Cybersecurity Labs & Investigations

A collection of digital forensics reports, log analysis scripts, and SIEM investigation write-ups from my cybersecurity graduate studies and practical labs.

Repository Modules

1. Digital Forensics

• Case Study: UNCC Theft Case (USB Forensic Examination).
• Tools Used: FTK Imager, Autopsy, Arsenal, OSFMount, Recuva.
• Skills: Evidence preservation, hash validation (MD5/SHA1), file carving, and metadata extraction.
• Automation: Python script for automated evidence integrity verification.

2. Log Analysis

• Project: Cross-Departmental Access Detection.
• Tools Used: Python (Pandas).
• Skills: Data normalization, log parsing, and anomaly detection for insider threat monitoring.

3. SIEM Investigations

• Project: SSL Log Analysis via Elastic Stack.
• Tools Used: Kibana, Elasticsearch.
• Skills: Threat hunting, log visualization, and identifying suspicious issuer patterns in network traffic.

Technical Skills Demonstrated

• Forensics: Bit-for-bit imaging, unallocated space analysis, EXIF metadata recovery.
• Defense: SIEM dashboarding, log-based alerting, and access control auditing.
• Programming: Python for security automation and data processing.