Almas Ashraf.

I'm an offensive security specialist. I test web applications, networks and systems for weaknesses an attacker could exploit, and I write up what I find so it can be fixed.

I'm a Cybersecurity Specialist at Telcotek Consult in Dar es Salaam, where I run authorized penetration tests and monitor security events with SIEM tools. Before that I spent a year as a cyber security intern at the e-Government Authority (e-GA), running vulnerability assessments and working on systems that integrate AI securely. My first hands-on role was industrial training at the Tanzania Revenue Authority, managing firewall policies, VPNs and access controls.

Outside work I compete in CTFs, with first place in the Cyber Premier League 2026 and fifth in the TCRA Cyberchampions finals. As a Hackviser campus ambassador I ran workshops and study groups for students starting out in security. I'm also studying how AI systems and large language models are attacked and defended.