Hashir Asad

Bachelor of Information Sciences, Information Systems Security

CIBC · Toronto, Canada

• 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.
• Resolved inactive-account issues across 6 applications through consistent entitlement tracking and follow-up.
• Took the initiative to refine outdated documentation, raising the team's documentation quality.

CIBC · Toronto, Canada

• 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.
• Supported initiatives spanning threat detection & response, incident response, threat hunting, risk and vendor management, setting a high standard for future interns.

Sheridan College · Graduation project

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.

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.

ICNA · Toronto, Canada

• 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.
• Provided one-on-one mentorship and guidance to youth navigating personal, academic and developmental challenges.

Brampton Intra Masjid Soccer League · Brampton, SaveMax Sports Centre

• Supported league operations including scheduling, registration, and day-to-day administration
• Mediated conflicts between players and teams to ensure a positive league environment

ISSessions, Sheridan College · Oakville, Canada

• 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.