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Ruben F. Silva

SigsPheark

www.rubensilva.com

Professional Summary

RFS, known as SigPheark, is a Senior Penetration Tester and Ethical Hacker with expertise in Unified Communications Security. Connected since 1996 forging signals for community fun, he has been working professionally since 2004, bringing over 15 years of experience in the Telecom Industry and ISPs, Data Centers, Trasmitions.

As an integral part of Red Team operations from Martian Defense team, he specializes in Unified Communications Security, secure networks obuscation, and has been involved in state-sponsored projects with international collaboration.

RFS is also a self-proclaimed Protocols Archaeologist.

Areas of Expertise

  • Senior Penetration Testing
  • Ethical Hacking
  • Unified Communications Security
  • Red Team Operations
  • Azure and Cloud Security
  • Telecom / ISPs Professional Experience:
    • IMS / LTE
    • Diameter
    • SS7 / SigTran
    • NOKIA TAS / CAS
    • HPE OCMP MRF
    • E1 / T1
    • 2G / 3G / 4G
    • Commissioning Mobile BTS, Microwave, ASRs, L1 Taps
    • Dark Fibers
    • NDD / Fanouts / Aggregation / Core
    • MPLS / BGP
    • L2VPN and L3VPN
    • IP Transit
    • WAN / MAN
    • Microwave
    • IPTV
    • HFC / Docsis
    • PLMN / FTTx / xDSL
    • x.25 / ATM / Frame Relay
  • Secure Network Design
  • SEO Optimization
  • Protocol Analysis

Career Highlights

  • Connected since 1996, forging signals for fun
  • Professional experience since 2004
  • Over 15 years in Telecom Industry and ISPs
  • State-sponsored projects with international collaboration
  • Member of the Martian Defense team
  • Expertise in secure network obfuscation
  • Self-proclaimed Protocols Archaeologist