SIMON YUSUF ENOCH
Wellington
Summary
Cybersecurity professional with a PhD and 7+ years of experience in threat modeling and vulnerability assessment. Demonstrated proficiency in creating secure systems based on MITRE ATT&CK, NIST CSF, and ISO 27001 standards. Extensive background in critical infrastructure protection and incident response. Currently moving from academia to industry, bringing a strong technical foundation and adaptability to new challenges.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lecturer – Cybersecurity & Software Development
Whitecliffe
Wellington
08.2023 - Current
- Led courses on Cybersecurity, Secure Software Development, and IT Management, integrating real-world attack and defense techniques.
- Mentored students on capstone and applied research projects in incident response, vulnerability scanning, and penetration testing.
- Designed hands-on labs simulating security incidents and blue team defense strategies.
- Actively contributed to curriculum innovation by embedding industry tools and frameworks.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Cybersecurity & Threat Modeling
University of Queensland & Agency for Defense Development
11.2019 - 11.2020
- Designed and implemented cyber defense simulations using MITRE ATT&CK and Cyber Kill Chain frameworks.
- Applied NIST CSF and ISO 27001 to build security assessment models for industrial systems and critical infrastructure.
- Collaborated with defense partners to improve cyber readiness through realistic adversarial emulation.
- Enhanced security posture by identifying vulnerabilities and designing mitigation strategies in mission-critical environments.
Research Assistant – Cloud Security & Risk Analysis
University of Canterbury & U.S. Army Research Lab
04.2018 - 04.2019
- Conducted risk analysis and security control design for cloud-based infrastructures using NZISM standards.
- Delivered cloud security solutions incorporating MTD (Moving Target Defense) and AI-driven detection techniques.
- Worked with CERT NZ to support vulnerability assessments and threat intelligence initiatives.
- Published practical research influencing security best practices for defense and enterprise environments.
Education
PhD -
University of Canterbury
New ZealandSkills
- Wireshark
- Nmap
- Metasploit
- Nessus
- OpenVAS
- Snort
- Kali Linux
- Python
- MITRE ATT&CK
- NIST CSF
- ISO 27001
- NZISM
- OWASP
- Cyber Kill Chain
- Threat Modeling
- Risk Assessment
- Network Security
- Security Monitoring
- Vulnerability Management
- Secure Software Development
Certification
- CISSP, In progress, 2025
- CompTIA Security+
Grants Awards
- G.B. Battersby-Trimble Scholarship – University of Canterbury, NZ
- Research Grant – Agency for Defense Development, South Korea
- Qatar National Research Fund (via University of Canterbury project)
Selected Publications
- A Practical Framework for Cyber Defense Generation and Evaluation, Elsevier, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comnet.2022.108878
- HARMer: Cyber-attacks Automation and Evaluation, IEEE Access, 2020, https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=9142179
Selected Projects Research
- Cyber Defense Simulation Framework: Developed a simulation platform for adversarial attack detection and mitigation for military systems.
- Cloud Network Security Risk Tool: Built a risk assessment toolkit for secure cloud deployment aligned with ISO/NIST standards.
- HARMer: Contributed to the design of a cyber-attack automation tool to evaluate and harden enterprise networks (published in IEEE Access).
Accomplishments
· Institution-based research grand (FUK) - 2021
· (New Zealand) G B Battersby-Trimble Scholarship 2018
· (New Zealand) The University of Canterbury Conference travel fund 2015-2018
· (New Zealand) The University of Canterbury, College of Engineering Computer Science Tuition fee Scholarship – 2017.
· (Qatar) Qatar National Research Fund (through Dongseong Kim), 2017-2019
· (Nigeria) Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Nigeria 2015 – 2018
Affiliations
· Publicity Chair – 54th Annual IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks, Brisbane, Australia, 24-27 June 2024.
· Program Committee Member (Doctoral Forum): 54th Annual IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks, Brisbane, Australia, 24-27 June 2024.
· Publicity Chair - The IEEE Pacific Rim International Symposium on Dependable Computing (PRDC 2024), Osaka, Japan, 13 v- 15 Nov. 2024.
Languages
English
Professional
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Lecturer – Cybersecurity & Software Development
Whitecliffe
08.2023 - Current
Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Cybersecurity & Threat Modeling
University of Queensland & Agency for Defense Development
11.2019 - 11.2020
Research Assistant – Cloud Security & Risk Analysis
University of Canterbury & U.S. Army Research Lab
04.2018 - 04.2019
PhD -
University of Canterbury
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