Summary
Hamed Zandieh is a seasoned purple team security professional with nine years' experience in incident analysis, OS hardening, and offensive-defensive simulations. Currently a senior security incident analyst at Spara, he leads R&D to simulate MITRE attack scenarios, tune detection rules, and compile actionable hardening guidance. His background spans SOC operations, RFID security research at Iran University of Informatics, and hands-on Linux/Windows hardening across enterprise environments. Skilled in ethical hacking, Python, SIEM, network protocols and LPIC/MCSA certifications, he blends attacker mindset with pragmatic detection engineering. Known for iterating rules over time to reduce false positives, he focuses on measurable risk reduction rather than one-off fixes. Based in Tehran, he pairs a formal background in information assurance with practical lab-driven research that surfaces non-obvious attack paths.
9 years of coding experience
Associate's degree, Computer Hardware Technology/Technician, Associate's degree, Computer Hardware Technology/Technician at Anformatik iran university