Hi, I'm McDonald
Technical Support Specialist | Cybersecurity Professional
I’m a passionate Technical Support Specialist and budding Cybersecurity Professional who loves digging into problems and finding smart, secure solutions. With a strong foundation in IT support and a growing toolkit in threat detection, incident response, and security analysis, I thrive on making systems safer and more reliable. Whether it's through hands-on labs, real-world simulations, or collaborative learning, I’m always eager to grow, share, and contribute to a secure digital world.
- Honeypot Lab
- Vunerability Management Lab
- Cryptology
- Network Security
- Forage Internship Program
- SIEM Analysis Projects
- Investigating a Possible Malicious Macro Execution
- Detecting and Analyzing CVE-2024-24919 Exploitation
- Ransomware Detection & Investigation
- Investigating the Utilman.exe Winlogon Exploit Attempt
- Phising Alert Investigation
- SOC336---Windows-OLE-Zero-Click-RCE-Exploitation-Investigation
- Cross-Site-Scripting XSS Attack Investigation
- Investigating An SQL Injection Attack
- Investigating A Command Injection Attack
- Investigating a Possible Local File Inclusion LFI Attack
- Understanding False Positives in SIEM
- Malicious File/Script Download Attempt
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CompTIA Security+ (Expected 07/26)
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Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate (v2)
- Skills: Linux, MySQL, and Python hands-on labs
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SOC Analyst Learning Path – Let’sDefend
- Skills: SIEM alert analysis, MITRE ATT&CK, malware investigation, network log analysis, incident response, and threat intelligence
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Qualys Vulnerability Management Foundation
- Skills: Vulnerability scanning, asset discovery, risk prioritization, remediation validation, and report interpretation.
