Dominick Hart

Cybersecurity graduate at SDSU with a passion for technology and content creation. Easily adaptable to changing deadlines. Developing SOC capabilities by the use of CTF’s , Certifications, and with professional & home projects. I have a strong foundational knowledge about security, and I am a great learner and researcher. I am young and ambitious, and I work great within a team; also just as well as I can thrive independently.  

PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS 

Project : Ethical Hacking | San Diego State University, CA                          July 2023 – August 2023
As part of a pen testing assignment for the company Workaround, I successfully executed a penetration test aimed at investigating suspicious activity related to a former Web Dev Manager. 
Tools used : Rar2john, john the ripper, apache2, Nmap, msfconsole, searchsploit
Exploit : Linux kernel 2.6 UDEV <241 – Local Priv Escalation
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Project : Splunk Investigation | San Diego State University, CA                       May 2023 – June 2023    
I effectively utilized Splunk to analyze a suspicious download event originating from a honeypot named Cowrie. Through a systematic examination of digital evidence, I successfully uncovered crucial insights into the incident.
Tools used : Telnet, Splunk, 
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Home Projects

• Wazuh SIEM|                                                                    August 2023 – Sep 2023
• Open Source SIEM that offers Real Time Threat Detection, Real Time File Monitoring, 
  & Registry Key monitoring
•  Built in MITRE Framework & Compliance for HIPPA/GDPR/NIST-800
•  Customizable Dashboard for the whole SIEM to view loads of data into graphs and pie charts 
  Agent Dashboards 
• My  Link on how to deploy the SIEM and add custom rules and agents

Incident Response |                                                    July 2023 - August 2023  
Incident Response Plans             
Personal Hand Crafted Incident Response Plan that covers the main 7 attacks
Ransomware, MITM, DDos, Brute Force, Social Engineering, SQL Injection, DNS 
 

It has a structure lay out with a description and how to identify the attack 
Each attack has a 5 step plan to eradicate the attack 
Detection, Containment, Investigation, Response & Recovery, and Post-Incident Analysis 
 

San Diego State University, San Diego, CA                                               October 2022 – September 2023
Cybersecurity Certificate
Cybersecurity training bootcamp instructed by industry leaders. Advancing skills through hands-on labs and projects                                                                                                    
Coursework: Microsoft Security, Linux Security, Digital Forensics, Penetration Testing, Python, CIT

Santana High School, Santee, CA                                                                        June 2022 
High School Diploma