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DHRUV PATEL
Entry-Level Cybersecurity Analyst  |  SOC, IAM & Security Operations
SOC Analysis MITRE ATT&CK IAM Risk & Compliance Secure Systems
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Featured Projects

Apr 2026

Netfilter Firewall Configuration & Analysis

Configured and tested a Linux Netfilter firewall across a 3-VM network, comparing static and stateful filtering rules and analyzing traffic with tcpdump and Nmap ACK scans.

NetfilteriptablestcpdumpNmap
Nov 2025

Password Security Analysis

Evaluated password strength and offline attack strategies with John the Ripper, assessing hashing, salting, password length, and compute power.

Password SecurityJohn the RipperVulnerability Assessment
Apr 2026

Network Reconnaissance & Packet Forensics

Performed idle scan and ARP poisoning MITM attacks across a multi-VM network, then decoded packet evidence with tcpdump and Wireshark.

Wiresharktcpdumphping3ettercap
Mar 2026

TCP/IP Attack Analysis

Executed and analyzed SYN flooding, TCP RST, and session hijacking attacks across a 3-VM environment using Netwox, Scapy, and tcpdump.

TCP/IPScapyNetwoxtcpdump
Aug 2025 - May 2026

ReTour

Built a real estate tour platform with Firebase Authentication, protected routes, role-based access boundaries, and controlled share-link exposure.

ReactFirebaseMapbox
Jan 2025 - May 2025

LeeterBoard

Built a full-stack leaderboard platform with automated data collection, validation, sanitization, and anomaly detection.

FlaskMongoDBWeb Scraping
Aug 2025 - Nov 2025

Global Life Expectancy Analysis

Standardized global country data and built visual analysis around life expectancy trends, correlations, and outliers.

PythonChart.jsData Analysis
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Credentials

Coursera
Verified
Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate
University of Tennessee
In Progress
B.S. Computer Science + Cybersecurity Minor
CompTIA
In Progress
CompTIA Security+
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Skills

Security Operations
SIEM (Splunk, Chronicle)Developing
Log AnalysisProficient
Security Event AnalysisProficient
Incident ResponseIntermediate
MITRE ATT&CKIntermediate
Vulnerability ManagementProficient
Network & System Security
Wireshark / tcpdumpDeveloping
Nmap / Packet AnalysisDeveloping
Firewalls / IDS / IPSIntermediate
Network Protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP)Proficient
Linux / UnixProficient
Virtual MachinesProficient
Identity, Risk & Compliance
Access ControlProficient
Active DirectoryProficient
ACLs (Access Control Lists)Proficient
NIST Cybersecurity FrameworkIntermediate
Privacy & PII ComplianceProficient
Ticketing Systems / Help DeskAdvanced
Programming & Tools
PythonProficient
SQLProficient
GitAdvanced
Correlation AnalysisAdvanced
WindowsAdvanced
macOSAdvanced
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Experience

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Jan 2026 - May 2026

Research Assistant

VolTech - Apple Campus Store
Oct 2023 - Present

Student Supervisor - Technical Specialist

G6 Hospitality LLC
Nov 2021 - Aug 2024

Operations Manager

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