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Gayanthaakash/README.md

Hi there, I'm Gayanthaakash ๐Ÿ‘‹

๐ŸŽฏ Aspiring Cybersecurity Analyst & Penetration Tester ๐ŸŽ“ Final-Year BSc (Hons) Cyber Security Student @ Staffordshire University


๐Ÿš€ About Me

I donโ€™t 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" lensโ€”documenting technical vulnerabilities and clear mitigation strategies to help development teams secure their systems.


๐Ÿ“ Hands-On Portfolios

  • 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.

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Technical Highlights & Tooling

  • 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

๐ŸŽ“ Certifications (In-Progress / 2026 Target)

  • 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

๐Ÿ“ซ Let's Connect!

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