Cybersecurity Portfolio
SOC Analyst | Security+ & Network+ | M.S. Cybersecurity | CySA+ (Scheduled May 2026) Focused on alert triage, network investigation, and structured incident documentation.
Highlights
SOC-Focused Skillset
Packet inspection, alert triage, IDS validation, and structured incident documentation aligned with Tier 1 SOC workflows.
Hands-On Investigations
Real-world PCAP investigations including malware analysis, TLS inspection, command-and-control validation, and IOC extraction.
Industry Certifications
CompTIA Security+ and Network+ certified. CySA+ scheduled (May 2026).
About Me
I am a cybersecurity graduate student focused on network security monitoring, incident investigation, and structured technical reporting.
I am currently completing my M.S. in Cybersecurity while building hands-on projects that simulate real-world SOC workflows, including packet analysis, IDS validation, and command-and-control (C2) investigation.
My background includes over 10 years of leadership in high-stakes military environments, where operational security, accountability, and disciplined decision-making were critical.
This portfolio demonstrates how I investigate alerts, validate evidence, and communicate findings clearly.
Featured Projects
Real-Time NIDS Dashboard
Focus: Detection engineering & alert triage
Built a real-time intrusion detection system using Python and Scapy with a Flask dashboard for alert visualization and severity tracking.
Skills Applied: Packet inspection, alert validation, SOC-style workflow design
Coming Soon Writeup – Coming SoonIncident Response Mini Report
Focus: C2 validation & incident documentation
PCAP-based investigation identifying NetSupport RAT command-and-control traffic through DNS, TLS SNI, HTTP POST beaconing, and TCP stream analysis.
Skills Applied: IDS correlation, C2 validation, incident reporting
Repo WriteupSkills
Blue Team & SOC
- Alert triage and escalation
- Packet capture (PCAP) analysis
- Incident documentation and reporting
- IOC extraction and validation
- Basic threat hunting techniques
Network & Technical Tools
- TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS fundamentals
- Wireshark traffic analysis
- Splunk (SIEM basics)
- Linux (Ubuntu, Kali)
- Python (security automation)
- Git/GitHub workflow
Certifications
- CompTIA Security+ (Active)
- CompTIA Network+ (Active)
- CompTIA CySA+ (Scheduled – May 2026)