Summary
Isaac Abakah is a Cyber Security System Engineer based in Chula Vista, CA with eight years of hands-on experience securing DoD and Navy systems and over a decade of military service. He combines formal training in computer science and a master's in Cyber Security and Information Assurance with practical expertise in ST&E, IV&V, eMASS accreditation, and vulnerability scanning using ACAS and Nessus. Isaac has performed black-box penetration testing and social engineering on SCADA/ICS environments, mapping mitigations to NIST and NERC CIP standards, and maintaining POA&Ms through the full C&A lifecycle. A former Navy supervisor and help-desk specialist, he pairs disciplined team leadership and safety program management with a passion for coding—especially JavaScript—bringing both operational rigor and developer curiosity to security engineering.
8 years of coding experience
Security Plus, Security Plus at Syracuse University
Master's degree, Cyber Security and Information Assurance, Master's degree, Cyber Security and Information Assurance at National University
Associate Degrees in General Studies, Associate Degrees in General Studies at Central Texas College