Deon Mpofu
Threat Intelligence Analyst
Western Cape, South Africa
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Top SchoolDeon Mpofu is a threat intelligence analyst with eight years of hands-on experience across threat research, malware analysis, OSINT and social engineering, currently building automated dark-web and phishing detection capabilities at spiderSilk. He has led operations and detection engineering efforts at Doppel and PhishFort, translating frontline investigations into scalable detection pipelines and analyst development programs. Deon combines technical development (Python prototyping, automation, GCP) with deep investigative tradecraft to profile actors, map TTPs to MITRE ATT&CK, and operationalise POCs into production modules. He mentors emerging analysts and has repeatedly bridged client-facing escalation with engineering delivery, improving visibility across social-engineering and brand-abuse surfaces. Based in the Western Cape, South Africa, he brings a pragmatic curiosity—self-described “curious n00b”—that fuels inventive, feasible solutions to real-world threat problems.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MSc Cyber Security, Master of Science - MSc Cyber Security at University of LiverpoolMalware Analysis, Malware Analysis at University of Cincinnati - College of Engineering and Applied Science
isindebele, English
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Github Skills (67)
ipfs10
youtube10
phishing10
targeting10
ethereum10
aggregates9
privacy9
java9
python8
internet8
searxng8
metasearch8
frontend8
newpipe8
cloudflare8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
Sync-Pundit/SearXNG
Apr 2022 - Feb 2025
Contributions:71 pushes in 2 years 10 months
Deon-Trevor/Sync_Pundit-Blog
Aug 2021 - Nov 2023
Contributions:25 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 4 months
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