bash -- 80x24

ben@thomson.cx:~$ cat user.txt

Ben

ben@thomson.cx:~$ cat role.txt

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ben@thomson.cx:~$

// About Me

Ben

Hey! I am Ben, a Junior Security Analyst with a BSc in Computer Forensics & Security from Leeds Beckett University, where I was a member of the Ethical Hacking Society. Focused on blue team operations, threat detection, and incident response.

Passionate about threat hunting, digital forensics, and malware analysis. Always learning, always defending.

Threat Hunting Incident Response Log Analysis Disk & Memory Forensics Malware Analysis Network Forensics Penetration Testing Reverse Engineering Data Recovery Python Bash PowerShell Wireshark Ghidra Burp Suite Kali Linux FTK Autopsy Volatility

// Certifications

BTL1

Blue Team Level 1

Security Blue Team
Earned

CompTIA Security+

Security+ Certification

CompTIA
Earned

CompTIA SecurityX

Advanced Security Practitioner

CompTIA
In Progress

// Projects & Tools

Project Name

A short description of your project. What does it do, why did you build it, and what problem does it solve?

PythonNetworkAutomation

Another Tool

Description of this project. Keep it concise -- what is unique about it?

GoReconOSINT

Security Script

What does this script do? Who is it for? Add relevant details here.

BashEnumeration

// Lab Writeups

BTLO Easy

Phishing Analysis

Email Analysis / Threat Intel

Investigated a suspicious phishing email, extracted IOCs, identified malicious infrastructure, and documented findings to support a simulated incident response.

Read Writeup
TryHackMe Medium

Investigating Windows

DFIR / Windows Forensics

Analysed a compromised Windows host — reviewed event logs, identified persistence mechanisms via registry and scheduled tasks, and reconstructed the full attack timeline.

Read Writeup
CyberDefenders Medium

Tomcat Takeover

Threat Hunting / Log Analysis

Hunted through web server logs to identify exploitation of Apache Tomcat, traced lateral movement across the network and mapped attacker TTPs to the MITRE ATT&CK framework.

Read Writeup

// Blog Posts

01Jan2025
Research

Your Blog Post Title Here

A short preview of what this blog post covers. Give readers a reason to click through.

Read More
15Dec2024
Tutorial

Another Blog Post Title

A short preview of what this blog post covers. Keep it engaging and relevant.

Read More
30Nov2024
Writeup

Third Blog Post Title

A short preview of what this blog post covers. This could link to a full writeup.

Read More

// Contact

Interested in collaborating or just want to say hi? Reach out.

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