RFS - Senior Penetration Tester

RFS

Senior Penetration Tester / Security Researcher

RFS is a Professional in Unified Communications Security, Signals Intelligence, and Red Team operations. He brings a wealth of experience to our penetration testing tools and articles.

Certifications
eJPT
eLearnSecurity
2020
eCPPTv2
eLearnSecurity
2021
CRTP
Pentester Academy
2022
ADCS CESP
Pentester Academy
2023
NS1
Fortinet
2019
NS2
Fortinet
2020
Technical Expertise

Industry Focus:

Telecommunications Security
SS7/SIGTRAN
LTE/4G Security
5G Security
IMS Security
VoIP/SIP Security
Diameter Protocol
GPRS/GTP Security
Red Team Operations
Penetration Testing
Signals Intelligence
Protocol Analysis
Vulnerability Research
Professional Timeline
Career highlights and key milestones in cybersecurity
2023 - Developed MOTIF Framework

Created Mobile Operator Threat Intelligence Framework

Development

2022 - Launched TelcoSec Platform

Created comprehensive resource for telecommunications security

Project

2020 - Expanded Research to 5G Security

Began comprehensive analysis of 5G security architecture

Research

2018 - Developed First Telecom Security Testing Tool

Created specialized testing framework for SS7 networks

Development

2015 - Published First Research Paper

Released findings on Diameter protocol security weaknesses

Publication

2010 - Started Telecommunications Security Research

Began specialized research into SS7 and SIGTRAN vulnerabilities

Career

Areas of Specialization

Telecommunications Protocols
Expert in identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities in telecom signaling protocols
SS7
Diameter
SIGTRAN
SIP
GTP
SCTP
CAMEL
Mobile Network Security
Specialized in security assessment of mobile network infrastructure
2G/GSM
3G/UMTS
4G/LTE
5G
IMS
VoLTE
VoWiFi
Red Team Operations
Experienced in simulating advanced persistent threats and targeted attacks
Telecommunications
Critical Infrastructure
Financial Services
Get in Touch
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