Williams A. Danso

Williams A. Danso has a diverse work experience in the field of computer security and software development. Williams A. started their career as an IT Engineer Trainee at Aptech Qatar Computer Education, where they gained hands-on experience in installing, configuring, and maintaining computer systems and network connections. Williams A. also assembled computer and network components based on customer requirements and ensured the protection of network and data transmission over wireless networks.

Danso then joined AppCare as a Software Developer, where they created mobile software applications in a test-driven development environment. Williams A. also designed and developed analytical data structures and automated Linux processes using bash and Ansible.

After that, Danso worked as a Security Researcher at Bugcrowd, where they likely performed vulnerability assessments and conducted security research.

Williams A. later joined TCM Security as a Penetration Tester - Trainee, where they gained expertise in performing manual and automated security tests using industry-standard tools and methods such as Nmap, Nessus, Metasploit, and Burp Suite Pro. Williams A. also carried out penetration testing plans, scripts, and methodologies to simulate real-world attack scenarios, and wrote exploit codes using Python.

Currently, Danso holds the position of Ethical Hacker at TryHackMe, where they perform tasks such as system and web server hacking, identifying system misconfigurations and vulnerabilities, exploiting and breaking into machines, and performing reverse engineering on web applications. Williams A. has achieved the rank of #1 in Qatar for their skills in ethical hacking.

Williams A. Danso completed a Master's degree in Cyber Security & Penetration Testing from Middlesex University. Williams A. obtained this degree from 2019 to 2021. Prior to that, they completed a Bachelor's degree in Information Technology & Business Information Systems, also from Middlesex University. The start and end dates for the Bachelor's degree are not provided.

In addition to their formal education, Williams A. Danso has obtained multiple certifications. Williams A. obtained the CompTIA Security+ (SY0-601), CompTIA CySA+ (CS0-002), CompTIA Network+ (N10-008), CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-002), Cisco Certified DevNet Associate (200-901), and Cisco CyberOps Associate (200-201) certifications from ITProTV, an ACI Learning company. Williams A. achieved these certifications between 2022 and 2023.

Williams A. Danso also obtained the Responsible Red Teaming certification from The Taggart Institute in June 2023 and the API Penetration Testing certification from APIsec University in May 2023. Furthermore, they obtained certifications in Cyber Defense, Offensive Pentesting, and Red Teaming from TryHackMe in April and March 2023.

Their additional certifications include Linux 101, Linux Privilege Escalation, Mobile Application Penetration Testing, Movement, Pivoting and Persistence, OSINT Fundamentals, Practical Ethical Hacking, Practical Malware Analysis & Triage, and Practical Phishing Assessments. Williams A. obtained these certifications from TCM Security in January 2022.

It's important to note that no information is provided regarding the start and end dates for the Bachelor's degree, and no information is available before that level of education.