Naif Hussain

Naif Hussain is a Senior DFIR Specialist at SITE, leading incident response investigations into sophisticated cyberattacks against critical entities, with hands-on experience responding to ransomware intrusions, data extortion, and APT campaigns. He previously helped build the threat intelligence department at MCIT, developing CTI frameworks for the IT, telecom, and space sectors. He co-founded THINT, the first Saudi threat intelligence platform, and exited in 2025. He holds GCFA, GCTI, GCFE, and OSDA certifications, co-authored a book chapter on AI in cybersecurity, and spoke at Black Hat MEA 2024 on infostealers and the Malware-as-a-Service economy.