Thabang Letageng
Cyber Security Specialist at Absa Group
Gauteng, South Africa
Summary
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Top SchoolThabang Letageng is a cyber security specialist with 11 years’ experience helping large financial institutions and clients across South Africa strengthen IT security, resilience and compliance. He has driven over 50 engagements spanning cyber maturity assessments, PCI and ITGC reviews, penetration and vulnerability testing, data analytics and third‑party risk assessments at firms including KPMG, FirstRand and Absa. Holding a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Pretoria, CISA, COBIT and IBM Web Application Security Engineer credentials, he is also pursuing an honours in Computer Science at the University of Johannesburg. Known for bridging audit rigor with hands‑on technical reviews (Active Directory, database and interface controls), he combines assurance-focused thinking with practical remediation and project delivery. Based in Gauteng, he brings a rare mix of audit, consulting and incident‑response experience that helps organisations turn compliance requirements into measurable security improvements.
11 years of coding experience
High School, Science, 08 - 12, High School, Science, 08 - 12 at Moreko High SchoolUniversity of Johannesburg University of Pretoria
English, Sotho, Zulu
Github Skills (1)
java4
Github contributions (5)
Shaun-Cartoo/Tender
May 2015 - May 2015
Contributions:11 pushes, 1 branch in 2 days
u11241617/COS301-Mobile-Monitoring-App
May 2015 - Oct 2015
Contributions:59 commits, 27 PRs, 30 pushes in 4 months
javaengineeringfinal-year
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