Hashir Asad
Open to security roles OWASP Foundation member

Security researcher · Identity & access · DetectionToronto, Canada

HashirAsad

I'm an information security professional with experience in identity and access management and threat detection & response in financial services. I enjoy building practical tools and sharing what I learn along the way.

Looking for

I'm looking for my next role in security, ideally in identity & access management, detection engineering, or security research. If you're hiring, I'd love to talk.

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CH 01 Education

  1. Sep 2020 – Aug 2024

    Bachelor of Information Sciences, Information Systems Security · Sheridan College

    Canada's first undergraduate cyber security degree, covering network security, secure software development, ethical hacking and digital forensics, with an eight-month industry internship.

CH 02 Experience

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  1. Aug 2025 – Apr 2026

    Identity Access Management Consultant · CIBC

    • Led application onboarding into a major Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) tool, identifying process improvements and supporting onboarding across numerous applications.
    • Managed entitlement reconciliation across 50 applications on an expedited, audit-driven timeline set by senior management, reviewing thousands of descriptions to make them usable for end users.
  2. May 2023 – Dec 2023

    Threat Researcher, Threat Detection & Response (Co-op) · CIBC Co-op

    • Researched MITRE ATT&CK TTPs to support threat analysis and detection logic.
    • Helped the team adopt machine learning and automation to analyze data on an ongoing basis.

CH 03 Leadership & volunteering

  1. Apr 2021 – Present

    Youth Coordinator · ICNA Leadership

    • Grew a youth community of over 300 active members, overseeing programming, engagement and community development.
    • Designed and delivered seminars, workshops and talks focused on personal growth and professional development.
  2. Oct 2025 – Mar 2026

    League Administrator · Brampton Intra Masjid Soccer League Volunteer

    • Supported league operations including scheduling, registration, and day-to-day administration
    • Mediated conflicts between players and teams to ensure a positive league environment
  3. Apr 2021 – Apr 2024

    CTF Infrastructure Developer & Content Creator · ISSessions, Sheridan College Volunteer

    • Created and presented cybersecurity workshops, walking members through concepts and hands-on examples.
    • Supported members during CTF events and workshops, troubleshooting challenge and environment issues.

CH 04 Research

Report Sheridan College · Graduation project

LLM-Assisted Forensic Timeline Analysis

Hashir Asad

Compares reading a forensic file-activity timeline from The Sleuth Kit on its own with having an open-source LLM, Falcon-7B-Instruct, interpret it. Tested against simulated malware activity, the model flagged files being suspiciously modified and encrypted, along with a suspicious new .exe and .txt file, as possible ransomware, making the threat easier to understand.

CH 05 Projects

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Shipped Mar 2024 – Mar 2024

CTI Dashboard

A curated view that aggregates vendor advisories and threat feeds. Useful for daily review of emerging threats and newly disclosed vulnerabilities. It allows you to see all your InfoSec bookmarks simultaneously. An excellent resource for awareness.

CH 06 Contact

Hiring for a security role, want to collaborate on CTFs, or just want to talk infosec? Send me a message on LinkedIn. 😀

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