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securing & building safe ecosystems

hey, i'm Isah

Security Engineer

I break smart contracts before the bad guys do, and build Web3 stuff that doesn't break. Certified in appsec, network defense and threat intel, with real reps from internships, audit contests and independent protocol ships.

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Isah Dauda
human-audited
web3 native
smart contract auditspenetration testingsoliditysoroban / stellarthreat intelligencefull-stack web3defi securityzero-knowledgesmart contract auditspenetration testingsoliditysoroban / stellarthreat intelligencefull-stack web3defi securityzero-knowledge
about me

nice to meet you!

Security nerd with a builder's heart. Here's the quick tour.

the short version

I'm a security researcher and blockchain developer who lives across smart contract auditing, web application penetration testing, and DeFi protocol development. My reps come from competitive audit contests, bug bounty programmes, and shipping production Web3 protocols of my own.

A full-stack blockchain engineering background means I audit from the inside out, tracing vulnerabilities through architecture and business logic instead of just running scans. Comfortable on Web3 and Web2 attack surfaces alike, and every engagement ends with written reports, proof-of-concept scripts, and remediation guidance.

my toolbox

Security & Auditing12 tools
Smart Contract Auditing (Solidity)Web App Penetration TestingAPI Security TestingBug Bounty HuntingThreat Intelligence & OSINTSocial Engineering AwarenessWireless Intrusion DetectionAdversarial AI Red TeamingActive Directory Enumeration & ExploitationPrivilege EscalationReconnaissance & Threat ModelingResponsible Disclosure & Report Writing
Blockchain & Web316 tools
SolidityCircom (ZK Circuits)FHE via CoFHE / FhenixHardhatFoundryBaseInitiaERC-20 / ERC-2771 / ERC-4337IPFSProxy Upgrade PatternsDelegatecall Vulnerability AnalysisFlash Loan Attack VectorsOracle ManipulationReentrancy & Access Control Auditingethers.js / Web3.jsOpenZeppelin
Development11 tools
TypeScriptPythonJavaScriptReact / Next.jsViteNode.js / FastifyScapySupabase / PostgreSQLDockerBash ScriptingRust (familiar)

the deep cuts

Pentest Arsenal
Burp SuiteMetasploitSQLMapNiktoGobusterHydraJohn the RipperNetcatImpacketCertipyBloodyADnxc
Smart Contract Tools
SlitherMythrilGlider (r.xyz)Foundry Fuzz TestingEchidnaManticoreAderyn4naly3er
Network & Traffic
WiresharkNmapAircrack-ngKismetTcpdumpNetdiscover
OSINT & Threat Intel
MaltegoShodantheHarvesterRecon-ngMISPOpenCTI
Digital Forensics
AutopsyVolatilityBinwalkExifTool
OS Environments
Kali LinuxParrot OSUbuntuWindows ServerWSL2VirtualBox / VMware

badges collected

Certified AppSec Practitioner (CAP)

The SecOps Group · 2024

Certified Network Security Practitioner (CNSP)

The SecOps Group · 2024

Certified Cyber Security Analyst (CS3A)

CyberWarfare Labs · 2023

Certified Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst (CTI 101)

TCM Security · 2024

where i've worked

Student Intern: Web3 Security & Development

Web3Bridge

Jul 2025 – Oct 2025

Completed Cohort XIII's structured track covering Solidity development, smart contract security patterns, and on-chain protocol architecture. Worked through real contract codebases examining reentrancy, access control gaps, and unsafe external calls — and contributed to open-source Bloceducare repositories on GitHub.

Cybersecurity & Ethical Hacking Intern

CFSS: Cyber and Forensics Security Solutions

Nov 2023 – Dec 2023

Intensive internship in penetration testing methodology, information gathering, and vulnerability mitigation on live digital infrastructure. Applied hands-on reconnaissance, enumeration, and exploitation techniques under practicing security professionals.

Volunteer: Cybersecurity Awareness Campaign

Cybersecurity Education Initiative (CYSED)

Oct 2023

Communicated digital safety practices and threat awareness to non-technical community members in a public awareness campaign.

school

B.Tech in Cyber Security Science

Federal University of Technology, Minna · 2021 to 2026

community

Web3Bridge Cohort XIII: structured web3 security & dev track · open-source Bloceducare contributor

Build Wave (drips): Stellar & Soroban TypeScript SDK contributions as @trinnode

open source

things i've shipped

SDKs, protocols and security tools, straight from my GitHub.

portfolio

stuff i've built & broken

Smart contract audits, on-chain protocols and the occasional security gadget.

say hello

let's build something safe

Got an audit, a wild idea, or a protocol that needs a health check? My inbox is open.

email me

koinated@gmail.com

call me

+234 810 380 0607

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