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Cybersecurity student · Dubai

Zaid Al Mousawi.Software & security.

Cybersecurity student at the University of Wollongong in Dubai and part-time technical assistant at DCX. Interested in software development and security.

Portrait of Zaid Al Mousawi

Projects.

rastro / Python CLI
V0.1 · Released

Rastro.

A network scanner.
Built to run in your terminal.

A Python workflow for IPv4 scans, reports, and comparing saved observations.

PythonNmapEasyMenu3psutilpickRichetree
› Compare saved scans

Baseline → later scan

Newly observed open port:
  127.0.0.1 63855/tcp

Detected version changed:
  127.0.0.1 63856/tcp
  2.4.61 → 2.4.62

Currently learning.

Python, software engineering, and cybersecurity. At work, I’m gaining experience with web infrastructure, mail servers, and security tools.

Work & education.

Present

Technical Assistant (part-time), DCX

Part-time support across the website, its design, and security infrastructure: Fail2ban, Cloudflare, and a secure company mail server.

Present

Cybersecurity, University of Wollongong in Dubai

I’m studying cybersecurity, with an interest in software engineering and development.

About me.

I’m Zaid, a cybersecurity student in Dubai interested in software development.

At DCX, I help with the company website and security infrastructure, including Fail2ban, Cloudflare, and a secure mail server.

I’m looking for internship and junior opportunities in software and security.

Personal details & skills.

Nationality
Canadian
Visa
Self-sponsored Golden Visa
Languages
English & Arabic Fluent

Skills

Development

  • Python
  • C++
  • JavaScript
  • HTML / CSS
  • SQL
  • PL/SQL
  • OOP (Python, JavaScript, C++)
  • AI prompting

Networking & security

  • TCP/IP
  • Networking fundamentals
  • Network stacking
  • SSH
  • Kali Linux
  • Nmap
  • Wireshark
  • Burp Suite
  • Metasploitable

Infrastructure & tools

  • Fail2ban
  • Cloudflare
  • Mailcow
  • Mail-server setup
  • Git
  • GitHub

Experience & education.

Request résumé

Get in touch.

For internships, junior roles, or a conversation about software development and security.

Get in touch