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Co-Founder & Technical Head @ Sysin Technologies
Cybercrime Investigation | Incident Response

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About Me

Cyber Security Consultant & Speaker (AI & Cybersecurity)

Welcome! I’m Ameer Ali, a cybersecurity expert with a passion for protecting digital assets and ensuring cyber resilience. With extensive experience in penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, digital forensics and incident response, I help businesses & government safeguard their systems and data against ever-evolving cyber threats.

Community Engagement

I believe in giving back to the cybersecurity community by participating in open-source projects, mentoring new professionals, and sharing insights through awareness talk shows and social media. Building a strong, informed community is critical in today’s threat landscape.


Executive Summary

12+ Years of global IT experience with vast exposure to IT Infrastructure Management. Having strong cybersecurity knowledge for penetration testing, implementation of cybersecurity tools and frameworks. Domain expertise on Windows & Linux platforms and successfully managed multiple projects involving Implementation and Production Support. I have extensive subject matter expertise in Datacenter Management, IT Infrastructure Planning (Database, Server & Network Management), IT Services Management (ITSM), Methods, Processes, Strategic Technology & Developing Cost Effective Solutions to meet customer / business requirements. I also have good experience with IT Project Management, Planning, Technology & People Management, Network Administration, System Administration (Linux & Windows) and Database Administration.

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Certifications

  • CCIO - Certified Cyber Crime Intervention Officer
  • CEH - Certified Ethical Hacker
  • CISA - Certified Information Systems Auditor
  • AZURE - Microsoft Certified Cybersecurity Architect
  • AZURE - Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect
  • CCNA - Cisco Certified Network Associate
  • CCNP - Cisco Certified Network Professional Enterprise
  • EAII - Cisco Certified Specialist
  • Enterprise Core - Cisco Certified Specialist
  • VCP - VMware Certified Professional Datacenter Virtualization
  • NCP - Nutanix Certified Professional Multi Cloud Infrastructure
  • RHCE - Redhat Certified Engineer - RHEL
  • MCP - Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Associate
  • 3CX - 3CX Certified Engineer
  • NSE - Fortinet Certified Network Security Associate





  • My Expertise

    • Cyber Security in Medical Devices • Cyber Forensics • Disaster Recovery Planning (DR) • IT Security • IT Infrastructure Management • IT Services Management • Business Continuity Planning (BCP) • VoIP Systems • IT Operations Management • IT Project Management • Hyperconvergence • Server Management • Virtualization • Collaboration • Network Management • Cyber Forensics

    • Having extensive knowledge in penetration testing for applications and networks,digital forensics, Cybersecurity risk management plan, incident response plan, and cybersecurity framework.
    • Providing expert advice on securing financial technology systems, applications, APIs, and databases, ensuring compliance with industry standards.
    • Architect solutions in accordance with security frameworks and policies to protect sensitive data.
    • Collaborate with Engineering teams to integrate security best practices in the Software.
    • Perform security audits and review penetration tests, presenting actionable reports to leadership and relevant teams.
    • Monitor and analyse security alerts and threat intelligence to proactively identify and mitigate security risks.
    • Lead security risk assessments and assist with vulnerability management and incident response activities across cloud and on-premise environments.
    • Assist investigations into security incidents, perform root cause analysis, and recommend measures for improvement.
    • Stay updated on the latest security trends, tools, and regulatory changes affecting the industry.
    • Expert in Designing and configuring proof of concept and demonstration environments for customers include hyper-converged solutions, cloud technologies like Microsoft Azure and AWS
    • Expert in Design and deployment of LAN/MAN/WAN/Wireless networks with Cisco, Brocade, Fortinet systems and network virtualization (VLAN, VXLAN). Defined and implemented Network Security, Firewall, VPN, with Cisco ASA/ISR, and intrusion prevention, Web filtering with Cisco Sourcefire FirePOWER. Built Ixia XGS12/XGS2 BreakingPoint, IIxExplorer IMIX traffic generator, and IxNetwork, IxChariot network performance tools, and IDS system with Suricata, Barnyard2 and Snorby.
    • Expert in Design and deployment of EMC storage (VNX,VMAX,VPLEX,XtreamIO) with management tools: Ionix ECC, SMC, SRM, SMARTS. Set up EMC CLARiiON, VNX with Unisphere Manager Domain, MirrorView, SnapView. RecoveryPoint was used for local and remote data protection. Designed EMC Celerra (NS-120), Centera and CTA FMA archive system.
    • Expert in designing, installing and implementing VMware ESXi server, VMware virtual center, setting up V-Motion, HA, DRS etc
    • Expert in Design, Deploy, Maintain, upgrade, and implement improvements to the VMWare ESXi Infrastructure
    • Expert in troubleshooting and problem resolution for servers associated with a VMware infrastructure
    • Expert in SAN Architecture, Multipathing, WWNs, iSCSI etc.
    • Highly skilled in blade and blade enclosure systems
    • Expert in Design and Deployment of High Availability to Microsoft SQL Server Infrastructure
    • Expert in Windows Server 2019 HyperV, Failover Clustering, Network Load Balancing etc
    • Expertise in Active Directory design, migration and support (GPOs,AD Schema,OUs,LDAP,Sites,Replication,FSMO etc.)
    • Expertise in Migration using ADMT migration tool for Active Directory
    • Expertise in providing Tier-3 Support for production environments and trouble shoot critical issues at minimal business impact
    • Expertise in Network Security deployment using Cisco, Fortinet and Sonicwall solutions
    • Expert in Design & Deployment of Microsoft Exchange server for multiple domains.
    • Expertise in deploying Redhat Linux network infrastructure
    • Expertise in deploying Site to Site, Remote Access, SSL VPNs
    • Expertise in Designing and Deployment of VoIP call center systems
    • Expert in Cisco PIX & ASA Firewalls, Port Address Translation, Identity feature, Cut-Through proxies, Mail Guard feature, Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service, Failover capability between primary firewall and redundant firewalls etc.
    • Expert in On-Premise to Cloud Migration
    • Expert in Microsoft Exchange Server Migration
    • Expert in Identifying and mitigating incidents, threats, compromises, and vulnerabilities
    • Expert in Developing standard operating procedures (sops) for network system security operations and incident response
    • Expert in Design and Deployment of VLAN Infrastructure
    • Expert in Cisco Routing & Switching Technologies
    • Expert in Design and Deployment of SD-WAN
    • Expert in Design and Deployment of VoIP Infrastructure
    • Expert in Design and Deployment of VLAN Infrastructure
    • Certified Cyber Crime Intervention Officer
    • Handled many seminars on cyber security and digital transformation
    • Trainer for Cyber Security and Networking
    • Expert in Design and Deployment of Veeam Backup & Replication
    • Expert in Storage to Multiprotocol Environments like CIFS and NFS in NetApp SAN/NAS environment
    • Expert in administering, maintaining and implementing NetApp Storage Systems

