MD Sharior Akram is a CEH (Practical) certified Cyber Security Architect, active CTF player, and hands-on technical instructor who has built his career on both sides of the security battlefield: breaking into systems as an ethical hacker and defending them as an enterprise security engineer. He works every day with banking, government, and large enterprise environments across Bangladesh, running live penetration tests, deploying SIEM, SOAR, PAM, and EDR/XDR platforms, and personally training in-house security teams at some of the country's most regulated financial institutions. Combined with his ongoing research on AI driven threat intelligence, this rare mix of offensive skill, defensive architecture, and real classroom experience makes Sharior an outstanding lead instructor for learners who want to break into cybersecurity with industry ready capability, not just theory.

Professional Experience:

Engineer, Cybersecurity at Smart Technologies (BD) Limited

At Smart Technologies, Sharior designs secure enterprise architectures with a focus on SIEM, SOAR, PAM, EDR/XDR, and VAPT. He performs full scope VAPT assessments for banking and government environments covering web, API, network, and system security, then analyzes the findings, validates real world impact, and produces remediation focused reports for stakeholders, including reports delivered to multiple banking organizations. He supports incident investigation and security validation through deep log analysis using IBM QRadar SIEM/SOAR, and has assisted in PAM implementations and assessments with Delinea and BeyondTrust across 07+ regulated organizations. Learners in this course get direct access to that same enterprise grade workflow: how a professional finds a vulnerability, proves the impact, and writes the report a client actually pays for.

Assistant Officer, Cybersecurity at Akij Blue Pill Limited

At Akij Blue Pill, Sharior performed network and system VAPT for Akij Resources Limited, assessed client security posture, and recommended enterprise solutions covering SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR, and Vulnerability Management. He implemented and managed security solutions such as SentinelOne, defined detection and security rules, and acted as the technical liaison in pre sales by translating customer requirements into practical security architectures. This is where he sharpened the skill that separates a hobbyist from a professional: turning technical findings into business language that decision makers understand.

Assistant Researcher, Cybersecurity at ICE Innovation Lab, Islamic University

Sharior has been part of ICE Innovation Lab since 2019, researching cybersecurity threats, attack trends, VAPT methodologies, Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI), and attacker behavior. His current research focus is modern AI security for real world threat intelligence scenarios using Federated Learning (FL) methods. This research background is exactly why he leads the AI driven portion of this program, where learners will see how artificial intelligence is reshaping both attack techniques and defensive operations.

Senior Advisor, ICSS at IU Cyber Security Society

As Senior Advisor of the IU Cyber Security Society, Sharior supports the executive committee in connecting classroom concepts with practical industry insight, helping nurture the next generation of cybersecurity talent. Mentoring beginners is not a side activity for him, it is something he has been doing consistently for years.

He also completed a cybersecurity internship at BracNet Limited, where his professional journey in the field began.

Teaching and Knowledge Transfer Experience:

Bank and Government Team Training: Trained security teams at government and private banks on VAPT tools, vulnerability validation, and professional reporting during 2025 and 2026.

Enterprise PAM Training: Delivered Privileged Access Management training for banks through hands on labs and real world banking security scenarios.

Malware and Reverse Engineering Sessions: Conducted cybersecurity and malware reverse engineering training using sandbox environments.

Bootcamp Instructor: Served as instructor for the IEEE Bootcamp on C and C++ with OOP, giving him strong experience teaching complete beginners from the ground up.

Achievements and Contributions:

Real Enterprise Projects: Contributed to web and system VAPT engagements at Rupali Bank PLC and Prime Bank PLC, complete PAM deployments at Shimanto Bank PLC and Sonali Bank PLC, SIEM/SOAR deployment for Ibas++, EDR/EPP deployments for Akij Venture Limited and Asiatek Mindshare, plus a SOC Experience Center built with enterprise PAM, SIEM, VA, and PT solutions.

International Project Exposure: Delivered Wazuh powered threat analysis for a live web application (Canada) and endpoint stealth threat analysis (USA).

Competitive Recognition: TryHackMe Master with a worldwide Top 2% ranking, Flag Hunt 2022 Qualifier ranked 9th in Bangladesh, LetsDefend Bangladesh Rank 24, CyberDefenders Country Rank 23, and ICPC Asia Dhaka Regional 2020 finalist with a team rank of 67 out of 1300+ teams.

Industry Certifications: CEH (Practical) from EC Council, IBM QRadar SIEM and SOAR Advanced by koenig-solutions, Egypt, Jr Penetration Tester and CompTIA Pentest+ pathways from TryHackMe, Tenable Nessus Vulnerability Management Expert, Acunetix Web Application Security Tester, Rapid7 Technical Professional, APISEC API Pentest, Google Cybersecurity, Delinea Secret Server Associate, BeyondTrust Certified Solutions Engineer Essentials, SentinelOne Tech Accreditation, and CrowdStrike EDR Administrator.

Deep Technical Arsenal: Practical command over SQL Injection, XSS, XSRF, SSRF, command injection, business logic flaws, authentication and authorization bypass, file upload and path traversal, privilege escalation, credential harvesting, lateral movement, malware behavior analysis, and post exploitation validation, using tools such as Burp Suite, Acunetix, Metasploit, Core Impact, Tenable Nessus, and Tenable Security Center, backed by Linux and Windows internals, Python automation, PowerShell, and scripting.

With years of frontline experience protecting banks, government infrastructure, and enterprise networks, a proven record of training professional security teams, and active research in AI driven threat intelligence, MD Sharior Akram brings something most instructors simply cannot: the exact skill set that companies are hiring for right now. In the AI Driven Cyber Security and Ethical Hacking Career Track Program, he does not just teach tools, he teaches the mindset of a real attacker and the discipline of a real defender, so that learners finish the course with a portfolio, a professional workflow, and the confidence to walk into an interview and prove they belong.