leratomakhasane/leratomakhasane

# 👋 Hi, I'm Lerato Makhasane IT graduate building practical SOC analyst skills through hands-on investigations, threat hunting, and digital forensics labs. Focused on blue team operations, incident analysis, SIEM workflows, and investigation documentation across KC7, LetsDefend, TryHackMe, Security Blue Team, and CyberDefenders. 📍 Free State, South Africa 📫 Open to SOC Analyst internships, graduate programs, and junior SOC opportunities ## Featured Investigations - [Encryptodera Ransomware Investigation](https://github.com/leratomakhasane/kc7-investigations/tree/main/encryptodera) KQL-based threat hunting and attacker timeline reconstruction - [JoJo's Hospital Breach Investigation](https://github.com/leratomakhasane/kc7-investigations/tree/main/jojos-hospital) Healthcare incident investigation and data exfiltration analysis - [PCAP Traffic Analysis Investigation](https://github.com/leratomakhasane/security-blue-team/tree/main/dfir-portfolio-01) Wireshark traffic analysis and IOC identification - [OhSINT Investigation](https://github.com/leratomakhasane/tryhackme-writeups/tree/main/ohsint) OSINT investigation and digital footprint analysis ## Investigation Repositories - [kc7-investigations](https://github.com/leratomakhasane/kc7-investigations) - [letsdefend-soc-cases](https://github.com/leratomakhasane/letsdefend-soc-cases) - [security-blue-team](https://github.com/leratomakhasane/security-blue-team) - [cyberdefenders-cases](https://github.com/leratomakhasane/cyberdefenders-cases) - [tryhackme-investigations](https://github.com/leratomakhasane/tryhackme-investigations) - [packet-tracer-labs](https://github.com/leratomakhasane/packet-tracer-labs) ## Current Learning Focus - SIEM investigation workflows - KQL and SPL query development - Network traffic analysis - Incident response fundamentals - Detection engineering concepts - DFIR documentation practices ## Tools & Technologies - Splunk - Microsoft Sentinel - Wireshark - Sysmon - Linux - Git & GitHub - Python ## Certifications - Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate - Cisco Junior Cybersecurity Analyst Career Path - Fortinet NSE 1-2 - IBM Cybersecurity Fundamentals ## Connect - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/leratomakhasane - TryHackMe: https://tryhackme.com/p/leratomakhasane