Ricky Turner

Aspiring Cybersecurity Analyst with a strong foundation in network security, incident response, risk assessment, and AI integration. Google Cybersecurity and IBM AI for Cybersecurity certified. Hands-on experience in Linux, Python, SQL, and SIEM tools (Splunk). Skilled in threat detection, log analysis, system hardening, and documenting security recommendations. Looking to contribute to an organization's cyber defense efforts and continue growing as a security professional.

• Network Traffic Analysis with Wireshark, Captured and analyzed packets to detect anomalies and threats.
• Vulnerability Scanning with Nmap, Identified open ports and documented findings for remediation.
• Log Analysis & Splunk Alerting, Monitored logs to detect security events and created alert workflows.
• Linux Hardening & Monitoring, Used Fail2Ban and scripting to enhance security posture of Linux VMs.
• SQL Injection Testing, Simulated attacks in lab environments and implemented mitigation strategies.
• AI-Powered Threat Detection, Applied AI knowledge from IBM certification to automate threat analysis.
• Home Cyber Lab, Created a virtual lab to practice penetration testing, detection, and response.