Ghareeb Thiab

Sharq, Kuwait

• Audited IT infrastructure, security appliances, and IT general controls (ITGC) across the bank's environment.
• Assessed compliance against mandated regulatory and information-security frameworks, reporting findings and remediation to management.
• Led the annual Information and Cyber Security audit end to end — scoping engagements and building custom scripts and regex queries to streamline evidence review.

Mirqab, Kuwait

• Operated as a Security Operations Center (SOC) analyst and Blue Team member — monitoring, triaging, and responding to security events.
• Served as Lead Implementer for ISO 27001 — gathered requirements, managed the certification audit, and secured renewal.
• Implemented and fine-tuned a Network Detection and Response (NDR) platform, developing custom detection use cases.
• Authored information security policies and procedures aligned to ISO 27001 with the governance team.
• Delivered organization-wide security awareness sessions.

Salmiya, Kuwait

• Taught VHDL to laboratory students.
• Supervised exam sessions and student projects.
• Organized laboratory equipment.

Free Trade Zone, Kuwait

• Teach Blue Team topics including Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR), threat intelligence, threat hunting, and malware analysis.
• Instruct on foundational Linux, Windows, and networking administration.
• Develop practical labs and exercises for defensive cybersecurity skills.
• Train professionals in incident response and threat detection techniques.