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Hi, I'm Ryan, a Cyber Security (BSc) student at Aston University in Birmingham, looking for a 12-month placement. This portfolio holds the hands-on projects I'm building to develop practical skills in cloud security, identity and security operations.
| Project | What it does | Tools | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure SIEM honeypot lab | Deployed a deliberately exposed Azure VM, collected failed RDP logins (Event ID 4625) in Log Analytics and visualised the attacks in Microsoft Sentinel | Azure, Microsoft Sentinel, Log Analytics, KQL | SIEM |
| MFA Registration Report | PowerShell script that reports which users in an Entra ID tenant are registered for MFA and flags admin accounts without it | PowerShell, Microsoft Graph, Entra ID | MFA Report |
| Invoice Approval Automation | Microsoft 365 prototype that routes invoices by amount, collects approval or rejection decisions and automatically emails the submitter the outcome | Power Automate, Microsoft Forms, Excel, Outlook | Invoice Automation |
| Skill | Project |
|---|---|
| SIEM deployment and log analysis with KQL | SIEM |
| Brute-force attack detection and visualisation | SIEM |
| PowerShell automation with the Microsoft Graph API | MFA Report |
| Identity security: MFA coverage and admin account review | MFA Report |
| Least-privilege access (read-only permissions and reader roles) | MFA Report |
| Business workflow automation, approval routing and email notifications | Invoice Automation |
| Certification | Status | Link |
|---|---|---|
| CompTIA Security+ | Planned: starting by January 2027 | – |