Aa'ed Alqarta

Current

• Systems Engineer at Arabesque Group

Past

• Systems Engineer at Kuwait Computer Services
• Security Sales at Kuwait Canadian Consulting Group

Education

• Philadelphia University

Connections

35 connections

Industry

Computer & Network Security

Websites

• Extremesecurity.blogspot.com
• My RSS feed

Aa'ed Alqarta’s Summary

- Operating systems: Windows (2000/2003/XP), Linux (multi distros)

- Cisco: routers, switches, pix

- Firewalls (ISA / Fortigate / Netscreen / Juniper / Symantec SGS)

- Antispam (Borderware MXStream, Symantec SMS, Symantec Mail security)

- Antivirus (Symantec Antivirus 10.x, Endpoint Protection 11 (STS))

- IDS/IPS (Snort, Symantec Critical System Protection)

- SIM (OSSIM, Symantec SSIM)

- Open source security tools: nmap, nessus, ossec, wireshark, metasploit, ..etc

- Honeypots: Honeyd, Nepenthes

- Malware defenses/containment techniques

Aa'ed Alqarta’s Specialties:

security solutions, Internet security, malwares defenses, endpoint security

Aa'ed Alqarta’s Experience

• Systems Engineer

  Arabesque Group

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer & Network Security industry)

  April 2007 — Present (2 years 8 months)

  I'm working as a security systems engineer, dealing with different products from these vendors (Symantec, Juniper, Fortinet, Microsoft, Borderware, Gardium, e-DMZ, Websense, NetworkEngines). Implementation and support for these products. I'm Certified from Symantec on different softwares.

• Systems Engineer

  Kuwait Computer Services

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Hardware industry)

  September 2006 — April 2007 (8 months)

  I was working as a systems engineer for KCS, which is partner with Lenel Systems. A physical security systems solutions provider. My job was dealing with the system software (OnGuard) and hardwares.

• Security Sales

  Kuwait Canadian Consulting Group

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer & Network Security industry)

  March 2006 — August 2006 (6 months)

  I was responsible for security solutions sales on the company. Our partners are (Symantec, Secure Computing, cyberGuard, Sybari, Webwasher).

Aa'ed Alqarta’s Education

• Philadelphia University

  2001 — 2006

Additional Information

Aa'ed Alqarta’s Websites:

• Extremesecurity.blogspot.com
• My RSS feed

Aa'ed Alqarta’s Interests:

technology, computers, music, books, movies

Aa'ed Alqarta’s Groups:

Snort IDS user group (Kuwait)

•    CastleCops
•    Information Security Community
•    IT SECURITY EXPERT
•    Global Security Professional
•    Startup Specialists
•    Computer Anti-Virus Researchers
•    Malware/Spyware/Security-Researchers/Analysts
•    Security Bloggers Network
•    Symantec Vision 08 - Las Vegas
•    Information Security Network
•    Saudia NetWork
•    Malware Analysis
•    Snort-Users
•    Sourcefire
•    Malware Virus and Exploits
•    Information Risk & Security Job Forum
•    IT SECURITY GROUP - MEA
•    SC Magazine TV
•    Sourcefire Professionals (Middle East)

Aa'ed Alqarta’s Honors:

Experts-Exchange Certified Antivirus Master
Experts-Exchange Certified Symantec Antivirus Master
Symantec Certified Specialist

Aa'ed Alqarta’s Contact Settings

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