Ali Akhtar
Mckinney
Summary
Motivated cybersecurity student with hands-on experience in network security, threat monitoring, and risk management. Passionate about ethical hacking, penetration testing, and securing digital assets. Strong foundation in Linux system administration, security automation, and digital forensics. Experienced in working with CTF challenges, network traffic analysis, and cloud security.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Store Manager
JBS MART
Sherman
07.2021 - Current
- Assisted in IT security tasks, troubleshooting network security issues, and monitoring logs
- Applied basic digital forensics techniques to analyze security threats
- Strengthened knowledge of endpoint security and system hardening
- Prepared monthly reports on sales figures, expenses, profits.
- Mitigated business risks by working closely with staff members and assessing performance.
UNT SimCity Cybersecurity Lab
07.2024 - 12.2024
- Conducted simulated vulnerability assessments on local network environments, identifying and mitigating risks
- Designed and tested data encryption methods, ensuring data integrity in lab simulations
- Collaborated in creating a cybersecurity incident response playbook, outlining procedures for breach mitigation
- Utilized Wireshark and Nessus to analyze and secure network traffic
Education
Bachelor of Science - Cybersecurity
University of North Texas
12.2026
Skills
- Linux (Ubuntu, Kali)
- Windows
- Python
- Bash
- C
- TCP/IP
- Firewalls
- VPNs
- Wireshark
- Nmap
- Metasploit
- Burp Suite
- Snort
- Nessus
- Penetration Testing
- Vulnerability Scanning
- Incident Response
- Digital Forensics
- AWS Security
- Data Encryption
- Access Control
- Hack The Box
- TryHackMe
Certification
- CompTIA Security+, 06/2022
- Foundations of Cybersecurity – Coursera, 01/2025
- TryHackMe
- LinkedIn Learning Courses on cybersecurity fundamentals
Leadership And Involvement
- Cybersecurity Club Member, University of North Texas, Engaged in hands-on security workshops and networking events.
- Open Source Contributions, Provided insights and scripts to security-related GitHub repositories.
Timeline
UNT SimCity Cybersecurity Lab
07.2024 - 12.2024
Store Manager
JBS MART
07.2021 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Cybersecurity
University of North Texas
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