Adeyemi Folarin
North York, ON
Profile
Cybersecurity student with hands-on experience in SIEM-based threat detection, digital forensics, and security assessment. Comfortable building detection rules, investigating simulated incidents, and documenting findings for technical and non-technical audiences. Two years of security-focused client work at Crave Daniel's, currently evaluating AI model outputs at Outlier. Available Fall 2026 for a co-op placement.
Experience
AI Model Evaluator
Nov 2025 - PresentOutlier
- Evaluated AI model outputs for factual accuracy and reasoning quality across technical and general-domain tasks
- Assessed computer use and vision model outputs for task completion accuracy and visual reasoning across multi-step agentic workflows
- Documented findings and edge cases in structured written reports to inform model improvements
Application Security Associate
Jan 2022 - Feb 2023Crave Daniel's Inc, Lagos, Nigeria
- Supported customers on issues involving identity theft, credential abuse, and account security
- Delivered phishing awareness and authentication guidance to non-technical users, reducing repeat security incidents through targeted education
- Collaborated cross-functionally with team leads to refine support workflows and improve case handling efficiency
Cyber Security Intern
Dec 2020 - Dec 2021Crave Daniel's Inc, Lagos, Nigeria
- Resolved security-related customer cases in a high-volume environment, consistently meeting resolution targets
- Ran knowledge-transfer sessions for peers, improving team response consistency across security-related cases
- Produced data visualizations of support trends for weekly review sessions, enabling data-driven workflow adjustments
Education
Honours Bachelor of Information Technology, Cybersecurity
Expected August 2027Seneca Polytechnic, Toronto, ON
Relevant Coursework: Intro to Digital Forensics and Incident Response, Detection and Threat Hunting, Security Operations, Data Classification and Risk Management, Machine Learning for Security, Web Application Security, Penetration Testing, Attack and Defense (in progress)
Diploma, Information Systems Management
April 2022Aptech Learning, Lagos, Nigeria
Projects
Threat Hunting and SIEM Detection
SPR600, Winter 2026Wazuh, Elastic Stack, Suricata, Python
- Built custom Wazuh detection rules and Suricata IDS signatures mapped to MITRE ATT&CK techniques; tuned correlation thresholds to reduce alert noise while preserving detection coverage across a four-VM lab environment
- Developed Python threat-hunting scripts and Elastic ML anomaly-detection jobs against large HTTP log datasets; documented findings in structured incident reports
Digital Forensics and Incident Response
SPR400, Winter 2025Splunk
- Wrote custom Splunk SPL searches and built dashboards correlating authentication, process creation, and network event data; configured detection alerts against simulated intrusion data to surface lateral movement and credential abuse
- Documented investigation steps and findings in structured incident reports for technical and non-technical audiences
Web Application Security Assessment
2025 - 2026Burp Suite Professional, OWASP ZAP, crAPI, Python
- Completed 40+ PortSwigger Web Security Academy labs spanning authentication, JWT, OAuth 2.0, business logic, and access control vulnerability classes
- Produced a 37-page penetration testing report with full OWASP WSTG methodology mapping, written for technical and executive audiences
Technical Skills
SIEM and Detection
- Splunk (SPL, dashboards, alerts)
- Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)
- Wazuh
- Suricata
- Zeek
- Sigma
Threat Analysis
- Threat hunting
- Log correlation
- MITRE ATT&CK
- Wireshark
- Nmap
- PCAP analysis
EDR and Endpoint
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
- Velociraptor
Security Assessment
- Burp Suite Professional
- OWASP ZAP
- Metasploit
- OWASP Top 10
- OWASP WSTG
Programming
- Python
- Bash
- PowerShell
- JavaScript/TypeScript
- Go
- SQL
- Git
Frameworks
- NIST CSF
- ISO/IEC 27001
- CIS Controls
- Zero Trust Architecture
Platforms
- Kali Linux
- Ubuntu
- Windows Server 2019
- Docker
Extra-curricular
Member, Cyber Café Club
Nov 2024 - PresentSeneca Polytechnic, Toronto
CTF competitions and collaborative security challenges.
- MetaCTF April 2026 Flash CTF: 95th out of 1,264 competitors (top 7.5%)