Mohammed Ayaz Ansari | Cybersecurity Portfolio

About Me

I’m a motivated Computer Security & Forensics student at SUNY Broome, passionate about cybersecurity, digital forensics, and IT support. I have hands-on experience in network analysis, malware detection, and system hardening. I’m currently seeking part-time IT or cybersecurity opportunities to enhance my skills and gain real-world experience.

Skills & Certifications

Networking & Security

Wireshark, TCP/IP, System Hardening

Forensic Tools

VirtualBox, IDA Free, CyberChef

Programming

Python

Certification

Google IT Support Certificate

Projects

Wireshark Network Traffic Analysis

Captured and analyzed live network packets to monitor DNS lookups, ARP broadcasts, and ICMP traffic. Identified domain resolutions, local device discovery, and protocol behaviors in a home network.

Malware Analysis Lab

Used IDA Free and CyberChef to dissect a simulated DLL malware sample. Mapped function calls, decrypted XOR-obfuscated strings, and documented process injection behavior.

DNS Threat Hunting Simulation

Analyzed simulated DNS logs generated by makednslog to detect Indicators of Compromise (IoCs), such as DGA domains, spoofed IPs, and base64 data exfiltration.