Waris Damkham

Security Research Engineer

Focus: Red Teaming • AI Security • Identity & AppSec.

Professional experience across enterprise banking security, cybersecurity consulting, vulnerability research, red teaming, AI security, identity and application security, security tooling, and applied AI/ML research.

Black Hat India 2026 Briefings (Upcoming)
Black Hat Asia 2026 Arsenal Speaker
DEF CON Singapore 2026 Demo Labs
32 CVEs
3 IEEE Publications
Selected certifications: OffSec Certified Professional+ (OSCP+); OffSec Certified Professional (OSCP); Hack The Box Certified Penetration Testing Specialist; Practical Network Penetration Tester; Certified Red Team Professional; Certified by Altered Security Red Team Professional for Azure; Burp Suite Certified Practitioner; Hack The Box Certified Web Exploitation Specialist; Web Application Penetration Tester eXtreme; Practical AI Pentest Associate; Practical Mobile Pentest Associate; API Security Certified Professional; Hack The Box Certified Defensive Security Analyst; Practical SOC Analyst Associate; Hack The Box Certified Junior Cybersecurity Associate; Jr Penetration Tester (PT1); Cloud Digital Leader Certification; GitHub Foundations
10 Talks & Contributions

8kSec Battle Grounds • iOS Application Exploitation Track

iOS Application Exploitation Challenges (4/11 Labs Completed)

A practical iOS exploitation track covering app instrumentation, Objective-C runtime behavior, Frida workflows, location checks, and mobile application security testing.

Issuer: 8kSecDate: Jun 2026Focus: iOS Exploitation • Frida • Runtime Instrumentation

1) ClearRoute

2) TraceTheMap

3) SwizzleMeTimbers

4) FridaInTheMiddle

5) TrustFall

Certificate pending

6) TraceTheChat

Certificate pending

7) WhereAmIReally

Certificate pending

8) BadPreference

Certificate pending

9) BackSync

Certificate pending

10) FreeFall

Certificate pending

11) SekureBrowzer

Certificate pending

Completed cards link to the certificate viewer. Pending cards use the iOS course banner so the track stays visually aligned with the AI and ARM galleries.