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Nguyen Sy Cuong

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Welcome to my page

I am an aspiring SOC Analyst transitioning from a disciplined professional background into the SOC&DFIR domain. I focus on understanding the "how" and "why" behind security events, combining an analytical mindset with a passion for continuous technical growth.

Technical Capabilities

DOMAINSKILLS & KEY TOOLS
SOC & SIEMAlert Triage and Phishing Email Analysis. Proficient in event correlation and log analysis using SIEM (Splunk, ELK) to hunt threats across Windows Event Logs and Sysmon.
Digital ForensicsEndpoint & Disk Forensics (KAPE, FTK Imager, Eric Zimmerman's Tools), Memory Forensics (Volatility 2 & 3), Network Traffic Analysis (Wireshark, Zui, NetworkMiner).
Threat Hunting & DetectionHypothesis-driven Hunting and MITRE ATT&CK framework mapping. Practical Detection Engineering (authoring Sigma rules, YARA rules, and Splunk SPL correlation queries).
Malware TriageBasic Static & Dynamic Analysis within isolated environments (FlareVM, Sysinternals, Didier Stevens suite) for IOC and IOA extraction.
OS & ScriptingBasic understanding of Windows Internals. Capable of using Python, CLI utilities, and Regex for log parsing and task automation.

Certifications

  • CompTIA Security+: Jan 2026
  • Certified CyberDefenders Level 2: May 2026