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Nurlan Isazade
Cybersecurity Specialist
Six years securing systems, networks, and the people who use them.
6+Years in cybersecurity
/5Languages spoken
/2Degrees
Baku, Azerbaijan
01[About]
Who I am
I am a cybersecurity specialist with more than six years of hands-on experience defending networks, hardening systems, and helping organizations stay ahead of evolving threats. My background combines a Bachelor's degree in Information Technology with a Master's in Informatics and Econometrics, giving me both the technical depth and the analytical perspective to translate security work into measurable business outcomes.
02[Experience]
Where I've worked
4 positions
04/05/2026 → 20/12/2021
- 01/09/2021 — 20/12/2021
Information Security Analyst Intern
Data Processing Center · Baku, Azerbaijan
- 04/04/2023 — 29/10/2024
Pentester
Metaguard · Istanbul, Turkey
- 15/01/2025 — 30/07/2025
Cybersecurity Specialist Intern
Azerbaijan Cybersecurity Center · Baku, Azerbaijan
- 04/05/2026 — Present
IT Specialist
6L Systems · Baku, Azerbaijan
03[Education]
What I studied
Master of Informatics and Econometrics
Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie
Warsaw, Poland · 2022 — 2025
Bachelor of Information Technology
Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University
Baku, Azerbaijan · 2018 — 2022
04[Skills]
What I bring to the table
→Security Operations
- Incident Response
- Threat Hunting
- SIEM
- SOC Workflows
→Offensive Security
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Penetration Testing
- Red Team Concepts
→Defensive Security
- Network Security
- Endpoint Hardening
- Identity & Access
- Cloud Security
→Tools & Platforms
- Wireshark
- Nmap
- Burp Suite
- Splunk
- Linux
- AWS
- Azure
05[Lab]
From the bench
06[Certifications]
Certifications
07[Languages]
I speak five languages
- AzerbaijaniNative
- EnglishAdvanced
- TurkishFluent
- PolishElementary
- RussianElementary
08[Plans]
What I'm working toward
01
Lead end-to-end security programs
Design and run security programs that align with business strategy, not just compliance checklists.
02
Contribute to open-source security tooling
Give back to the community whose tools I rely on every day.
03
Publish research and write regularly
Share what I learn so others can defend their systems faster.
09[Writing]
Latest from the blog
May 5, 2026
Zero Trust isn't a product. It's a roadmap
81% of organizations say they're 'implementing Zero Trust' in 2026. Most are buying a product and calling it done. NIST 800-207's actual definition, CISA's Maturity Model, and the phased adoption pattern that works.
#zero-trust#nist#architecture
Apr 24, 2026Supply chain attacks: when your vendor is the attacker's toehold
2026 has been a watershed year for third-party compromise. Korean Air via a catering vendor, Trust Wallet's $8.5M Chrome extension, the Marquis SonicWall incident hitting US banks. Patterns and what to demand of vendors.
#supply-chain#third-party#incident-response
Apr 16, 2026Passkeys have won. Here's why you should move your logins
Apple, Google, and Microsoft all default. 800M Google accounts, 175M Amazon. A 99.9% lower compromise rate than passwords. What passkeys actually are, and why phishing stops working against them.
#authentication#passkeys#fido2
10[Contact]
Get in touch
Nurlan Isazade
Cybersecurity Specialist
Email · fastest way to reach me
Baku, Azerbaijan