Abdelmonem Ashour

• Designed and implemented Fortinet/Palo Alto NGFW architecture across multiple sites such as HA, SD
WAN, Integrations, IPsec and SSL VPN, Application Control, Web Filter, DNS Security, IPS/IDS.
• Led deployment of Symantec DLP across ~25K endpoints, reducing data leakage incidents by 60%.
• Security solutions integrations for SIEM correlation and log forwarding.
• Implemented BeyondTrust PAM for privileged account governance and session monitoring.
• Deployed ExtraHop NDR for network visibility and anomaly detection.
• Implemented Tenable Security Center including vuln. management, WAS, remediation scans, and reporting.
• Managed Microsoft Entra ID, Conditional Access policies, and endpoint security via Intune.
• Operated network access controls for users/devices over Cisco ISE.
• Implemented FortiToken Cloud/FortiIdentity Cloud for MFA.
• Contributed to compliance alignment with NCA ECC controls and prepared compliance evidence.
• Developed security documentation, architecture diagrams, and operational playbooks.

• Implemented F5 ASM/LTM for traffic load balancing and Web App security.
• Designed and implemented Fortinet/Palo Alto NGFW architecture across multiple sites.
• Led deployment of Forcepoint DLP across ~6K endpoints, reducing data leakage incidents by 50%.
• Implemented Ivanti Connect Secure VPN for secure access with posture assessment following ZTNA.
• Implemented Ivanti NAC for network access control with posture assessment following ZTNA.
• Implemented FortiWeb Cloud as WAF for web application security.
• Provided SLA support on Ivanti Connect Secure VPN for multiple enterprise level customers.
• Security Hardening and Compliance Alignment.
• Network and Security solutions troubleshooting.

• Designed and implemented Fortinet NGFW architecture across multiple sites.
• Implemented Ivanti Connect Secure VPN for secure access with posture assessment following ZTNA.
• Provided SLA support on Ivanti Connect Secure VPN for multiple enterprise level customers.
• Security Hardening and Compliance Alignment.
• Network and Security solutions troubleshooting.

• Administration of Microsoft Active Directory and group policies.
• Kaspersky AV administration and secure endpoints with latest AV updates.
• Maintained network resilience and database availability.
• Troubleshooting Windows and Linux OS issues.
• Network and Security solutions troubleshooting.

• Cisco Cybersecurity Internship
◦ CCNA Routing and Switching.
◦ CCNA Security.
◦ CCNA CyberOps.

• Administration of network devices.
• Windows and Linux OS maintenance.
• Troubleshooting network and system issues.