Neil Tsakatsa

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Neil Tsakatsa

Independent Security Analyst | Hacker 🐱‍💻

Hi 👋 My name is Neil Tsakatsa 👨. I'm an Independent Cyber-Security Analyst 🔐 with a strong passion for all things hacking 🐱‍💻 and making the internet 🕸 a safer space

  • 🕸 Website: neiltsakatsa.com
  • 🗺 City: Johannesburg, South Africa
  • 🎓 Degree: Information Security & Assurance
  • 👨‍🏭 Freelance:  Available

I always enjoy pocking around with stuff mainly computer systems & software in an attempt to find 🐜🐛 vulnerabilities 🐛🐜 that could potentially be abused by malicious or threat actors

Skills

Networking 80%
REVERSE ENGINEERING 50%
DOCUMENTATION 100%
VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT (VAPT) 90%
THREAT MODELING 75%
TROUBLESHOOTING (TSHOOT) 75%
QUALITY ASSURANCE 80%
INCIDENT RESPONSE & MANAGEMENT 86%
CLOUD (B2B,B2C) PLATFORMS MANAGEMENT 90%
PENETRATION TESTING 92%
Electronics 75%

Resume

Summary

Neil Tsakatsa

Cyber-Security Analyst with 3+ years of experience pen-testing web applications.

Education

High School

2011 - 2016

Thornhill High School, Gweru, ZW

Pass at Advanced Level Zimsec in Mathematics, Computer Science and Communication Skills at Thornhill High School in Gweru (2016)


Pass at Ordinary Level Zimsec in 10 subjects including Mathematics, Physics and English at Thornhill High School Gweru (2014)

BTECH in Information Security & Assurance

2017 - 2021

Harare Institute of Technology, Harare, ZW

The four year BTech degree in Information Security & Assurance prepares students for working within the world of internet, information and computer security. Information and systems security are a cause of concern for institutions as they tend to rely more on computer technology and networking as the mode of conducting business

Professional Experience

Network Associate

2019 - 2020

ZETDC Head Office, Harare, ZW

  • Network Planning
  • Network Simulation & Documentation
  • Network Security
  • Network Auditing

Systems Support Officer

2019 - 2020

ZETDC Head Office, Harare, ZW

  • Hardware Maintenance
  • Active Directories & System Administration
  • Systems Troubleshooting
  • Helpdesk Support

Usability Tester

2019 - 2021

UserTesting, Remote

  • Testing the UI/UX of Web Applications

Systems Administrator

2021 - 2023

Cockatiel, Remote

  • Web Development, Mail Server configurations etc

Contact

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa