Moiz Qureshi.
I turn acquired companies into secure ones.
Before a deal gets the green light, I'm already inside the target's infrastructure — running offensive assessments, mapping attack surface, and building the security roadmap that carries a company from diligence through enterprise-grade hand-off.
See how I work →One person. Full ownership.
I operate as both the technical security lead and the program manager. I produce the risk analysis that informs deal decisions, define the security requirements that must be met before a product can ship, and drive every workstream to completion.
Inform the deal
Run full offensive security operations on the target — pen testing, code scanning, infrastructure scanning. The resulting risk profile feeds directly into leadership's go/no-go decision.
Set and enforce the security bar
Maintain Definitions of Done at each integration phase. Drive remediation of P0/P1 issues that need to be resolved before acquired products can go to market.
Coordinate the machine
Drive cross-functional execution across Third Party Security, IAM, Asset Inventory, Detection and Response, and Enterprise Security Technology. Manage integration budgets and run-rate transfers with Finance.
Leave a clean handoff
Every integration ends with a Security Dossier: risks documented, remediations tracked, vendor reviews closed, roadmap built. The next owner inherits clarity, not chaos.
What I bring to every deal.
Each acquisition gets wired into the same set of enterprise security programs. Here's the stack and how I use it.
Security Diligence
ReconFull offensive security operations on acquisition targets: penetration testing, code scanning, infrastructure scanning, and documentation review. The risk profile I produce feeds directly into the deal's go/no-go recommendation.
Vulnerability Remediation
VulnsAcquired codebases carry years of deferred security work. I triage P0/P1 findings, drive fixes across auth, CSP, and infrastructure, and track everything against the Definitions of Done that need to be met before a product can ship.
Identity & Access Management
IAMKill the shared passwords and rogue admin accounts. Migrate everyone to enterprise SSO, enforce RBAC, and make sure every login is auditable from day one.
Endpoint Detection & Response
EDRYou can't protect what you can't see. I deploy detection agents across every machine — even specialized systems like NixOS — to achieve full fleet visibility and detection parity with the parent org's Detection and Response team.
Cloud & AppSec Scanning
ScanningOnboard cloud accounts to CSPM, manage asset inventory ingestion via Wiz, and wire up dependency analysis and secret detection. Also coordinate third-party security assurance reviews of vendors inherited from the acquisition.
Secret Management
SecretsMigrate credentials out of env files, shared vaults, and config repos into enterprise-grade secret management with formal ownership, rotation policies, and a full audit trail.
Certification Continuity
ComplianceSOC 2 and ISO 27001 don't pause for an acquisition. I keep the certification engine running so there's no lapse that spooks customers or auditors.
Penetration Testing
ValidationBefore I hand anything off, a third-party pen test validates the posture. No surprises for the team inheriting the product.
Watch an integration run.
Keep scrolling — the 90-day plan plays out as you go.
Diligence Findings
Create remediation plan — secrets in code, cloud misconfigs, IAM gaps, AppSec findings.
Vulnerability Management
Deploy tactical CSPM scanning and begin triaging critical findings.
Risk Discovery
Inventory and threat model all products, pipelines, and runtime. Audit for malicious patterns.
Detection & Response
Begin DnR/CSIRT onboarding. Inventory all hosts and plan EDR deployment.
Secrets Rotation
Remove exposed secrets from code, rotate compromised credentials, begin vault migration.
Compliance
Validate in-progress SOC 2 audit. Set up access to security ticketing and SCM systems.
Vulnerability Scanning
Integrate TVM tooling. Deploy scanners to dev and staging environments.
Risk Remediation
Onboard sub-processors for testing. Begin active remediation of prioritized findings.
IAM Onboarding
Migrate corporate apps to enterprise SSO. Kill legacy IDP dependencies.
EDR Deployment
DnR/CSIRT cross-account access live. Deploy EDR agents to dev/staging fleet.
Secret Inventory
Complete full secret inventory. Create rotation plans with formal ownership.
Compliance Engagement
Enterprise knowledge transfer and legacy customer support continuity.
Diligence Closeout
Complete all diligence bug remediation. Close every original finding.
Scanners to Production
Promote all vulnerability scanners to production. Full coverage achieved.
IAM & JIT Access Go-Live
Enterprise identity fully operational. Just-in-time privileged access onboarding complete.
EDR to Production
Production fleet fully covered. IR training complete with acquisition team.
Full Secret Rotation
All secrets rotated. Enterprise vault ownership fully transferred.
Certification Handoff
Compliance locked in. All certifications sustained for legacy products.
How I keep it moving.
Speed matters in M&A. Here's the operating rhythm that keeps every integration on track.
Cross-Functional Standups
Weekly sync across Third Party Security, IAM, Asset Inventory, Detection and Response, and Enterprise Security Technology. Short, focused, decision-oriented.
Parallel Workstreams
Separate tracks for diligence, EDR, IAM, cloud, secrets, and vendor reviews — each with an owner, a deadline, and a Definition of Done.
Exec Reporting & Budget
Status dashboards for leadership. Manage integration budgets and coordinate run-rate transfers with Finance for ongoing security tooling.
Say hello.
Whether you're navigating an acquisition, building a security integration playbook, or just want to trade notes on the weird edge cases — I'm always up for a conversation.