TARIQUL ISLAM


Cybersecurity Analyst

Automotive Security

IT System Support

AI/ML/DL/Computer Vision


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LinkedIn: Profile • GitHub: towkictg

Language(s): English, French (A2), Bengali

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About

Professional Summary

Cybersecurity Analyst with internship experience in automotive embedded systems security (ISO/SAE 21434 compliance) and strong background in IT service management, incident handling, and system support.

Skilled in Kali Linux, Splunk (SIEM), Nmap, Wireshark, Aircrack-ng, vulnerability scanning and threat analysis (TARA), encryption technologies (AES, DES, RSA), security protocols (HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS, DNS), log analysis, OWASP, and SIEM.

Work Experience

Professional Experience

DANA Cybersecurity Intern — DANA TM4 (Jan 2025 – Apr 2025)

• Supported the design of cybersecurity architecture for automotive embedded systems using ISO/SAE 21434.

• Conducted TARA for MCUs to identify threats, analyze attack paths, maintain risk registers, and define mitigation strategies compliant with automotive cybersecurity standards. Developed and documented cybersecurity requirements in an Agile environment with security compliance.

• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align security controls with system engineering requirements.

Tools & Technologies: TARA, ISO/SAE 21434, Itemis secure, JFrog, Jira, Confluence, Polarion, Azure Devops.

EBL System Support Specialist — Eastern Bank PLC (Mar 2020 – Nov 2023)

• Managed 3000+ Active Directory accounts and applied Group Policy (GPO), enforcing role-based access control and strengthening overall system security.

• Identified and remediated software and OS vulnerabilities using Kaspersky Security Center by analyzing vulnerability reports and deploying patches. Supported endpoint security operations including policy enforcement, application control, and device management.

• Investigated and resolved system, software, and connectivity issues via SCSM ticketing system and phone support (30/40 calls per day), ensuring secure and reliable user access.

Tools & Technologies: Active Directory and GPO, MS Exchange, Kaspersky Security Center, SCSM, SCCM, Patch Management, Device and User Access management, Hardware and Software troubleshooting, Network Troubleshooting, LAN/WAN.

Education

Academic Background

Concordia MEng Information Systems Security (Jan 2024 – Apr 2026)

Concordia University, Montreal, QC | GPA: 3.7/4.3

Relevant courses: Cryptography, OS Security, Network Security, Malware Analysis, Crypto Protocols

CIU BSc Computer Science & Engineering (2016 – 2019)

Chittagong Independent University, Bangladesh

Thesis: Bengali License Plate detection using Deep Learning • Merit scholarship 30% waiver

Projects

My Portfolio

IEEE

Bangla License Plate Recognition (Research)

Real-Time Bangla License Plate Recognition using Faster-RCNN and SSD. Published in IEEE RAAICON 2019.

🔗 IEEE Xplore

Tools: Tensorflow, Keras, Python, OpenCV, Anaconda, Data Processing.

IEEE Conference
AWS

Automated Secure Portfolio (CI/CD)

Integrated GitHub Actions with AWS EC2 (Ubuntu/Nginx) for automated secure deployment.

Tools: AWS, GitHub Actions, YAML, Nginx, SSL/TLS.

DevOps Pipeline

Malicious URL AI Detector (Live)

Developed a high-accuracy phishing detection system using a custom-trained **Decision Tree** model.
The system analyzes lexical features of URLs in real-time to identify malicious intent.
Engineered the full deployment pipeline including feature extraction and a REST API.

🔗 Try the Live Tool →

Tools & Technologies: Scikit-learn (ML), Python, Pandas, Oracle Cloud (ARM), Nginx Reverse Proxy, Gunicorn, SSL/TLS (Certbot).

ML Detector Dashboard
Learning

Online Courses

Udemy Linux Security and Hardening, The Practical Security Guide

Udemy | Completed: Mar. 2026

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Udemy SOC Cybersecurity Threat Hunting with Splunk

Udemy | Completed: Jan. 2026

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Udemy Learn Ethical Hacking from Scratch 2024

Udemy | Completed: Apr. 2025

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Udemy Artificial Intelligence & ChatGPT for Cyber Security 2024

Udemy | Completed: Apr. 2024

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Kaggle Intro to SQL

Kaggle | Completed: Mar. 2024

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Recognition

Awards & Volunteering

Medium Creative Writing Competition Winner

Awarded for the article: "Dear Women, Do Not Settle" published on Medium.

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ConUHacks Volunteer Team Lead — ConUHacks

Led a team of volunteers at Concordia University to manage logistics and operations for Montreal's largest hackathon.

🔗 Event Details

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