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PentaKsecurity/README.md

Hello, I am Victor Khattar (PentaK)

Summary

Cybersecurity professional with hands-on experience in SOC operations, endpoint detection/response (EDR), vulnerability management, and threat analysis. Skilled in log monitoring, malware investigations, SIEM correlation, phishing analysis, and access management across Windows/Linux/Active Directory environments. Strong background in disaster recovery, IAM hardening, and security automation with Python/PowerShell. Certified in CompTIA Security+, Network+, A+, Google Cybersecurity, AWS Security IAM, and ITIL 4, SSCP. Ranked Top 1% globally on TryHackMe. Currently pursuing a B.S. in Cybersecurity Systems.

Skills

Skill Associated Project
Vulnerability Analysis with Nmap and Wireshark Nmap and Wireshark
Gaining a shell and escalation of priveleges THM Billing Privelage Escaltion
RCE/Enumeration and Privilege Escaltioon THM Publisher Writeup
Snort Defensive Security THM Snort Challenge Task 2
Enumeration/Steganography/Privilege Escalations THM U.A High School Writeup
Anomalous Behavior Discovery and Mitigation Anomalous Behavior Discovery and Mitigation
Google Security Research Google Security Research
IOC Detecttion & Incident Resposne(Splunk) SOC Home Lab Splunk
Configuring IDS & Writing Rules/Managing Alerts Suricata IDS Windows HomeLab
AWS IAM CLI AWS IAM CLI PROJECT

Core Technical Skills

Security Operations: Incident Detection & Response, Threat Hunting, IOC Analysis, Escalation, Reporting
EDR & SIEM Tools: Splunk, Suricata, Snort, Wireshark, Qualys, OpenVAS, VirusTotal, AV/EDR platforms Cybersecurity Domains: IAM, Vulnerability Management, Malware Analysis, Phishing Defense, DR/BCP
Systems & Networking: Windows Server, Active Directory, Linux (Ubuntu/Kali), TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPNs, Firewalls, IDS/IPS
Automation & Scripting: Python, PowerShell, Bash – log parsing, anomaly detection, security automation Frameworks & Compliance: MITRE ATT&CK;, OWASP Top 10, NIST CSF, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HIPAA, SOC2, GDPR

Tools

| Nmap | BurpSuite | Wireshark | Splunk | Metasploit | Kali Linux | Hydra | John The Ripper

Certifications

| CompTIA A+ | | CompTIA Network+ | | CompTIA Security+ | | AWS IAM Security | | Google Cybersecurity Certificate | | Google IT Support Certificate | | ITIL Foundations | | ISC2 SSCP |

Popular repositories Loading

  1. PentaKsecurity PentaKsecurity Public

  2. Nmap-Wireshark Nmap-Wireshark Public

  3. THM-Billing-Walkthrough THM-Billing-Walkthrough Public

  4. THMPublisherWriteup THMPublisherWriteup Public

  5. THM-Snort-Challenge-Task-2- THM-Snort-Challenge-Task-2- Public

  6. THM-U.A-High-School-WriteUp THM-U.A-High-School-WriteUp Public