DANIEL GONZALEZ

Detail-oriented Cybersecurity graduate with an Associate of Applied Science in Cybersecurity. Experienced in security monitoring, network analysis, vulnerability assessment, incident response, and digital forensics through academic labs and technical projects. Proficient with tools such as Wazuh, Snort, Suricata, Nessus, Wireshark, and Autopsy. Pursuing an entry-level IT Security position to enhance security operations and threat detection.

Spanish: Native, English: Fluent

• Wazuh SIEM Deployment & Security Event Detection, Configured a Wazuh SIEM lab environment to monitor security events and validate custom detection rules., Developed and tested a custom rule to detect login-attempt events generated by a Flask application., Evaluated alert generation and log output to demonstrate security event monitoring and detection.
• Nessus Vulnerability Assessment & Reporting, Configured Nessus vulnerability scans in a virtualized lab environment., Reviewed vulnerability findings and CVSS severity ratings to prioritize potential security risks., Documented findings and remediation recommendations in a vulnerability assessment report.
• Network Intrusion Detection & Traffic Analysis, Configured Snort and Suricata detection environments and validated detection rules., Analyzed network traffic using Wireshark and examined TCP flags, protocol behavior, and differences between encrypted and cleartext communications., Conducted Nmap scans in a lab environment to examine host responses and network exposure.
• Incident Response & Digital Forensics, Analyzed documented cyber incidents, including the Change Healthcare and MGM Resorts attacks, to examine attack methods and security implications., Developed and tested YARA rules in a technical demonstration to explore detection of indicators of compromise., Used Autopsy in a lab setting to examine digital artifacts and demonstrate forensic investigation techniques.
• Endpoint Security & System Hardening, Configured Windows Defender Firewall rules and examined traffic filtering behavior., Explored Linux security concepts, memory protection mechanisms, and attack techniques in controlled lab environments.