Contact

Let’s investigate the
next opportunity.

For internships, junior penetration-testing roles, CTF collaboration or security projects, send me a message.

abdullahcyberx@gmail.com ↗

Muhammad
Abdullah

Curiosity turned into a
security mindset.

Learning by doing.
Testing by thinking.

CTF Organizer & Player

Cyber Security Intern

Cyber Security Intern

Every key unlocks a
security capability.

Practical security work,
documented clearly.

Authorized Phishing Awareness Campaign

SSH Honeypot Deployment

CTF Challenge Practice & Organization

Validated learning.
Competitive progress.

Certified Web Red Team Analyst (WEB-RTA)

Certified Associate Penetration Tester (CAPT)

Certified Phishing Prevention Specialist

Red Team Operations Management

ICS/SCADA Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity Essentials

Network Defense

Introduction to Cybersecurity

Security Principles

Advent of Cyber 2025

Linux & Essential Cybersecurity

Cyber Security Internship

IT Essentials

Introduction to IoT & Digital Transformation

C++ Essentials 1

C++ Advanced

NaSCon'25 Participation

Bachelor of
Cyber Security

Let’s investigate the
next opportunity.

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MuhammadAbdullah

Curiosity turned into asecurity mindset.

Learning by doing.Testing by thinking.

CTF Organizer & Player

Cyber Security Intern

Cyber Security Intern

Every key unlocks asecurity capability.

Practical security work,documented clearly.

Authorized Phishing Awareness Campaign

SSH Honeypot Deployment

CTF Challenge Practice & Organization

Validated learning.Competitive progress.

Certified Web Red Team Analyst (WEB-RTA)

Certified Associate Penetration Tester (CAPT)

Certified Phishing Prevention Specialist

Red Team Operations Management

ICS/SCADA Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity Essentials

Network Defense

Introduction to Cybersecurity

Security Principles

Advent of Cyber 2025

Linux & Essential Cybersecurity

Cyber Security Internship

IT Essentials

Introduction to IoT & Digital Transformation

C++ Essentials 1

C++ Advanced

NaSCon'25 Participation

Bachelor ofCyber Security

Let’s investigate thenext opportunity.

Muhammad
Abdullah

Curiosity turned into a
security mindset.

Learning by doing.
Testing by thinking.

Every key unlocks a
security capability.

Practical security work,
documented clearly.

Validated learning.
Competitive progress.

Bachelor of
Cyber Security

Let’s investigate the
next opportunity.