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SUSHMITHA KOLA

MCA graduate · Aspiring Cybersecurity Analyst

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

@sushmitha_kola

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About

Motivated MCA graduate with a strong academic foundation in information security, networking, and threat analysis. Hands-on experience with vulnerability assessment, phishing analysis, SOC lab work, and defensive security tools through projects and self-driven practice.

Education

  • MCA
    Omega PG College, Ghatkesar
    Awarded by Osmania University
    2025
  • B.Sc (MPCS)
    Masterji Degree College, Hanamkonda
    Awarded by Kakatiya University
    MPCS · 2023
  • Intermediate
    Ekashila Junior College, Hanamkonda
    2016
  • SSC
    Bhavani High School, Kodakandla
    2014

Skills

Tools / apps / platforms

<3 months <3 months Just getting started - under three months. This is also what shows when a level has not been set.
Nmap MySQL Ubuntu TryHackMe Wireshark Burp Suite Kali Linux Metasploit Tenable Nessus Splunk Enterprise

Languages

Native / Bilingual Native / Bilingual Their first language, or as strong as one.
Telugu Speak
Fluent Fluent Comfortable using it for work.
English Speak
Conversational Conversational Can hold an everyday conversation.
Hindi Speak

Projects

  • SOC Home Lab — SIEM Detection & Alerting
    Splunk, Elastic Stack (ELK), Sysmon, VirtualBox

    Deployed a home SOC lab to ingest and correlate logs, created custom detection rules, and tested alert coverage on simulated attacks.

  • Web Application Security Testing (OWASP Top 10)
    Burp Suite, DVWA, OWASP ZAP

    Performed security testing on DVWA targeting OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities and documented findings in a pentest report.

  • Phishing Email Analysis & Threat Intelligence
    Wireshark, VirusTotal, PhishTool, Python

    Collected and analysed phishing email samples, extracted indicators of compromise, cross-referenced threat intelligence, and automated header extraction with Python.

  • Network Vulnerability Assessment Lab
    Nmap, Nessus, Metasploit, Kali Linux

    Built a controlled virtual lab environment simulating a corporate network with intentionally vulnerable machines. Conducted network reconnaissance, vulnerability scans, and safe exploitation to improve defensive posture.

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