Asyraf Arshad
Security engineer in Singapore
asyraf@asrf.blog · asrf.blog · linkedin.com/in/asyrafarshad
Summary
Enterprise security engineer at ShopBack, building and operating security infrastructure for a fast-scaling tech company. Earlier roles in software engineering, system operations, business development, and as an Army officer give me a feel for how security lands with engineers, operators, and the business. I translate security problems for technical and non-technical stakeholders, evaluate tools against frameworks like MAS TRM, and build working demos that show how a control or product fits a real environment.
Experience
Enterprise Security Engineer, ShopBack
Sep 2023 to present- Build and operate enterprise security infrastructure for a fast-scaling tech company.
- Work across identity and access management, zero trust, endpoint protection, cloud governance, and AI risk.
- Evaluate new technology, including AI tools, against security and regulatory frameworks such as MAS TRM.
System Operation Engineer (contract), Xiaomi Technology Singapore
May 2023 to Aug 2023- System operations and incident management.
Software Engineer, NCS Group
Nov 2022 to Apr 2023- Application development with JavaScript and Oracle SQL.
Military Officer, Singapore Army
Nov 2020 to Oct 2022- Planning, analysis, and logistics management.
Business Development Intern (Operations), Shopee
Sep 2019 to Feb 2020- Data extraction and business analysis for operations.
Selected demos
Security Feeds Pipeline
A self-updating threat-intelligence page: around twenty sources (CISA KEV, NVD, GitHub Advisories, abuse.ch, malware news, AI-security research) normalised into one view and scored by a deterministic KEV/CVSS/EPSS risk engine. No servers, no database.
Vendor Breach Watch
A supplier watchlist checked twice a day against public breach and incident sources. A match opens one deduplicated GitHub issue with source links and a remediation checklist, so 'is any vendor of ours in the news?' gets answered automatically.
Password Exposure Checker
Check whether a password has appeared in known breaches without the password, or even its full hash, ever leaving the browser. Built to be shown, not just used: the page explains exactly what is sent and why that is safe.
MCP Threat-Model Template
A fill-in-the-blanks STRIDE threat model for MCP servers: an interactive 18-question checklist plus a downloadable worksheet, so threat-modelling every new agent integration takes an afternoon instead of starting from a blank page.
Sakinah
Islamic funeral guidance for families in Singapore: the next correct step, offline, and a direct line to an ustaz, a mandi jenazah team, or a provider in one tap. A case study in designing for the user's worst moment, and in reducing risk by deciding what not to build.
Selected writing
- CVE, CVSS, EPSS, KEV: The Vulnerability Alphabet, Finally Explained
- Your Org Is Hiring Workers You Can't See: An Identity Playbook for AI Agents
- MAS TRM Without a Compliance Department: What the Guidelines Actually Ask of a Small Team
- The Blog Watches the Watchers: Building a Threat-Intel Page With No Servers
Skills
- Security domains
- Identity and access management · Zero trust · Endpoint protection · Machine and AI-agent identity · Cloud governance · AI and LLM security · Threat modelling (STRIDE) · Vulnerability prioritisation (CVSS, EPSS, KEV) · Data loss prevention
- Regulation and frameworks
- MAS TRM · PCI DSS 4.0 · ISO 27001
- Platforms
- AWS · Google Workspace administration
- Building demos
- TypeScript · Next.js · Node.js · GitHub Actions · Cloudflare Pages · Claude API
Certifications
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Associate (2024)
- AWS Cloud Solutions Architect Specialization (2024)
- Google Professional Workspace Administrator Specialization (2024)
- ISO 27001:2022-Compliant Cybersecurity: The Annex A Controls, LinkedIn Learning (2025)
Education
- Bachelor of Information Technology; SIM Chairman's Award for Resilience, University of Wollongong
- Diploma with Merit in Computer Engineering (GPA 3.93/4.0); HYC-PSA Scholar, Singapore Polytechnic