Myriam Ouraou - Portfolio

Cybersecurity · Vulnerabilities · Threat Intelligence

Engineer - PhD student

I am studying the prioritisation and optimisation of vulnerability management through graph and hypergraph learning in order to provide more context and leverage for the industry.

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Journey

2017-2020

Lycée Schweitzer, Le Raincy

Double degree: French Scientific Baccalaureate + German Abitur (Abibac section)

2020-2021

Lycée Raspail, Paris 14e

CPGE PCSI

2021-2022

Lycée Carnot, Paris 17e

CPGE PC

2022-2025

ESILV Paris, Courbevoie

Engineering programme in Connected Objects and Cybersecurity

2023-2025

Thales Digital Factory, Paris

Cybersecurity, Threats and Vulnerabilities Engineering Apprentice

2025

HeadMind Partners Belgium, Bruxelles

Cybersecurity and Security Risk Consultant Internship

2025-présent

Thales Digital Factory, Paris

PhD thesis

CPGE = Preparatory class for French grandes écoles

PCSI = Physics, Chemistry and Engineering Science

PC = Physics and Chemistry

Research areas

Multi-criteria modelling of vulnerabilities (graphs and hypergraphs)

Using graphs to represent CVEs, their attributes, and complex relationships, enabling in-depth analysis.

Community analysis and spectral partitioning

Study of vulnerability clusters to identify similar families or behaviours.

Prediction via graph learning

Using graph machine learning to anticipate the evolution, exploitation and criticality of vulnerabilities.

Publications

Beyond the CVSS: Rethinking the Contextualisation of CVEs in a Connected World

ECCWS 2024

In the context of globalized information technology, managing the ever-increasing number of CVEs has become one of the biggest challenges for security teams. It is no longer enough to rely solely on CVSS scores: effective vulnerability management requires contextualisation, taking into account both technical and business impacts. This document explores maturity levels in vulnerability management, the role of new indicators, and the growing dependence on the NVD, whose disruption in 2024 highlighted critical weaknesses in current processes.

Projects

Automated CVE detection and prioritisation system

done

Development in Python of a tool packaged under Linux that automatically analyses an inventory of assets and identifies associated vulnerabilities. CVEs are prioritised according to several criteria (CVSS, context, EPSS, available exploits, asset criticality) in order to establish a relevant patching order. The tool generates a daily summary sent by email to security teams and produces a spreadsheet consolidating all the results.

Company project

Analysis of zero-day vulnerabilities and study of their patterns

in progress

Study of the behaviour of zero-day vulnerabilities through the analysis of several databases (NVD, MITRE, ExploitDB, ZeroDay Initiative, etc.). Extraction of patterns and trends in order to anticipate future critical vulnerabilities.

Contact

I am open to collaborations, conferences, or questions. Feel free to contact me!