TryHackMe Rooms: Utilized interactive, gamified virtual environment to enhance practical knowledge and hands-on skills:
Linux Fundamentals (1, 2, & 3) and Linux Strength Training - Navigated directories and files, adjusted permissions, analyzed logs, explored common utilities
Intro to Logs and Log Analysis - Identified log types, located logs, employed regular expressions (RegEx), and utilized command line and CyberChef for effective log analysis
Wireshark Basics and Wireshark 101 - Gained proficiency in packet dissection, navigation, and filtering techniques; analyzed ARP, ICMP, TCP, DNS, HTTP, and HTTPS traffic for network troubleshooting and security analysis
Windows Fundamentals (1, 2, & 3) and Windows Forensics (1 & 2) - Acquired fundamental understanding of Windows, including file systems, user account control (UAC), control panel, system configuration, security, firewall, registry, and FAT/NTFS file systems; developed skills in accessing hives, utilizing registry explorer, and recovering files
Splunk Basics, Incident Handling with Splunk, and Splunk (2 & 3) - Developed skills in navigating Splunk; conducting incident handling using Splunk; participated in the Boss of the SOC investigation for security analysis
Plus many more!