SAYAK DAS

SOC Blue Team Defender | Cybersecurity Analyst | Security Operations

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ป About Me

Iโ€™m a self-taught cybersecurity learner building skills through TryHackMe, Cisco Skills for All, YouTube, and Coursera. I focus on SOC operations, log analysis, SIEM tools, and the MITRE ATT&CK framework. I enjoy Linux environments, network monitoring, and sharing knowledge. My goal is to become a SOC Analyst and contribute to the InfoSec community through projects and education.

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Skills

๐Ÿ” SOC Operations
  • Log Analysis
  • SIEM (Splunk, ELK)
  • MITRE ATT&CK
๐Ÿงฐ Tools & Scripting
  • Bash / PowerShell / Python
  • Wireshark, Sysmon, Sigma
๐Ÿ•ต๏ธ OSINT & Forensics
  • Memory & Disk Forensics
  • OSINT Investigation
โ˜๏ธ Cloud Security
  • Azure & AWS Defense
  • DevSecOps Practices

๐Ÿ“ Projects

๐Ÿงช Hands-On Labs

๐Ÿง  Splunk Log Analysis

Detected threats using real log data with SPL queries.

๐Ÿงช Windows Forensics

Analyzed compromised host artifacts using Volatility & Event Logs.

๐Ÿ“„ Log Analysis

Found IOCs in server logs and correlated SIEM alerts.

๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ผ AD Attacks & Defense

Simulated pass-the-hash, kerberoasting & mitigated AD attacks.

๐Ÿ” Security Assessments

Performed asset discovery, misconfig analysis, and policy reviews.

๐Ÿ’ฃ Malware Analysis

Dissected samples to understand persistence and obfuscation.

๐Ÿง  TryHackMe Projects

๐Ÿ”น SOC Level 1

Investigated alerts, extracted IOCs, triaged incidents.

๐Ÿ”น SOC Level 2

Hunted advanced threats using Sigma & Splunk queries.

๐Ÿ”น Jr. Penetration Tester

Performed recon, exploitation & vulnerability analysis.

๐Ÿ”น Security Engineer

Hardened systems, wrote detection rules, improved posture.

๐Ÿ”น DevSecOps

Implemented secure CI/CD pipelines and scanned containers.

๐Ÿ”น Web Application Pentesting

Identified XSS, SQLi, IDOR in web apps through hands-on labs.

๐ŸŽ“ Certifications

TryHackMe โ€“ SOC Level 1

TryHackMe โ€“ SOC Level 2

TryHackMe โ€“ Jr. Penetration Tester

TryHackMe โ€“ Security Engineer

TryHackMe โ€“ DevSecOps

TryHackMe โ€“ Web Application Pentesting

๐Ÿ“˜ Blue Team Security Courses

Includes Forensics, Threat Hunting, OSINT, VM, Network Analysis, etc.

๐Ÿ’ผ Experience

Software Engineer Intern โ€“ Exposys Data Labs

Oct 2022 โ€“ Nov 2023

  • Developed a real-time chat app using HTML, Node.js, and React.
  • Optimized load time by 15% and improved scalability by 20%.
  • Reduced response time to under 200ms.
  • Fixed 20+ bugs and enhanced reliability with input validation.

๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ผ Virtual Experience Programs (Forage โ€“ 2025)

Deloitte โ€“ Cyber Job Simulation

Tata โ€“ Cybersecurity Analyst

Mastercard โ€“ Cybersecurity Program

AIG โ€“ Shields Up Program

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