I had an incredibly insightful mentorship session with Usman Shah. As someone with 8+ years of development experience who is transitioning into cybersecurity, I came in with goals around CCNA, CEH/CPENT strategy, building my portfolio, and understanding how to approach real-world pentesting opportunities. Usman’s guidance was clear, practical, and tailored to my path. highly recommend Usman for anyone looking to transition into cybersecurity or level up their technical career — he provides honest, experience-backed direction that you can apply immediately.
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This session does helped me a lot and helped me know many more things and how to get a job and how to prepare everything. He is so friendly and gives you more information about cybersecurity vapt
👋 About Me
I’m a Cybersecurity Engineer and Product Security Specialist with 5+ years of hands-on experience across application security, SOC operations, incident response, cloud security, and compliance-driven environments.
Currently, I work as a Product Security Engineer at Salesforce, where I focus on vulnerability management, penetration testing, secure SDLC, and emerging areas like AI/LLM security. Prior to this, I worked with Deloitte, advising global enterprises on application, infrastructure, and cloud security, SOC operations, and regulatory alignment.
Even prior to that i have worked with a startup based out of Netherlands, building SOC from scratch, also devising Security plans, procedures, IR, CI/CD and performing appsec, vapt too.
I’ve been fortunate to work across both offensive and defensive security, which allows me to approach problems with a practical, end-to-end security mindset - from breaking systems to helping teams fix and scale them securely.
🔐 What I Can Help You With
Career guidance & mentoring.
Interview preparation.
Hands-on security problem solving
Application & product security reviews
Understanding compliance & real-world security
Breaking into cybersecurity or leveling up to senior roles
🧠 Why Talk to Me?
Real-world experience at Salesforce, Deloitte and Startups as well.
Strong blend of offensive + defensive security
Globally recognized certifications:
CISSP, OSCP, GCIH, CEH, CCNP Security, Fortinet NSE 4 and AWS CCP.
{Blend of Network Security and Cybersecurity (Defensive and Offensive)}
Practical, honest advice -> no fluff, no gatekeeping.
Whether you’re an engineer stuck at the SOC level, a developer moving into AppSec, a professional leveling up, or a team needing practical security guidance, I’ll help you get clarity and direction.
Let’s work together to build skills that actually matter in the real world.
PS: Security isn’t about tools -> it’s all about thinking like an attacker and acting like a defender.
Usman Shah offers expert mentorship in cybersecurity, providing tailored, actionable insights that greatly assist career transitions.
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Usman brings in strong technical skills along with eagerness to learn. His approach towards work is unparalleled.
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I have been continually impressed by his exceptional skillset in the fields of cybersecurity.
His depth of knowledge is truly commendable.
Working with Usman has been a true pleasure.
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Usman brings relentless attention to detail, mastering both the small tasks others overlook and the hard problems most engineers walk away from.