| ๐ค Name | Usman Ibrahim |
| ๐ฏ Role | SOC Analyst | Cybersecurity Student |
| ๐ Education | BS Cyber Security @ FAST NUCES Islamabad (2024 โ 2028) |
| ๐ฌ Focus | SOC Operations, DFIR, Threat Hunting, Blue Team Defense |
| ๐ Status | Seeking SOC Analyst Internship |
| ๐ง Email | i242038@isb.nu.edu.pk |
| ๐ Portfolio | usmanprime-portfolio.vercel.app |
- ๐ต SOC Analyst โ Triaged 30+ daily alerts in Wazuh & Splunk, correlating events against MITRE ATT&CK TTPs, reducing false positives by 20%
- ๐ฌ DFIR Specialist โ Analyzed 500+ endpoint telemetry records/week, documented findings in structured incident reports, improving documentation quality by 30%
- ๐งช Lab Builder โ Constructed SOC labs simulating 5+ attack scenarios (lateral movement, privilege escalation, credential dumping), cutting MTTD by 30%
- ๐ผ Business Development Intern @ Intellema โ Collaborating with 8+ professionals on AI solution discovery across RAG, LLMs, Deep Learning, Generative AI, Voice AI, Agentic AI, ML Ops, and DevOps
- ๐งฉ CTF Author โ Designed memory forensics challenges for NASCON 2026 (MITRE T1003.001, completed by fewer than 10% of competitors) & deployed 6 challenges for RDX National CTF (100+ participants)
- ๐ป MERN Stack Developer โ Building secure web applications with React, Node.js, MongoDB, Express
| ๐น | Role | Organization | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| ๐ผ | Business Development Intern | Intellema | May 2026 โ Present |
| ๐ต | SOC Analyst Intern | Tech Hierarchy | March 2026 |
| โ๏ธ | Challenge Author โ Forensics Arena | NASCON 2026, FAST NUCES Islamabad | Feb โ Apr 2026 |
| โ๏ธ | Challenge Author & Organizer | RDX National CTF | Jun โ Jul 2025 |
| ๐ก๏ธ | Technical Team Member & Head of Finance | Cyber Space Legion (CSL), FAST NUCES | Sep 2024 โ Present |
| ๐ฅ 3rd Place | ๐ 7th Place | โญ Star Award |
|---|---|---|
| SudoFuzzers CTF | CyberFest 2025 | CyberFest '25 |
| Top 6% of 50+ teams | Top 7% of 100+ teams | Individual Recognition |
| Forensics & OSINT | National CTF | Outstanding Performance |
| 4-hour time constraint | Forensics, OSINT, Network Analysis | Team Coordination |
| Certification | Issuer | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Certified Defensive Security Analyst (CDSA) | Hack The Box | ๐ In Progress |
| Security Operations Center (SOC) | Cisco | โ Completed |
| Network Security | Cisco | โ Completed |
| ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Information Security Associate | SkillFront | โ Completed |
| Computer Networks and Network Security | IBM | โ Completed |
| Advanced Digital Forensics Techniques | Training Course | โ Completed |
| Windows Forensics with Belkasoft | Belkasoft (6 CPE Credits) | โ Completed |
๐ Security Operations
๐ SIEM & Security Tools
๐งฌ Digital Forensics
๐ Frameworks & Standards
๐ป Programming Languages
๐งฑ Core Concepts
๐ Web & DevOps
| Project | Tech Stack | Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ Smart Housing Society Portal | React, Node.js, MongoDB, Express | JWT auth for 3 user roles, 200+ resident records, 40% faster resolution |
| ๐ข OSIM - Organizational Simulation | C++, OOP, File Handling | 12+ class hierarchies, SOLID principles, 1,000+ records, zero data loss |
| ๐ SecureShop | C++, File I/O, Authentication | Multi-factor auth, injection prevention, O(log n) search, 50+ records |
| ๐ Cybersecurity Portfolio | React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Vite | 95+ Lighthouse, interactive particles, glassmorphism UI, scroll animations |
| ๐ฎ Xonix Game | C++, Data Structures, Game Physics | 60 FPS physics engine, 5 difficulty levels, 35% memory reduction |
