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Basics
| Name | Muhammad Talal Ahmed |
| Label | SOC Analyst |
| [email protected] | |
| Url | https://ta1al.com |
| Summary | A SOC Analyst with a passion for cybersecurity and a strong background in threat detection and response. |
Work
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2025.07 - 2025.09 IT Intern
Jauharabad Suger Mills Pvt Ltd
Assisted in the IT department with various tasks, including troubleshooting hardware and software issues.
- System Administration
- Network Configuration
- User Support
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2025.02 - present President
Programming Society, Sargodha University
Leading the Programming Society at Sargodha University, organizing events and workshops to promote programming skills among students.
- Event Organization
- Workshop Facilitation
- Mentorship
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2024.06 - 2024.09 Cybersecurity Fellow
ByteWise
Gained practical experience in cybersecurity through hands-on projects and mentorship.
- Threat Detection
- Incident Response
- Security Auditing
Education
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2022.12 - 2026.12 Sargodha, Pakistan
BS in Computer Science
Sargodha University
CGPA: 3.79
Relevant Courses:- Information Security
- Network Security
- Programming Fundamentals
- Data Structures and Algorithms
- Database Management Systems
- Operating Systems
- Software Engineering
- Web Development
Certificates
| TryHackMe SOC Level 1 Analyst | |
| TryHackMe 2025-07-24 |
| Computer Networks and Network Security | |
| IBM 2025-06-11 |
| Operating Systems: Overview, Administration, and Security | |
| IBM 2025-06-09 |
| HackfinityBattle | |
| TryHackMe 2025-04-08 |
| Introduction to Psychology | |
| University of Toronto (Coursera) 2025-03-15 |
| Advent of Cyber 2024 | |
| TryHackMe 2024-12-26 |
| Ignite Cybersecurity Training | |
| Ministry of IT & IGNITE 2024-09-15 |
| Social Psychology | |
| Wesleyan University (Coursera) 2024-02-02 |
| Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate | |
| Google 2024-01-08 |
| Python Specialization | |
| University of Michigan (Coursera) 2023-08-28 |
| Javascript Algorithms and Data Structures | |
| freeCodeCamp 2021-10-19 |
Projects
- 2025.05 - 2025.06
Machine Learning for Polymorphic Malware Detection
- Implemented feature extraction techniques
- Achieved 95% accuracy on test dataset
- Utilized Python libraries such as scikit-learn and pandas
Skills
| Cybersecurity | |
| YARA | |
| Snort | |
| Wireshark | |
| Splunk | |
| Burp Suite | |
| Metasploit | |
| Wazuh | |
| Elastic Stack | |
| DFIR |
| Programming | |
| Python | |
| JavaScript | |
| C++ | |
| HTML/CSS | |
| MongoDB | |
| Node.js | |
| SQL |
| Soft Skills | |
| Communication | |
| Teamwork | |
| Problem Solving | |
| Leadership |
| Extras | |
| Table Tennis | |
| Rubik's Cube | |
| Chess | |
| Speed Typing |
Languages
| Urdu | |
| Native speaker |
| English | |
| Fluent |
Interests
| Cybersecurity | |
| Threat Detection | |
| Incident Response | |
| Network Security | |
| Penetration Testing | |
| Security Auditing |
| Gaming | |
| Valorant | |
| Counter-Strike |
| Sports | |
| Table Tennis | |
| Chess |
| YouTube | |
| Tech Reviews | |
| Cybersecurity Tutorials | |
| ESports |