Puja Bhatt

About

Hands-on Computer Engineering student with practical experience in cybersecurity, network operations, and forensic log analysis. Focused on building secure lab environments, analyzing security events, and developing offensive and defensive security skills.

Education

• Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science
  FarWestern University
  Computer Science

Skills

• Computer Networking
• Python
• LaTeX
• Ethical Hacking
• VAPT
• Incident Response
• • SOC Fundamentals

Projects

• Cisco Switched Network Security & Enterprise Routing Configuration
  Cisco Packet Tracer, ACLs, VLANs, Router-on-a-Stick

  Designed and simulated an enterprise network with inter-VLAN routing, ACLs, and Layer-2 switch security controls.

• Isolated Virtual SOC Lab Environment Design & Network Integration
  Oracle VirtualBox, Kali Linux, Windows 10

  Built a secure multi-VM lab environment with an isolated internal network for controlled security experiments.

• Linux Log Forensics & Incident Timeline Reconstruction
  Linux, grep, tail, less

  Simulated credential-stuffing and privilege escalation attempts, parsed Linux authentication logs, and reconstructed an incident timeline from Indicators of Compromise.

Courses & certifications

• Junior Security Analyst Intro
• SOC Role in Blue Team
• Windows Fundamentals
• Linux Fundamentals
• Pentesting Fundamentals
• Introductory Networking
• DNS in Detail · TryHackMe
• Writing Pentest Reports · TryHackMe
• Intro to Logs · TryHackMe
• Security Principles · TryHackMe