Rian Saaty

MSc. in Cybersecurity | GRTP | OSEP | OSCE | OSCP | GAWN | CRTE | CRTO | GPEN | eCPTX | GDAT | GWAPT | OSWP

Saudi Arabia

About

I graduated from an elite university (Johns Hopkins University) with a masters degree in Cybersecurity. I have a strong background in a lot of domains in cybersecurity but I'm mainly focused in penetration testing and red teaming. I hold a number of penetration testing certificates such as GRTP, OSEP, OSCE, OSCP, GAWN, CRTE, CRTO, GPEN, eCPTX, GWAPT, OSWP, CREST CRT, eCPPTv2 and ECSA (Practical). Additionally, I hold a certificate in Purple Teaming, GDAT, and another one in Threat Hunting (OSTH). I am always Interested in finding new challenges and new problems to solve. Therefore, when I have time, I usually challenge myself to learn new methodologies in the field by trying to break various "HackTheBox" machines. My current rank in HackTheBox is Omniscient, which is only achievable after hacking 100% of the challenges at some point. At some point I was #6 in the hall of fame out of 100,000+ hackers worldwide. I’ve also completed both of their Pro Labs: Offshore and RastaLabs.

Experience

  • Cybersecurity Consulting Firm (6 yrs 10 mos)
    • Consulting Senior Manager, Cybersecurity Technical Assurance
      Jan 2026 - Present · 7 mos

    • Senior Principal Consultant, Cybersecurity Technical Assurance
      Jan 2025 - Dec 2025 · 1 yr

    • Principal Consultant, Cybersecurity Technical Assessments
      Jan 2023 - Dec 2024 · 2 yrs

      In addition to my previous work, I'm doing the following: • Leading and managing a team of consultants • Working on RFIs & other stuff

  • King AbdulAziz University ()
    • Information Security Techniques Unit Manager at the IT Deanship
      Dec 2018 - Oct 2019 · 11 mos

      • Helped increase the overall university's TLS/SSL strength ranking from B to A • Managed a handful of interns in cybersecurity • Helped other departments fix the discovered security vulnerabilities • Created the university's secure programming policy • Created the university’s incident response policy • Conducted technical interviews for numerous cybersecurity candidates

    • Cybersecurity Consultant at the IT Deanship
      Nov 2018 - Oct 2019 · 1 yr

      • Established the tasks of the cybersecurity techniques unit • Conducted penetration testing for various web applications, networks, and servers • Conducted static analysis for various web/mobile applications using different tools • Conducted log auditing and incidents response for most security incidents • Conducted Vulnerability Assessment for the university network using different tools

    • Lecturer of Computer Science at the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology
      Oct 2017 - Oct 2019 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      • Taught CPCS-494:Ethical Hacking class and lab in Spring 2019. • Taught the lab of CPCS-425:Information Security class in Spring 2019. • Taught the lab of CPCS-494:Ethical Hacking class in Fall 2018. • Taught the lab of CPCS-425:Information Security class in Fall 2018.

  • IT Intern at Red Valve Company, Inc.
    Feb 2016 - May 2016 · 4 mos

    • Searched for weekly solutions to Nessus identified vulnerabilities to help finding patches • Converted Epicor’s data into Microsoft Access database for easier and faster automation daily • Created a batch script to download a program to all the network’s computers using PsExec