Herman du Preez
Head of OSINT & Consultancy at Redshift Cyber Security (Pty) Ltd- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
ISACAFeb, 2019- Sep, 2024 -
Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)
Offensive SecurityJan, 2016- Sep, 2024
Experience
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Redshift Cyber Security (Pty) Ltd
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South Africa
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of OSINT & Consultancy
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Jul 2016 - Present
Note: Herman is one of the founding members and current owners of this organisation. Redshift is a new breed of cyber security company focusing on helping companies to prioritize constrained resources in a world of data breaches and incredible complexity and rapidly changing technology. Redshift employs exceptionally skilled hackers and cyber security experts and brings them to bear on the complex problems facing Southern Africa’s largest companies.Herman achieved the following at Redshift: ▪ Grew Redshift cybersecurity from 3 founders to a thriving business with over 30 employees▪ Created an Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) department which currently services 2 major banks in South Africa▪ Management of the consultancy team (22 consultants)▪ Developed a robust recruitment program which ensures a steady pipeline of new consultants▪ Fostered a strong relationship with local universities. Herman currently sits on the advisory boards for 3 universities which guides the curriculums for these IT and Engineering departments▪ Mentored several consultants from their first day through to them being appointed as heads of departments within Redshift▪ Developed a comprehensive training program within Redshift Cyber Security▪ Delivered multi-million Rand projects within 6 countries and 3 continents▪ Closed sales of major projects related to OSINT and Penetration Testing▪ Ensured that the quality of client-deliverables was maintained at the highest standards, and improving report templates where identified
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MWR InfoSecurity
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United Kingdom
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Computer and Network Security
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1 - 100 Employee
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Information Security Consultant
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Sep 2014 - Jul 2016
Worked as a senior information security consultant, responsibilities included the following:Senior Penetration Tester,Client Sales,Quality review of work,Team lead in both local and international projects, Infrastructure penetration testing,Host configuration reviews,Web application and web service security assessments,Threat modelling consultancy,Resource planning and management,Preparation of client proposals, working papers and reports,Client facing work including scoping, planning, presentation and debriefing sessions; andSecurity research and developmentHerman has worked on projects for large telecommunications, government, financial, mining and large scale retail clients. Types of projects included penetration testing of critical IT systems, infrastructure consultancy, host configuration consultancy, vulnerability management, threat modelling and development of information security strategies, policies and standards.
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Software Engineer
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Sep 2012 - Aug 2014
Worked as a software engineer specializing in the design and development of the following for the aerospace, defense, logistics & transportation industries:Safety critical embedded applications for electronic defense systems.Human-Machine Interface (HMI) software for safety critical electronic defense systems. Python and C/C++ front end application software.Software for use in Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS) for use in safety critical research systems.Embedded software for microcontrollersIn addition to the above, Herman also had significant roles in the creation and execution of testing procedures for safety critical defense systems. While Herman was primarily a software engineer during his time at Zitera Holdings, he also fulfilled roles as a team leader, project manager and consultant.
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Education
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2008 - 2012
North West University
Engineer’s Degree, Computer & Electronic Engineering
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