Ghali Oussama

Cybersecurity-focused engineering student with hands-on SOC experience, having designed and operated a SIEM + IDS homelab simulating real-world attacks. Skilled in log analysis, alert triage, and threat detection using Wazuh and Suricata, with experience in building detection use-cases and tuning rules. Combines defensive monitoring, offensive testing, and AI-driven automation to enhance security analysis and incident response efficiency.

Security Analyst & Lab Engineer (Self-Directed) at Personal SOC Lab (2025-01 – Present)

• Designed and deployed a SOC homelab integrating Wazuh SIEM, Suricata IDS, and multiple monitored endpoints (Linux & Windows VMs)
• Configured network-based intrusion detection to monitor traffic and generate alerts on suspicious behavior
• Simulated real-world attacks (brute-force, reverse shell, privilege escalation, persistence) generating 100+ correlated alerts
• Centralized and correlated endpoint and network logs to reconstruct full attack chains
• Developed a lightweight ML-based anomaly detection module to identify abnormal system behavior
• Tuned detection rules and decoders to reduce false positives and improve alert quality
• Implemented SOC detection use-cases (unauthorized access, suspicious processes, abnormal login patterns)

Offensive Security Practice at CTF Platforms (TryHackMe, PicoCTF) (2024-01 – Present)

• Completed 50+ hands-on challenges covering web exploitation, privilege escalation, and network enumeration
• Applied real-world attack techniques (reconnaissance, exploitation, post-exploitation) in controlled environments
• Improved analytical speed and debugging skills through time-constrained scenarios

General Secretary at Cyberguards Cybersecurity Club – ENISO (2025-01 – Present)

• Organized cybersecurity workshops and events impacting 50+ students
• Coordinated internal operations and contributed to hands-on training sessions

Engineering in Applied Computer Science Engineering – National Engineering School of Sousse (ENISO) (2027-06)

Physics & Technology Track – Preparatory Institute for Engineering Studies - El Manar (2023-01 – 2025-06)