CMU
Khadija Taki
Cybersecurity · Threat Intelligence · AI Governance
MSISPM · Carnegie Mellon University

Designing security
that survives complexity.

I work across technical defense, threat intelligence, and governance to strengthen resilient systems under adversarial pressure and organizational uncertainty.

Core Focus
  • Detection engineering & structured threat modeling
  • Zero-click and spyware risk analysis
  • Privacy-aware AI and secure training pipelines
  • Cyber governance for critical infrastructure
Current Research Direction
SILENTFALL CTI + Detection Architecture
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Selected Work

AI Detection · Forensics

DeepSight

Browser-based AI video authenticity analyzer. Extracts frames and runs six forensic detection modules including temporal consistency, sensor noise analysis, and metadata profiling against known AI generation signatures.

Deepfake Detection JavaScript Media Forensics
Python · Privacy Engineering

BreachGuard

Credential breach aggregation and policy analysis system. Designed entropy scoring and structured risk categorization logic, reducing manual credential review by approximately 40%.

Python Privacy Engineering Risk Modeling
Threat Intelligence · AI Agents

Space Cyber Brief Crew

AI-powered multi-agent cyber threat intelligence pipeline that collects OSINT signals, analyzes cyber risks, and generates structured threat intelligence briefs related to space systems and critical infrastructure.

Python CrewAI OSINT
Cloud Security · AI Infrastructure

BlastMap

Identity-centric threat mapping framework for cloud AI infrastructure. Maps MITRE ATLAS attack tactics to machine identity over-privilege in AWS environments with continuous CloudTrail monitoring.

AWS MITRE ATLAS IAM Security
CTI · Detection Strategy

SILENTFALL

Threat intelligence and detection engineering framework focused on advanced attack surface mapping and zero-click exploitation analysis. Structured mapping aligned with MITRE ATT&CK.

CTI MITRE ATT&CK Detection Eng.
Governance · Incident Response

Cyber Resilience Tabletop

Large-scale critical infrastructure exercise combining technical incident response and governance-level decision simulation for public-private coordination.

IR Planning Governance Systems Risk
Space Cybersecurity · Risk Assessment

SOCRM

Space Optical Communications Cyber Risk Mapper. Interactive risk assessment comparing RF vs optical architectures for NASA Artemis-class missions, with NIST SP 800-53 and MITRE ATLAS mappings.

NIST SP 800-53 MITRE ATLAS Space Security
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Writing & Policy

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Approach

My work integrates technical security engineering with institutional decision-making. I focus on designing defensive systems that remain functional under uncertainty, adversarial pressure, and organizational complexity, translating deep technical analysis into actionable governance and policy recommendations.

"Security that survives the real world must be built for
uncertainty, not ideal conditions."
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Contact

Let's work together.

Open to research collaboration, applied security work, and policy-informed technical initiatives. Currently seeking summer opportunities in security strategy and governance.

ktaki@andrew.cmu.edu