Kamari Monroe

Cybersecurity student with hands-on home lab experience in SIEM monitoring, network traffic analysis, vulnerability scanning, and firewall configuration. CompTIA Security+, Network+, and CySA+ certified. Seeking an entry-level SOC Analyst, IT Support, or Network Security role to contribute to threat detection and incident response operations.

• Built a virtualized enterprise-style network using VirtualBox with Windows Server, Windows 10, and Linux security hosts
• Configured pfSense firewall to manage NAT, DHCP services, and traffic filtering rules
• Simulated attack scenarios including network scanning and authentication attempts to understand detection workflows
• Analyzed security logs in Splunk to identify suspicious activity and created basic alert rules
• Conducted packet capture investigations using Wireshark to identify abnormal network traffic patterns
• Performed vulnerability scanning using Nmap and documented findings and remediation strategies