Hey, my name's Karam Khalil!

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Karam Khalil
Cybersecurity Specialist
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Hunt threats. Defend networks.

Threat hunting, digital forensics and incident response. 1st at NCSC Jordan’s Cyber Warriors 2025 and 14th worldwide at CSAW CTF.

(About me)

I build apps, so I know how they break. I defend networks, so I know how they’re attacked. And I support people, so I explain it all in plain words.

#1

1st place in the Linux Privilege Escalation Challenge at NCSC Jordan’s Cyber Warriors 2025.

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Licenses, certifications and awards from Cisco, Centri, NCSC Jordan, ASU, Udemy and more.

D*×2

Top grade in both Pearson BTEC IT diplomas. Now studying a BSc in Cybersecurity at ASU on a 30% scholarship.

What I do

Three roles, one person
CybersecurityBlue & red team

Defend

Cybersecurity Specialist

I hunt threats in PCAPs and logs, correlate IOCs across endpoints and networks, map activity to MITRE ATT&CK and write up every incident clearly.

Threat huntingIncident responseDigital forensicsMITRE ATT&CKCyber Kill ChainWiresharkBurp SuiteMetasploitNmapSIEMPrivilege escalationOSINT
IT supportDay to day

Support

IT Support Officer

I troubleshoot hardware, software and connectivity step by step, set up computers and peripherals, and guide non-technical users patiently in Arabic or English.

WindowsLinuxTCP/IPDNSDHCPEndpoint protectionNessusPhishing awarenessDocumentation
Full-stackWeb · mobile · games

Build

Full-Stack Developer

I build web apps with React, Next.js, Node.js and Laravel, cross-platform mobile apps in Flutter, and 2D and 3D games in Unity, with the OWASP Top 10 in mind from the start.

ReactNext.jsNode.jsLaravelMariaDBMySQLFlutterDartUnityC#GitREST APIs

Experience

2023 — Now
2025 – Now

NCSC JordanCybersecurity Trainee & CTF Competitor

Hunt threats in PCAPs and logs, investigate simulated incidents, troubleshoot Windows and Linux systems, and compete in national and international CTFs.

Ongoing

IndependentSelf-Directed Developer

Building full-stack web apps with React, Next.js and Node.js, mobile apps in Flutter, and 2D and 3D games in Unity.

2025

CSC BeyondBack-End Developer Trainee

64 hours building Laravel and MariaDB apps with authentication and sessions, hardened against SQL injection, XSS and broken authentication.

2023 – 2024

Token MastersFront-End Developer Trainee

Built responsive interfaces in HTML, CSS and JavaScript, and debugged user-facing issues across browsers and devices.

Selectedwins

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2026CSAW CTF · NYU Tandon

14th in the world at CSAW CTF

Placed 14th worldwide and 6th in the MENA region with team R00TK1T R41D3RS, scoring 8,434 points at CSAW CTF.

14th worldwide6th in MENA8,434 points
2025NCSC Jordan

1st place at NCSC Jordan

Won the Linux Privilege Escalation Challenge at the National Cyber Security Center’s Cyber Warriors 2025, taking a Kali Linux system to root under time pressure.

1st placePrivilege escalation200 JOD
2026Zod1ak CTF

6th of 1,252 teams

Placed sixth in the Zod1ak CTF Qualifiers with team Rootkit Raiders, solving system and network challenges against the clock.

QualifiersRootkit RaidersTop 0.5%
2022 — 2026ASU · ISO Schools

Scholarship & top grades

Placed 5th in ASU’s Cyber Kingdom 2 competition and earned a 30% scholarship for the BSc in Cybersecurity, on top of Distinction* in both BTEC IT diplomas.

5th place30% scholarshipBTEC D*

Toolkit

Tools I use

Licenses &certifications

All 24 on LinkedIn ↗
24Credentials
12Security
8Competitions & awards
4Development

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Also completed Security Blue Team courses in Threat Hunting, Digital Forensics, Network Traffic Analysis, Vulnerability Management, Penetration Testing and Threat Intelligence