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Abida Shariff

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Lead Security Engineer at Red Sentry
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Abida Shariff is a Lead Security Engineer at RedSentry with over six years of experience in offensive security. Specializing in penetration testing for web, mobile, and cloud platforms, she holds certifications like OSCP and CEH. People often describe her as having a great mix of soft and technical skills.

Abida is deeply committed to the cybersecurity community, serving as a Chapter Lead for Null Bangalore where she organizes meetups. She actively mentors aspiring security professionals and hones her own skills by participating in Capture The Flag (CTF) competitions, demonstrating a passion for continuous learning and knowledge sharing.

She has designed and delivered a two-day workshop on "Advanced iOS Application Pentesting & Reverse Engineering" at the Security BSides Ahmedabad conference.

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Experience
6 Years
Current Role
Lead Security Engineer
Job Level
Middle
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Personality Overview

How Abida shows up

Fast But Analytical
Quality Focused
Thorough Evaluator

They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical

Priorities

Topics Abida cares about

iOS App Security
A subject matter expert who has conducted multiple workshops and talks on advanced iOS penetration testing and reverse engineering at security conferences like BSides.
Cybersecurity Community
Actively fosters the tech community as a Chapter Lead for Null Bangalore, organizing and hosting meetups to facilitate learning, networking, and mentorship.
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Career

Work history

5-2024
Lead Security Engineer
Red Sentry
4-2023 - 4-2024
Security Engineer
Red Sentry
5-2022 - 3-2023
Penetration Tester
Red Sentry
11-2021
Synack Red Team Member
Synack Red Team
1-2021
CTF Player
TryHackMe
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2018 - 2021
Bachelor in Computer Application
Jain (Deemed-to-be University)
2016 - 2018
Science
Mount Carmel College, Palace Rd, Bengaluru
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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