๐ฏ Aspiring Cybersecurity Analyst & Penetration Tester ๐ Final-Year BSc (Hons) Cyber Security Student @ Staffordshire University
I donโt just study cybersecurity; I actively build it. I bridge academic theory with aggressive hands-on laboratory environments, focusing on threat mitigation, network defense, and digital forensics.
I approach security through a "remediation-first" lensโdocumenting technical vulnerabilities and clear mitigation strategies to help development teams secure their systems.
- TryHackMe Writeups โ Step-by-step offensive testing reports with a heavy focus on infrastructure and web app vulnerabilities.
- Local Hacking Lab Projects โ Documenting network reconnaissance (Nmap scans) and exploitation workflows within my isolated VMware environments.
- Operating Systems: Kali Linux, Windows Server, Linux System Administration
- Security Tooling: Nmap, Metasploit, Burp Suite, Wireshark
- Digital Forensics: Certified in MSAB XRY (Mobile data extraction & chain of custody compliance)
- Languages: Python (Data parsing & automation), Bash scripting
- XRY Certification Course ( Digital Forensics and Mobile Data Extraction) -Issued May 2026 ยท Expires May 2029
- Microsoft SC-500 (Cloud & AI Security Engineer Associate) โ Targeting July/August 2026
- eJPTv2 (eLearnSecurity Junior Penetration Tester) โ Targeting August 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gayantha-akash/
- Professional Email: akashgayantha6@gmail.com