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// IT Governance · Risk · Compliance Specialist

Securing enterprises through ISO 27001 frameworks, proactive risk management, and cutting-edge cybersecurity assurance across East Africa and beyond.

GRC Specialist VAPT Expert ISO 27001 Lead Auditor CISSP CISM SOC Analyst
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The Person Behind the Protocol

Arafat Luzinda - GRC & Cybersecurity Specialist
Kampala, Uganda
+256-750-704-562

I am a Cybersecurity GRC Specialist with deep expertise in securing financial institutions, critical infrastructure, and enterprise environments across East Africa.

With hands-on experience implementing SIEM solutions, leading PCI DSS certifications, deploying Privileged Access Management (PAM) systems, and conducting comprehensive VAPT assessments, I bridge the gap between technical security and strategic business risk.

My approach integrates internationally recognized frameworks — ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27701, and ISO/IEC 42001 — with practical, ground-level implementation to drive measurable organizational resilience.

GRC Leadership

Risk frameworks, audit programs, compliance monitoring

Offensive Security

VAPT, ethical hacking, API penetration testing

SOC Operations

SIEM deployment, threat hunting, incident response

Security Awareness

ICT training programs, phishing simulations, user education

Core Competencies

Governance, Risk & Compliance

ISO 27001/27701/42001 implementation, audit programs, risk registers, regulatory alignment

ISO 27001NISTPCI DSS

IT Security Project Management

Cybersecurity program design, stakeholder alignment, security roadmaps and governance charters

AgilePRINCE2ITIL

Vulnerability & Penetration Testing

Web application VAPT, API security testing, network pen tests, red team engagements

OWASPBurp SuiteMetasploit

SOC Management & SIEM

Security operations center setup, Wazuh/SIEM deployment, threat hunting, log analysis

WazuhSplunkELK Stack

Network Security Management

Firewall policy, IDS/IPS configuration, network segmentation, VPN and Zero Trust architecture

FortiGateCiscoZero Trust

Privileged Access Management

PAM implementation (Arcon), session monitoring, credential vaulting, least privilege enforcement

Arcon PAMCyberArkIAM

Linux & Windows Security

OS hardening, endpoint security configuration, Endpoint Central deployment, patch management

Kali LinuxUbuntuWindows Server

ICT Security Training & Awareness

Security awareness campaigns, phishing simulations, management reporting, board-level briefings

KnowBe4TrainingSimulation

Homelab & Internal Builds

Security labs and self-hosted services built end-to-end — detection engineering, zero-trust access, secrets management, and containerized infrastructure.

SOC Homelab Wazuh SIEM & Detection Engineering
Running
  • Wazuh SIEM Stack

    Deployed the Wazuh manager, indexer and dashboard in Docker, with Linux and Windows agents shipping logs from the lab

  • Detection Engineering

    Built custom decoders and rules mapped to MITRE ATT&CK, covering brute-force, privilege-escalation and file-integrity events

  • SOC Dashboards & Alerting

    Created dashboards and alert pipelines for authentication failures, malware events and vulnerability findings

  • Attack Simulation & Tuning

    Validated detections with controlled attack simulations and tuned noisy rules to reduce false positives

Secure Mesh Network Tailscale Zero-Trust Access
Running
  • Tailscale Mesh VPN

    Connected homelab nodes, cloud VMs and mobile devices over an encrypted mesh without exposing services to the internet

  • ACLs & Least Privilege

    Implemented tag-based access controls so each device and user can reach only the services it needs

  • Subnet Routing & MagicDNS

    Advertised LAN subnets and used MagicDNS for stable internal names across the lab

  • Secure Remote Administration

    Used Tailscale SSH and exit-node routing for encrypted remote access from anywhere

Secrets Management Lab Self-Hosted Passbolt
Running
  • Passbolt Deployment

    Self-hosted Passbolt with MariaDB, HTTPS and scheduled encrypted backups in Docker

  • Role-Based Access

    Created user groups and permission matrices so credentials are shared only with the right lab identities

  • MFA & Security Policies

    Enabled TOTP, strong password policies and audit logging for credential access

  • Backup & Recovery Drills

    Tested backup restoration and account recovery to ensure secrets survive failures

Internal Docker Projects Self-Hosted Infrastructure
Ongoing
  • Reverse Proxy & TLS

    Reverse proxy and TLS termination for every internal service, with private DNS names

  • Containerized Services

    Docker Compose stacks for monitoring, dashboards, file sync and other internal tools, managed as code

  • Network Isolation

    Segmented Docker networks, no public ports, and Tailscale-only access to admin interfaces

  • Automation & Backups

    Scheduled volume backups, health checks and update automation to keep the stack reliable

Professional Credentials

25 verified Credly badges plus CISSP and CISM — spanning cybersecurity, GRC, cloud, and API security

Premium Credentials
Cisco Networking Academy
Ethical Hacker
Junior Cybersecurity Analyst
Cyber Threat Management
Endpoint Security
Network Defense
Introduction to Cybersecurity
Fortinet & API Security
FortiGate 7.4 Operator
Intro to Threat Landscape
API Penetration Testing
OWASP API Security Top 10
API Security Fundamentals
Securing LLM & NLP APIs
IBM · Linux Foundation · OPSWAT
Cloud Computing Fundamentals
Cybersecurity Fundamentals (IBM)
Introduction to Kubernetes
Open Source in Finance
Inclusive Open Source Strategies
Critical Infrastructure Protection

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Based in Kampala, Uganda — working with clients across East Africa, Europe, and beyond. Let's talk security.

Location Kampala, Uganda
Phone / WhatsApp +256-750-704-562
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