Security monitoring
Alert triage, event correlation, and incident escalation
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> About
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Alif Abedin Siyam
SOC Analyst | Security Researcher | Aspiring Penetration Tester
I am a cybersecurity student with hands-on SOC experience investigating alerts, documenting incidents, and connecting technical findings to clear next steps. I am developing deeper skills in security research, web application security, penetration testing, and bug bounty methodology.
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> Experience
Professional cybersecurity experience focused on alert handling, investigation, escalation, and reliable documentation.
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Security operations
SOC Analyst Trainee (Tier 1)
APU SOC Lab
Dec 2025 — Mar 2026
- 01Triaged more than 100 security alerts per week using MSSGuard SIEM.
- 02Investigated events, escalated confirmed incidents, and produced clear case documentation.
- 03Correlated threat intelligence with SIEM activity to identify indicators of compromise and attacker behavior.
- 04Managed investigations through a structured incident lifecycle and case-management workflow.
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> Capabilities
A focused view of the work I can discuss, demonstrate, and continue developing.
Log analysis
Host, network, web, and SIEM telemetry investigation
Network analysis
Traffic inspection and suspicious-activity identification
Web security
Authorized application testing and vulnerability analysis
Reconnaissance
Service discovery, enumeration, and attack-surface mapping
Digital forensics
Artifact review, timeline analysis, and evidence handling
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> Tools & Programming Languages
Security platforms and tools selected for the SOC, penetration-testing, and security-research work I am pursuing—organized by purpose instead of presented as a software inventory.
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SOC & network
Monitoring, telemetry, and investigation
Wazuh
SIEM & XDR
Suricata
Network IDS
Wireshark
Traffic analysis
Offensive security
Reconnaissance and authorized testing
Nmap
Network mapping
Burp Suite
Web security testing
Metasploit
Exploit validation
Kali Linux
Security platform
Forensics & reversing
Artifact analysis and binary inspection
Autopsy
Digital forensics
Ghidra
Reverse engineering
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Programming languages
Scripting, automation, querying, and software foundations
Python
Automation and security scripting
Bash
Linux workflows and task automation
SQL
Querying and data analysis
Java
Object-oriented programming
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> Education
education.log
BSc (Hons) Computer Science (Cyber Security)
Asia Pacific University (APU)
July 2024 — Present
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> Certifications
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Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate
Google · Nine-course professional certificate
Earned
2025
Red Hat System Administration I (RH124)
Red Hat Academy · Certificate of attendance · 40 hours
Completed
2025
Red Hat System Administration II (RH134)
Red Hat Academy · Certificate of attendance · 40 hours
Completed
2025
Microsoft Security Operations Analyst (SC-200)
Microsoft · Planned certification goal
Planned
2026
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> Beyond the terminal
Security is a major part of what I do, but it is not the whole profile.
Gaming
Movies & documentaries
Books
Cooking
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Interested in working together?
I am open to SOC analyst, junior penetration testing, security engineering, and broader cybersecurity opportunities.