About

An unfiltered and opinionated hacker, author, and passionate speaker, who is exciting and relatable.

Awareness

Mishaal leverages his expertise in cybersecurity, privacy, and OSINT to raise awareness and educate individuals and organizations on potential threats they may not be aware of. He also provides actionable next steps to help protect against these threats.

Jack of All Trades, Master of Some

Having amassed over two decades of multinational experience, he operates as a virtual CISO, a Certified Ethical Hacker, a Social Engineer, the first IntelTechniques Certified OSINT Professional, a privacy consultant, a proficient coder, and an adept problem solver.

Unfiltered

With his honest and unfiltered approach, he captivates his audience by staying true to himself and fearlessly speaking his mind. This quality is highly valued in a field rife with sponsorship bias, political correctness, and a preoccupation with public opinion.

Simple

With a combination of personal anecdotes, clear thinking, and relatable examples, he has a natural talent for connecting with people and breaking down complex topics into easily understandable terms.

Entrepreneur

Mishaal works as a vCISO (Chief Information Security Officer) for his clients.

He is also the founder of multiple startups in the field of cybersecurity, privacy, intelligence, and cybersecurity leadership.

Projects

He actively maintains an open-source project on GitHub: VoIP Suite, a self-hosted privacy-focused Voice-Over-IP application, along with a DIY privacy management dashboard.

He also volunteers his time for mentoring, helping people in trouble with his OSINT skills, and educating by giving talks.

Other Keynote Lectures

🎥 Public Video Presentations

"I engage my audience by immersing them in a relatable and entertaining learning environment."

DEF CON 29

People Hunting: A Pentester’s Perspective

5x @ Wild West Hackin' Fest

When OSINT Met Privacy, Next Level OSINT, Operation Privacy, What's Up Breaches, 16 hr Training

Wild West Hackin' Fest

Next Level OSINT

2x @ ConINT

Advancing OSINT with Social Engineering,
Breaches: Mixed Emotions

GRIMMCon 0x7

CISO-ng: The Next Generation of Cybersecurity Leaders

[email protected]

The Power of Social Engineering

Trace Labs

LinkedIn OSINT Techniques

PancakesCon 2

Phishing with Caricatures

Layer 8 Conference

Pivot, Pivot, Pivot

Muslim Hackathon

Privacy Unchained

Mindsight Presentation

A Hacker's Perspective on Hybrid Work

HEXCON 21

Corporate Breach: Your organization from the eyes of a hacker