Upendra Samaranayake

Focused and resourceful IT support technology enthusiast with Security+ certification and a certificate from UCSD in cybersecurity. Willing to delve deep into any project at hand and comfortable with working with a team towards securing a common goal. Eager and willing to learn on and off the job within the tech industry.

Utilizing Metasploit’s Built in tool Database
● Setting up Metasploit’s database before launching Metasploit and scanning an
exploitable machine for credentials which were then exported.
● Demonstrating how to utilize and leverage Metasploit’s build-in tool, Database, to
maximize one’s ability to gather and store information in an organized manner
● https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I2MhThr6wxPf63vFddsHov0Ei2NxMHZTdy69
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Building a Security Monitoring Environment using Splunk
● Using Splunk to build a custom security monitoring environment for a fictional
organization and testing that environment against simulated attacks.
● Demonstrating how to create reports, alerts and dashboards with logs provided by a
network team using splunk to detect cyberattacks.
● https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/17_VdpETIYFtJT6fYNOc3ykvd7l7fDKVvbFVF
FjRNI9U/edit#slide=id.g8bd883d690_0_28

Exploit Vulnerabilities in a Web Application, Linux Servers and Window Servers
● Conducting a penetration test on a fictional organization’s web application, Linux
servers and Windows servers.
● Demonstrating how to detect vulnerabilities within web applications, Linux servers
and Windows servers.
● https://docs.google.com/document/d/19sN_CaIu-9KYQvcgMT6GyTPB3erwlqTeGM8u

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• CompTIA Security+ Certificate