Professional Expertise & Experience
Dr. Lamine Aouad currently serves as the Director of Cybersecurity, leading the cybersecurity team at IriusRisk. He has also served as a Security Researcher there. Lamine plays a crucial role in maintaining and expanding the deep threat and countermeasure knowledge base that powers the platform. With over 15 years of experience in security research, distributed computing, and software engineering, his background is uniquely suited to tackling the theoretical and practical complexities of automated security.
His expertise is reinforced by a strong academic foundation:
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Computer Science, Distributed Computing, and Numerical Analysis from the University of Lille 1.
- Master of Science (MS) in Distributed Computing from Paris-Sud University (Paris XI).
- Industrial Research: Prior roles include Principal Research Engineer at Symantec and Principal Researcher at Tenable, giving him significant experience in large-scale cybersecurity product research and development.
Notable Contributions & Credentials
Lamine's authoritativeness is grounded in his professional certifications and his published technical analysis:
- High-Level Certifications: He holds the prestigious Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) certification, as well as the CISSP, demonstrating deep technical knowledge in both offensive and defensive security practices.
- Technical Content: He authors detailed, expert-level articles on critical security topics, including:
- The essential proactive vs. reactive difference between Threat Modeling and Vulnerability Management.
- The practical application of frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK for Industrial Control Systems (ICS) within a threat modeling context.
- Guidance on cybersecurity standards and risk mitigation for high-risk sectors such as Healthcare and Smart Buildings (IEC/ANSI 62443).
- Knowledge Base Development: His research directly informs the security content and intelligence within the IriusRisk product, ensuring the platform remains current with industry standards and emerging threats.
