Hala Abdulaal

Experience

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  Ministry of Health Saudi Arabia

  Jul 2019 - Apr 2021

  Cyber Security Specialist

  • Set up and managed 17 Kaspersky servers to protect endpoints across the Medina region.• Led the operation of installing Kaspersky endpoint protection and ensuring successful connectivity to a centralized server. • Monitored and maintained the protection of 5000+ endpoints.• Reported and responded to cyber incidents with effective measures. • Increased the number of protected endpoints by 60%• Improved Network Security by cooperating to apply Palo Alto’s best practices.

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  Taiba Investments

  Apr 2021 - Jun 2022

  Cyber Security officer

  • Managed security posture across the company via Microsoft Azure cloud solution.• Monitored quarantined e-mails and investigated them before releasing them to the intended receiver. • Activated MDM solution (Intune) to implement BYOD/COPE policies.• Enrolled 100+ Win, Android, and iOS devices.• Applied DLP and sensitivity labels to O365 apps• Implemented conditional access to company resources.

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  Confidential

  Jun 2023 - Sept 2024

  Cyber Security Engineer

  • Conducting risk assessment of assets periodically.• Cooperating with business owners to facilitate the process of risk treatment. • Ensuring the risk treatment plans adhere to National Cybersecurity Authority controls. • Using Hassen portal to provide necessary information on systems.• Preparing and discussing reports during NCA periodic audits as well as following and implementing auditor’s notes.

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  Infinite pl

  Dec 2024 - now

  Cyber Security Specialist