Aaliya Khalil
SOC Analyst | Threat Detection & SIEM Log Analysis
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🔍 Splunk Investigation: Tracing a Ransomware Attack Chain
During my SOC internship, I analyzed a simulated ransomware attack using Splunk to reconstruct the attack timeline and identify key indicators of compromise.
This investigation involved:
• Log analysis and event...
Just Published: Windows SSH Brute-Force Triage & Root Cause Analysis Case Study 🛡️
A few weeks ago, I wrapped up a comprehensive technical assessment lab documenting a multi-platform threat simulation, and I’ve published the full technical triage workflow on my portfolio.
What’s...
Most small IT teams collect logs but never actually investigate them. That's exactly what attackers count on.
Over the past several months, I've been building hands-on SOC skills — analyzing Windows Event Logs, running SIEM investigations in Splunk and Wazuh, and reconstructing...
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SIEM Log Investigation | Splunk · Wazuh · MITRE ATT&CK by Aaliya Khalil
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SSH Brute-Force Attack Detection & Analysis (Wazuh SIEM)
This expands on a previously shared overview of this investigation. Here’s the full breakdown of how I approached it from a SOC perspective.
I recently simulated a controlled SSH brute-force attack on a Windows endpoint...
Hi, I’m Aaliya - a junior cybersecurity professional focused on SOC operations, log analysis, and phishing investigation.
I’m currently building hands-on experience through security labs and simulated SOC environments, working on alert triage, Windows event log analysis, and...
