Eng. Mashal Buhamad
Cybersecurity Consultant · Strategic Advisor · AI & Infrastructure Security Expert
Independent & vendor-agnostic · OT/ICS Resilience · AI Security
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Professional Summary
Independent cybersecurity consultant with 25+ years across government, critical infrastructure, and private sector. Former Head of Cybersecurity Committee at Kuwait’s Ministry of Electricity, Water & Renewable Energy (MEWRE), contributing to Kuwait’s first national cybersecurity policy.
I specialize in critical infrastructure protection, AI-driven security, red teaming, and multi-layered defense—always with an independent, results-driven approach. I architected Threat Atlas, a self-hosted threat-intelligence and defense platform integrating firewall automation, geolocation-based attack mapping, and AI enrichment.
Selected Projects & Impact
Threat Atlas
Self-hosted, multi-layer cyber defense: automated firewall actions, ClickHouse telemetry, attack geo-mapping, AI enrichment.
Highlights- Designed for air-gapped/sovereign deployments
- Vendor-agnostic ingestion with automated TTP tagging
- Operational SOC dashboards and containment playbooks
Kuwait Password Checker
Privacy-preserving leak check using SHA-1 prefix matching on ClickHouse for near-real-time lookups.
Highlights- Sub-100 ms lookups across multi-billion hash dataset
- No plaintext storage; minimal attack surface
- Dark, accessible public UI; local hashing only
National OT/ICS Initiatives
Directed MEWRE’s cybersecurity transformation; established Kuwait’s first dedicated OT/ICS team.
Highlights- ~15% incident reduction in year one via SIEM/EDR/NDR rollout
- Red-team simulations and incident response frameworks
- Contributed to Kuwait’s first national cybersecurity policy
Professional Experience
Independent Cybersecurity Consultant
Founder/architect of Threat Atlas; advisor on AI risks; SOC design and OT/ICS defense; international moderator/speaker.
Head, Cybersecurity Committee — MEWRE
Led OT/ICS programs, incident response, and governance; mentored national team; defended against APTs.
Easa Hussain Al-Yousifi & Sons Co.
GM, Business Solutions & Services / SAP Project Manager — large-scale SAP, continuity, IT risk.
Qualitynet
Project Manager / Red Team Analyst — national networking projects; systemic vulnerability assessments.
Certifications
- PMP — Project Management Professional
- Certified Computer Engineer (California)
- Alcatel ADSL Installation Engineer
- SDH Installation & Commissioning
- NATO Network Security Course
- Advanced Malware Analysis
- AI & LLM Infrastructure Experimentation (ongoing)
Education
- B.S. Computer Engineering — Univ. of the Pacific (1999)
- MBA — Maastricht Business School, Kuwait (2008)
Affiliations
- Atlantic Council — Contributor (AI strategy & governance)
- GCCIA — Former member, Cybersecurity Group
- Frequent panelist/moderator
“Resilience isn’t built by tools — it’s built by understanding how systems fail.”
Not seeking employment; available for advisory, architecture, and high-impact engagements.