Red Team Specialist & Security Researcher
whoami
handle
PWN4G3DD0N
name
Yazan Ardekany
location
Vancouver, BC / Remote
education
CS @ Langara College · grad 2026
role
Red Team Specialist · Penetration Tester · AI Security Consultant
specialization
Red Team
Pen Test
AI Security
Web Exploit
open to
Consulting · Collaboration · Speaking
pgp key size
4096-bit · // still not paranoid enough
peak deadlift
335 lbs ✓
status
available for engagements
selected ops
01
in development / 2025
ESP32-SENTINEL
Handheld security tool built on ESP32. Portable platform for wireless recon, packet injection, deauth attacks, and BLE sniffing. Alpha v0.1 in active development.
Hardware
ESP32
RF
BLE
// tech stack
platform: ESP32-WROOM-32
firmware: C / Arduino + ESP-IDF
attacks: Deauth · Beacon Flood · BLE Sniff
status: Alpha v0.1 — active dev
02
completed / 2026
LANGARA CTF
Langara CTF 2026 — 2nd place local division, 7th place open division. Multi-category: web, pwn, crypto, OSINT.
CTF
Competition
// results
local: 2nd place
open: 7th place
cats: Web · Pwn · Crypto · OSINT
tools: Pwntools · z3 · Ghidra · ffuf
03
ongoing / 2024–present
AI SECURITY RESEARCH
Research at the intersection of offensive security and AI systems. Focus areas: LLM prompt injection, AI workflow attack surfaces, model exfiltration, and AI-assisted red teaming automation.
AI Security
LLM
Red Team
// focus areas
attacks: Prompt Injection · Jailbreak · Model Exfil
defense: AI Workflow Hardening · SIEM Integration
tooling: Python · LangChain · Custom Harnesses
clients: Consulting engagements — NDA
capability matrix
// offensive security
penetration testing
red teaming
network exploitation
social engineering
malware analysis
// web security
owasp top 10
api security
waf bypass
// defensive
incident response
threat hunting
SIEM
threat analysis
// languages & tools
python
javascript
bash
c++
Metasploit
Burp Suite
Ghidra
service
Neighbourhood Junior Youth
Programme Coordinator
Ruhi Institute Curriculum · South Cambie, Vancouver
Coordinating empowerment programs for junior youth within the South Cambie community. Through structured mentorship and moral education, we walk alongside young people as they discover their capacity to serve. Together, we nurture the habits, knowledge, and character needed to uplift our neighborhoods and build a culture of service.
Moral Education
Youth Mentorship
Community Building
“ Regard man as a mine rich in gems of inestimable value. Education can, alone, cause it to reveal its treasures, and enable mankind to benefit therefrom. — The Ruhi Institute
This work is at the heart of who I am. Not a separate endeavor — a reflection of the same principles that guide my professional practice: listening deeply, learning continuously, and contributing meaningfully to collective progress. In service, we discover our truest selves and our greatest capacity to transform the world around us.
Active
status
Vancouver
location
Ruhi
curriculum
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