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Abdul Ibrahim.

About

Hello, I’m Abdul.

I’m a cyber security consultant based in London, and I design and build websites and digital products.

Whatever I’m working on, the part I enjoy is the same: understanding the problem properly, finding a practical solution and turning the idea into something that works.

Background

Grounded in cyber security

My professional work is in cyber security consulting — helping organisations understand their risks, prepare for incidents and become more resilient.

Areas I work in

  • 01 Cyber risk and governance
  • 02 Security and maturity assessments
  • 03 Incident response and business continuity planning
  • 04 Cyber crisis exercises and tabletop simulations
  • 05 Risk management and organisational resilience

This website is mainly about the websites and products I build. My web development work doesn’t include penetration testing or specialist security assessments — but the habits from consulting come with me to every project.

Approach

What consulting taught me about building

  1. 01

    Understand the organisation first

    Assessments taught me to learn how an organisation actually works before recommending anything. I start every website the same way.

  2. 02

    Plan beyond launch

    Incident response and continuity planning are about what happens next. I think about handover, maintenance and who looks after things once they’re live.

  3. 03

    Make complex things clear

    Running exercises with non-technical teams means explaining things plainly. Good websites do the same for their visitors.

  4. 04

    Be honest about scope

    I’ll tell you what’s worth building now, what can wait and what you might not need at all.

Building things

Ideas I’ve turned into products

Alongside my main role, I like taking an idea from a rough sketch to something people can actually use. A few examples:

Other projects include Sakinah, a compatibility-first Muslim matchmaking platform. I also build websites for businesses, such as ESTEM Academy and N2 Learning.

Tools I use

  • SvelteKit
  • Next.js
  • React
  • TypeScript
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Supabase
  • Stripe
  • Swift
  • Vercel
See all my work

Outside work

Beyond the screen

When I’m not at a keyboard, I’m usually outdoors, at the football or somewhere new.

  • Abdul smiling at a misty, rocky summit, with other walkers gathered at the top behind him.
    Hiking Getting out on the trails — and organising hikes for others.
  • Abdul in a black referee’s kit, holding an assistant referee’s flag on the pitch at Wembley Stadium.
    Football Following the game, and refereeing it.
  • Abdul, seen from behind, looking up at the Supertree Grove at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore.
    Travel Exploring new places, near and far.

Start a conversation

Have a project in mind?

Whether I’m advising an organisation or building a website, it comes down to the same thing: understanding the problem and making something genuinely useful. If you have an idea, I’d love to hear about it.

Let’s talk