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10+ Years · Cybersecurity Specialist

I find what's exploitablebefore someone else does.

Byron Allen — cybersecurity specialist based in South Africa, working with small businesses locally and remotely worldwide. Security reviews, automation, and custom software built to let small teams operate like they have an IT department twice their size.

 

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of small and medium business breaches in Verizon's 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report involved ransomware — compared to 39% at larger organizations.

Source: Verizon 2025 DBIR — SMB Snapshot. Small businesses aren't a smaller target — they're often an easier one.

A cybersecurity specialist, not a generalist reseller

Over a decade of experience working with small and mid-sized businesses that need serious technical capability without hiring a full internal IT team. I explain what's actually happening in plain language, I won't sell you tooling you don't need, and when something breaks, I fix the root cause properly the first time.

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What I Do

Practical, scoped engagements — not a retainer you can't measure.

Primary

Security Reviews & Audits

Finding what's actually exploitable before someone else does.

Automation & Scripting

Turning repetitive manual work into workflows that run themselves.

Custom Software & Web

From trading platforms to business websites, built and deployed properly.

Selected Work

A few things I've actually built and shipped.

Product & Platform

Matrix Algo Technologies

A full algorithmic trading product line for MT5 — live storefront, automated risk tooling, and a CI-style Cloudflare deployment pipeline.

Security Review

Production Trading Software Audit

Found a leaked API credential and validation-bypass logic in a live product line — both remediated before further distribution.

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