Michael Kasede

About Michael Kasede

Cybersecurity professional with 7+ years of experience across security operations, security engineering, and adversary-focused security testing in financial services and government sectors. In a previous role, I led and supported security initiatives across 8 African subsidiaries of a global financial company, enhancing email security, privileged access management, and compliance readiness. I trained development teams on secure SDLC remediation practices, achieving an 80% reduction in application security vulnerabilities within one year.As a Security Analyst, my work spanned: improving detection coverage, reducing exploitable vulnerabilities, and identifying systemic security gaps through hands-on assessment of networks, applications, and identity infrastructure across 50+ government agencies, achieving a 70% reduction in reported incidents.I am currently focused on advancing my career in a Security Engineering or Offensive Security role, to contribute to realistic security assessments and continuously challenge assumptions about enterprise security.

Experience

1. Cybersecurity Analyst (Red Team) - Co-op

   Brown Brothers Harriman

   Sep 2025 — Present · Philadelphia, PA, US

   Conduct purple team attack simulations to evaluate the bank’s detection, prevention, and response capabilities against real-world threats, collaborating with defensive teams to fine-tune detection logic, alerting, and security controls.• Execute controlled network penetration testing engagements across the bank\'s IT infrastructure including Active Directory, applications, and networks, identifying exploitable weaknesses and producing clear, actionable findings to drive remediation and reduce operational risk.

Education

• Drexel University

  Master of Science - MS, Cybersecurity

• Makerere University

  Bachelor's degree, Information Technology

Skills

• Databases
• Phpmyadmin
• Css
• Windows
• Dreamweaver
• Html 5
• Html
• Windows 7
• Web Development
• Php
• Microsoft Office
• Sql
• Linux
• Web Design
• Mysql
• Ubuntu
• Jquery
• Active Directory
• Information Systems Development