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alidakwar/README.md

Ali Dakwar

Cybersecurity graduate student interested in network defense, security operations, infrastructure security, and OT/ICS environments.

M.S. in Cybersecurity at Georgia Tech.

Current Focus

  • Cybersecurity home lab development
  • SOC investigations and alert triage
  • Hack The Box and security labs
  • CompTIA Security+ preparation
  • OT/ICS security concepts and monitoring

Featured Projects

Cybersecurity Home Lab

Segmented virtual lab environment focused on firewall configuration, traffic analysis, IDS monitoring, and security hardening using pfSense, Wireshark, Zeek, and Suricata.

LetsDefend SOC Investigations

Hands-on alert triage and incident investigation write-ups covering phishing, malware activity, suspicious logins, and network events.

CTF & Traffic Analysis Write-Ups

Practical exercises involving PCAP analysis, VoIP investigations, enumeration, and network forensics.

Technical Skills

Security:
Wireshark, Zeek, Suricata, Sysmon, Firewall Rules, Network Monitoring, Alert Triage

Systems & Networking:
Windows, Linux, Active Directory, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPNs

Programming & Scripting:
Python, PowerShell, Bash, Ada, SPARK

OT/ICS Exposure:
Purdue Model, Modbus/TCP, OPC UA

Connect With Me

Current Goals

  • Continue building practical cybersecurity projects
  • Strengthen network defense and SOC investigation skills
  • Expand offensive security knowledge
  • Publish technical write-ups and investigations
  • Secure a cybersecurity internship in security operations, infrastructure security, or related cybersecurity domains

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  1. ICS-Lab ICS-Lab Public

    Simulated Industrial Control System security lab based on the Purdue Model, featuring segmented OT networks, Modbus/TCP & OPC UA analysis, firewall zoning, and IDS monitoring with Zeek, Suricata, a…

    Python

  2. SOC-Analyst-Investigation-Writeups SOC-Analyst-Investigation-Writeups Public

    SOC analyst investigation writeups and blue team labs focused on incident response, threat detection, malware analysis, phishing investigations, SIEM workflows, and MITRE ATT&CK mapping using LetsD…

  3. Hack-The-Box-CTF-Writeups Hack-The-Box-CTF-Writeups Public

    Hands-on Hack The Box CTF writeups covering web exploitation, forensics, cryptography, reverse engineering, and ICS/OT security challenges with a focus on methodology, tooling, and technical analysis.