Aspiring Cybersecurity Analyst - Linux & Incident Detection Enthusiast

Meargh Habtemariam

720-***-**** *****************@*****.***

TECHNICAL SKILLS

basic computer skills (Operating System Knowledge, Office Productivity Tools, File Management, Networking Basics, Troubleshooting Common Issues, Security Awareness)

Linux log monitoring and analysis (journalctl, tail, dmesg)

SSH authentication security monitoring

Incident detection fundamentals (authentication-based attacks)

Fail2Ban configuration and testing (SSH brute-force defense)

Virtual machine security labs (defensive monitoring)

Command-Line & Tools

Log parsing and filtering (grep, awk, wc, less)

system journals and Linux authentication logs

fail2ban-client (jails, filters, metrics)

Programming & Networking

Python

Fundamentals of computer networking

Languages

Fluent in Tigrinya, Amharic, and English

WORK & PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Cybersecurity Defensive Lab Projects Linux & Virtual Machines

Hands-on Security Monitoring & Incident Detection

Monitored Linux system and authentication logs in real time using tail -f, journalctl -f, and dmesg --follow to detect security-relevant events.

Analyzed SSH authentication activity through /var/log/auth.log and systemd journals to identify failed login attempts, successful logins, and suspicious patterns.

Parsed and filtered logs using command-line tools (grep, awk, wc, less) to extract indicators of brute-force and unauthorized access attempts.

Distinguished between historical log analysis and live log monitoring for proactive incident detection.

Correlated repeated SSH authentication failures to identify potential brute-force attacks.

Installed and configured Fail2Ban to automatically protect SSH services from brute-force login attempts.

Verified Fail2Ban jails, filters, and log paths using fail2ban-client.

Tested automatic banning behavior by simulating repeated failed SSH logins in a controlled virtual machine environment.

Interpreted Fail2Ban logs and metrics, including failed attempts, ban counts, and jail status.

Built and used Linux virtual machines to safely simulate attacker behavior and analyze logs from a defender (SOC analyst) perspective.

LEADERSHIP & ACTIVITIES

SkillsUSA 2023–2024: 3rd Place, Community Service Competition

Fire Torch Oly Ambassador: Tutored peers and supported student success initiatives

EDUCATION

University of Colorado Denver

Major: Cybersecurity Expected Graduation: 2029

Gateway High School – Aurora, CO

Graduation: May 2025 Weighted GPA: 4.08

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