# Mohamed Issa

## Engineer by training. Technologist since 2002.

I review, build and secure the systems organisations depend on, for clients around the world.

Information security · Enterprise systems · Data protection · Infrastructure

## In numbers

- Clients over the years: 100+
- Countries in current role: 5
- Volunteering since: 2016

> “A craft builds the mind of the one who practises it.”
>
> Ibn Khaldun · The Muqaddimah · 1377

## Story

### 01 · 2002 · It started at university

While studying chemical engineering, I ran websites, hosting and email for other people, and built community sites on PHP-Nuke.

### 02 · 2014 · Making it the work

Online technology projects became my full-time work, delivered remotely.

### 03 · The road · A team, and a few countries

My own remote team delivering websites, managed hosting and email for clients in the United States, Canada, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. A period in Zanzibar, where in 2016 I began volunteering.

### 04 · 2022 · A company of my own

A digital services company in Kigali, with five people full time and around one hundred business and individual clients.

### 05 · Today · Five countries, one function

I lead technology for a group in five countries and report to the chief executive. I am still hands-on at the command line.

## 06 · What I do

### Information security

Security reviews, system hardening, log monitoring and incident handling.

### Enterprise systems

Selecting, deploying and running identity, email, collaboration and device management platforms.

### Data protection

Programmes under GDPR and national laws: records, policies, controls and staff training.

### Infrastructure

Networks, servers, backup and remote access, for offices and the cloud.

## 07 · Giving back

Since 2016 I have given technology support to community organisations in Zanzibar, on site in the early years and remotely since.

## 08 · Tools and systems I have worked with

### Operating systems

- Ubuntu Server
- Ubuntu Desktop
- Linux Mint
- Xubuntu
- Windows Server
- Windows 10
- Windows 11
- ChromeOS
- ChromeOS Flex
- Android

### Identity and collaboration

- Google Workspace Enterprise
- Google Credential Provider for Windows
- Chrome Enterprise
- Microsoft 365
- SSO
- MFA

### Security and monitoring

- Wazuh SIEM
- Microsoft Defender for Business
- Cloudflare WAF
- Cloudflare Zero Trust
- Access
- WARP
- Tunnel
- NextDNS
- Patchstack
- Netdata
- SPF
- DKIM
- DMARC
- Hardware security keys

### Endpoint and device management

- Hexnode UEM
- ChromeOS Flex deployment
- Windows provisioning scripts
- IT asset management

### Networks and physical security

- UniFi
- MikroTik
- WireGuard
- VLAN segmentation
- Hikvision CCTV
- Uniview CCTV
- ZKTeco attendance
- Yeastar cloud PBX

### Servers, hosting and backup

- Linux server administration
- Windows server administration
- SpinupWP
- Cloudron
- TSplus
- Veeam
- Synology NAS
- Cloudflare R2
- rclone
- Encrypted offsite backup

### Web and CMS

- WordPress
- PHP
- PHP-Nuke
- Astro
- Tailwind CSS
- Cloudflare Pages
- Cloudflare Workers
- Postmark

### Data, automation and business systems

- Baserow
- Google Apps Script
- Zoho CRM
- Odoo
- QuickBooks

### Development tools

- Git
- GitHub
- Bash
- PowerShell
- SSH

## 09 · Questions

### Who is Mohamed Issa?

Mohamed Issa is a technologist based in Nairobi. He trained as an engineer and has worked in technology since 2002. Today he leads technology across five countries.

### What does he do today?

He leads technology for a group operating in five countries and reports to the chief executive. He also takes consultations through this site.

### What can I consult him on?

Information security, enterprise systems, data protection and infrastructure. Typical requests are security reviews, platform selection and data protection programmes.

### Does he work remotely?

Yes. Consultations run remotely for clients anywhere in the world, and on site in Nairobi.

### Which data protection laws does he work with?

GDPR, and national data protection laws in several African countries and in Turkey.

### Does he work in Arabic?

Yes. He works in Arabic and English, in writing and in meetings.

### Does he work with non-profits?

Yes. He has supported community organisations in Zanzibar since 2016, on site in the early years and remotely since.

### How do I book time?

Use the booking section at the end of this page. Send a message on X or by email with what you are working on and two times that suit you. He replies within two working days.

## 10 · Book a consultation

Tell me what you are working on and two times that suit you.

I reply within two working days.

Book through the booking section at https://issa.space/#book

Remote, worldwide. On site in Nairobi. Arabic and English.

## Drawing key

- F-01 to F-05 · Feed stream: one chapter of the story
- R-01 · Reactor: where the streams meet
- P-01 · Product: what I do
- RC-01 · Recycle stream: giving back
- TI · Temperature indicator

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