    Tools & Technologies

    • ExtraHOP • Acronis • CipherTRACE • Anomali • Authlogics • MenloSECURITY • DataResolve • Fidelis • Galaxkey • ZINAD • Armitage • Metaspliotable • Autopsy • WinHex • Pro Data Recovery • NMAP • Oxygen • Burp Suite • Splunk • SIFT • OSForensics • Aid4Mail • HexWorkshop • FTK Imager • Foremost • Scalpel • S-Tool • Registry Viewer • USBDView • OWASP ZAP • Recon-ng • Quest Toad • Cisco Packet Tracer • Kali Linux • DEFT • CAINE • VMWare vSphere • ESXi • VCenter Server • Nutanix Prism • Prism Central • AOS • AHV • VMware Horizon View • Citrix VDI • Nutanix Frames

    Cyber Security Specialties:

    • Incident Response, Detection, and Investigations • Security Operations • Cyber Threat Intelligence • Application, Network, and System Security
    • Designing, Deploying and Securing Web Applications • Darknet Research and Investigations • Source Code Review and Application Security
    • Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration testing • System Hardening • IT Security Audits • Cybercrime Investigations • Cyber Security Awareness, Drills and Training • Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

    Current Employment

    Co-Founder & Sr. Cyber Security Consultant, Nov 2014 – Present
    Sysin Technologies – Calicut, Kerala, India | Doha - Qatar | Dubai - UAE | Dammam - Saudi Arabia.

    Sysin Technologies integrates solutions, designs and builds telecommunications infrastructures, and provides professional services that increase the productivity of the Information Technology (IT) departments within enterprises. Focus on deployment of robust and scalable information infrastructures for businesses of all sizes capable of accommodating their ever evolving needs. SYSIN, design & deploy leading edge, reliable solutions for the IT requirements of its clients. This is accomplished by offering a comprehensive array of networking and telecommunications products mixed with project management and support services for enterprises and service providers.

    Language Proficiency:

    English
    100%
    Tamil
    75%
    Arabic
    80%
    Hindi
    90%
    Malayalam
    100%
    Kannada
    50%

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    My services

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    Crime Investigations
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    Evidence for Prosecution
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    Threat Intelligence
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    Incident Response
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    Risk Assessment
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    Training & Mentorship

    Cyber Security Awareness:

    Recent Events:

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    St. Joseph College of Teacher Education for Women
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    EMEA College of Arts & Science College
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    MES College of Engineering
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    Jyothi Nivas Public School
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    Nalanda Public School
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    Al Ameen College
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    Coding Club - Futura Lab
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    Sree Narayana College - Cherthala
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    Modern International School
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    PTA - Baker Girls Higher Secondary School
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    St. Joseph Public School
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    Baker Memorial Girls Higher Secondary School
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    Deep Fake Article
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    MES Ponnani College
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    MES Ponnani College
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    IMA - Kondotty Chapter
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    EMEA College
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    Vallappuzha HSS
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    Dubai Police
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    GiTex Dubai
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    VPKMMHSS Puthur Pallikkal
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    Cyberdome Kochi
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    Metro Cardiac Hospital
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    NOMAC - OMAN
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    New York - USA
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    SEP Riyadh
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    Cronus Steel - Kozhikode
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    Cronus Steel - Manglore

    Check out my blog Posts

    Latest blog

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    • June 08, 2022
    How to Use Cross vCenter vMotion

    Cross vCenter vMotion has been one of my favorite VMware features since it was released. Like almost everything within the vSphere suite, it has also been improved over time. This is one feature that can make a huge difference in planning and operations, so let’s take a closer look.

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    • June 12, 2022
    Audit Windows AD security group changes with Azure Log Analytics

    Azure Log Analytics can help you to audit security breaches not only in the cloud but also in onprem Windows Active Directory environments. With this article I give you an idea on how custom views in Azure Log Analytics can help you to see changes at a glance.

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    Get in touch

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    +91 9847 386 154 (India)

    +974 66 49 98 93 (Qatar)

    +971 58 88 75 442 (UAE)

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    Visit Office

    2nd Floor, Andrayan Arcade, Kochi, Kerala. India

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    Email Me At

    amir@sysin.in

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