Dinu Abeywardana

Dinu Abeywardana began their work experience in 2021 as the Vice Chairman of the IEEE Student Branch of NIBM. In 2022, they joined 99x as a Trainee Cyber Security professional.

Dinu Abeywardana's education history is as follows:

- 2019: Started studying BSc (Hons) Ethical Hacking and Network Security at Coventry University, focusing on cyber security.

- 2019-2023: Enrolled at the National Institute of Business Management (NIBM - Sri Lanka) for an unspecified degree.

- 2021-2022: Pursued a Higher National Diploma in Network Engineering at the National Institute of Business Management (NIBM - Sri Lanka).

- 2019-2021: Completed a Diploma in Network Engineering at the National Institute of Business Management (NIBM - Sri Lanka).

- 2005-2019: Attended Royal College Colombo, but no specific degree or field of study is mentioned.

- 2022: Earned a Network Security Associate (ONSA) degree in Network Security from Omni-Platform Security with Access Technologies (OPSWAT).

- No specific dates are provided, but Dinu also received education from the Cisco Networking Academy without obtaining a degree.

- 2021: Enrolled in Staffordshire University for a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree, specializing in Foundation Law.

- 2020: Started studying at Buckinghamshire New University for a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree with a focus on Law.

- 2019: Completed a Higher National Diploma in Law, specializing in Digital Law, at Edhat International.

In addition to formal education, Dinu Abeywardana has obtained various certifications. These certifications include:

- CyberOps Associate from Cisco obtained in May 2023.

- Certified Network Security Practitioner (CNSP) from The SecOps Group obtained in April 2023.

- (ISC)² Candidate obtained in October 2022 from (ISC)².

- Cyber Threat Management, Cybersecurity Pathway, Endpoint Security certifications obtained in October 2022 from Cisco.

- ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security Associate™ from SkillFront obtained in October 2022.

- NSE 2 Network Security Associate from Fortinet obtained in October 2022.

- Network Defense from Cisco obtained in October 2022.

- OPSWAT Network Security Associate (ONSA) from OPSWAT obtained in August 2022.

- Digital Forensics Essentials (DFE) from CodeRed obtained in 2022 (specific month not provided).

- CCNA certifications in Enterprise Networking, Security, and Automation; Introduction to Networks; and Switching, Routing, and Wireless Essentials obtained in September 2021 from Cisco.

- NDG Linux Unhatched certification from Network Development Group obtained without specifying the year.

- Networking Essentials certification from Cisco obtained without specifying the year.

- PCAP - Programming Essentials In Python certification from OpenEDG Python Institute obtained without specifying the year.

- Introduction to Packet Tracer certification from Cisco obtained in December 2020.

- Cybersecurity Essentials certification from Cisco obtained in September 2020.

- Introduction to IoT certification from Cisco obtained in September 2020.