Faisal Balamash

After KAUST Academy

Faisal joined Al Rajhi Bank as a Cybersecurity Defense Analyst in June 2025 and completed the bank's ISDP program in February 2026. Faisal also earned the CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) and Certified CyberDefender certifications.

Summer project

Cybersecurity Specialization · Cohort 2024

Enhancing Privacy in Critical Agencies IDS: Decentralized AI with Federated Learning

The project enhances privacy in government and critical agencies by using a decentralized approach to train AI models for detecting security threats. Instead of sharing sensitive data, agencies only share the insights gained from their data, ensuring privacy. This method allows agencies to work together securely, improving their ability to detect and prevent cyberattacks while keeping their data safe and meeting privacy regulations.

Read the final report (PDF)

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With KAUST Academy

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