Prerna Joshi

About

Cybersecurity fresher with hands-on experience in SOC monitoring, SIEM, log analysis, threat detection, and basic incident response. Experienced in building practical cybersecurity labs and seeking an entry-level SOC Analyst L1 role.

Education

• MCA
  IGNOU
  Dec 2023 – Dec 2025
• BCA
  GGSIPU
  Dec 2020 – Jul 2023
• XII
  Angels Public School
  Science · Apr 2019 – Mar 2020

Skills

Tools / apps / platforms

Languages

Projects

• Phishing Website Detection system
  Python, HTML, CSS, JS, Flask

  Developed a Python-based system to identify suspicious and potentially phishing websites by analyzing website features and flagging URLs based on phishing indicators.

• Wireshark Network Traffic Analysis
  Wireshark, Kali, Ubuntu

  Conducted packet analysis using ICMP, DNS, and HTTP protocols alongside Nmap traffic to demonstrate network fundamentals.

• Ubuntu File Integrity Monitoring
  Wazuh, Ubuntu

  Configured Wazuh to monitor file changes on Ubuntu and detected unauthorized file modifications through security alerts.

• SSH Brute-Force Detection & Log Analysis using Splunk
  Splunk, Ubuntu, Kali

  Analyzed SSH authentication logs in Splunk to detect repeated failed login attempts and investigated suspicious IP activity for potential brute-force attacks.

• SOAR-Inspired Automated SSH Brute-Force Detection & Response
  Splunk, Kali, Ubuntu, UFW

  Detected failed SSH login attempts, developed a Python-based alerting/response workflow, automatically blocked suspicious IPs using UFW, and logged detection and firewall response actions for security investigation and auditing.

Courses & certifications

• Kali Linux · Simplilearn · 2026
• Pre Security · TryHackMe · 2026
• Cybersecurity Course · Udemy · 2026
• CyberSecurity101 (Hands-on Lab) · TryHackMe · 2026
• SOC Analyst Course · WebAsha Technologies · 2026
• SOC Level 1 (Hands-on Lab) · TryHackMe · 2026