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Cybersecurity Architect & Builder

Hi, I'm AbdElnaser Khanafeer

I identify critical gaps in the technology landscape and engineer scalable, business-aligned solutions to fill them — from architecting advanced threat detection systems to founding cybersecurity ventures.

Building Companies & Solutions

I have a passion for taking products from concept to market. As Co-Founder and CTO of dPhish, INC., my team and I developed a comprehensive suite that centralizes anti-phishing — blending awareness, threat detection, and email threat response into a single platform.

Before dPhish, I co-founded Batcoders, a software company building robust ERP and POS systems. Creating a product goes beyond scripting in Python or C++ — it is about designing architecture that genuinely solves complex, real-world problems.

Bridging Tech & Business

Beyond founding companies, I lead high-performance technical teams. As Automation & CTI Lead at Security Matterz, I drive the automation roadmap to elevate detection and response efficiency. I have designed, built, and operated full-scale SOCs and led R&D engineering teams.

To scale products, technical excellence must pair with strategic vision. I am pursuing my MBA at ESLSCA University to further bridge advanced cybersecurity architecture and executive business management.

Career path

Professional experience & ventures

Automation & Intelligence Team Leader

Security Matterz
Aug 2024 – Present
  • Leading CTI and automation initiatives, including integrating OpenCTI with the core security ecosystem.
  • Driving the strategic automation roadmap to streamline SOC workflows and elevate threat detection efficiency.

Co-Founder & CTO

dPhish, INC.
Jan 2022 – Present
  • Founded and architected a comprehensive, multi-tenant anti-phishing suite.
  • Centralized security awareness, phishing assessments, and email threat detection into a single scalable platform.

Managed Security Services Manager

Innovative Solutions
May 2023 – May 2024
  • Built, designed, and operated a full-scale SOC from the ground up, establishing TDR and Incident Response services.

Cyber Security Engineering Team Leader (R&D)

SBM
Feb 2021 – May 2022
  • Constructed an internal R&D lab developing specialized MITRE ATT&CK detection use cases targeting regional APTs.

Threat Detection Engineer (R&D)

Cysiv
Jun 2020 – Jan 2021

Threat Intelligence Engineer

MNZ Technology
Feb 2019 – May 2020

Co-Founder & Software Engineer

Batcoders
Dec 2016 – Nov 2018
  • Co-founded a software company engineering robust ERP and Point-of-Sale (POS) solutions before pivoting fully into cybersecurity.
Foundations

Education

MBA

ESLSCA University · 2025 – Present

Executive MBA bridging complex cybersecurity architecture with high-level business strategy — finance, economics, and scaling tech ventures.

Cybersecurity Specialization

University of Maryland · 2017

Deepened technical expertise for building secure platforms — Software Security, Cryptography, and Usable Security.

BSc Computer Science

Mansoura University (IT) · 2016

The foundational layer of an engineering career — the core computational knowledge to architect scalable software.

Technical arsenal

Skills & Expertise

From detection engineering to building security products — the tools, techniques, and disciplines I work with every day.

Core Specializations

Threat Intelligence Threat Detection Engineering Threat Hunting Incident Response SOC Architecture & Operations Security Architecture Phishing Detection & Response DFIR Adversary Emulation Compromise Assessment Maturity Assessment Gap Analysis CTI Program Building

SIEM / SOAR & Threat Platforms

Splunk IBM QRadar LogRhythm Elastic / ELK Stack AlienVault OSSIM OpenCTI MISP TAXII 2.1 SOAR SIEM Administration SIEM Tuning & Integration

Detection Engineering

Sigma Rules YARA Rules Suricata Sysmon MITRE ATT&CK Framework Behavioral Detection Rules ML-based Detection Detection Use Case Design APT Targeting Analysis K8S Auditing (EFK)

Malware Analysis & Forensics

Static Malware Analysis Dynamic Analysis Maldoc Analysis Fileless Malware Python Malware .NET Malware Java Malware Memory Forensics PCAP Analysis Disk Forensics Linux Forensics

Penetration Testing & Red Team

Web Application Testing Network Penetration Testing Active Directory Attacks WiFi Security Testing Adversary Simulation Phishing Simulation CTF Design & Build

Programming & Infrastructure

Python C# C++ Java Android Game Development (Unity 3D) CCNA CCNA Security MCSA RHCSA Secure Coding Cryptography Basics
Get in touch

Let's build what's next

Whether it is cybersecurity architecture, automation strategy, or the next big venture — my inbox is open.

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