Mahdi Saffari Ashtiani

Mahdi Saffari Ashtiani has extensive work experience in the field of security engineering and information technology. Mahdi is currently working as a Principal Security Engineer II at Hughes, where they have expertise in GCP, Azure, AWS, Splunk, Rapid7, EDR/XDR, IR, Cisco, Forinet, Cloud, and SASE. Prior to this, they worked as an Information Security Engineer at Tessco Technologies from March 2020 to January 2022. Mahdi also served as a Senior Consultant at PH LLC from January 2019 to March 2020.

Before that, Mahdi worked at Fordham University, initially as a Network Teaching and Research Assistant from September 2018 to January 2019, and later as an IT Security Specialist from September 2017 to August 2018. Mahdi'searlier role as a Sr. Security Engineer at IKA LLC from January 2011 to August 2017 showcases their experience in the industry.

Mahdi Saffari Ashtiani completed their education at multiple institutions. Mahdi obtained a Graduate degree in CIS from Fordham University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, graduating with a GPA of 3.975 in 2019. Prior to that, they earned a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Hardware Engineering from Islamic Azad University between 2001 and 2006. In 2009, they pursued a Master of Arts degree in Business Administration and Management, General through distance education at Payame Noor University.

In terms of certifications, Mahdi Saffari Ashtiani holds several qualifications. Mahdi became a Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Administrator (PCNSA) through Palo Alto Networks in 2023. Mahdi also obtained a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification from (ISC)² in 2020. Additionally, they have achieved various Cisco certifications, including Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert Security (CCIE-S) written in 2019, Cisco Certified Network Professional Security (CCNP-S) in 2013, Cisco Certified Network Associate Routing and Switching (CCNA) in 2013, and Cisco Certified Network Associate Security (CCNA) in 2013. Furthermore, they have additional certifications such as Giac Cloud Security Essentials (GCLD), ISO27001-LA, JNCIA-FWV, JNCIA-IDP, and JNCIS-FWV.