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🛡️ Datacom Cybersecurity Job Simulation

Forage Virtual Experience Program

Cybersecurity Status Forage


Completed by: Bikash Raya
Date: December 2023


📋 Overview

This repository documents my completion of the Datacom Cybersecurity Virtual Experience Program through Forage. In this simulation, I worked as a Cybersecurity Consultant responding to a sophisticated nation-state cyberattack.

🎯 Simulation Objectives

Task Description Status
Task 1 APT Breach Analysis - Investigating APT34 (OILRIG) ✅ Completed
Task 2 Comprehensive Cybersecurity Risk Assessment ✅ Completed

🔍 What I Did

  • 🔍 Investigated a cyberattack by APT34 (OILRIG), an Iranian state-sponsored threat group
  • 📡 Conducted OSINT research using open-source intelligence tools and techniques
  • 🗺️ Applied MITRE ATT&CK Framework for threat actor TTP identification
  • 📝 Produced comprehensive reports with actionable defensive recommendations
  • ⚖️ Performed risk assessment with inherent, current, and target risk ratings
  • 🛡️ Developed security measures to improve client's cybersecurity posture

📁 Repository Structure

Directory Description
📂 Task-1-APT-Breach-Analysis Threat intelligence report on APT34 (OILRIG)
📂 Task-2-Risk-Assessment Comprehensive cybersecurity risk assessment

🧠 Skills Demonstrated

Technical Skills Frameworks & Tools Soft Skills
Threat Intelligence MITRE ATT&CK Report Writing
OSINT Research Risk Matrix Stakeholder Communication
Malware Analysis NIST Framework Critical Thinking
Incident Response Defense-in-Depth Problem Solving

🎯 Key Findings Summary

APT34 (OILRIG) Profile

Attribute Details
Also Known As OILRIG, Helix Kitten, Crambus
Attribution Iranian Government (State-Sponsored)
Active Since 2014
Primary Targets Middle East - Government, Energy, Telecom
Motivation Cyber Espionage / Intelligence Gathering
Notable TTPs Spear-phishing, Custom Malware, Social Engineering

Risk Assessment Overview

Risk Scenario Inherent Risk Current Risk Target Risk
Cyberattack (APT) 🔴 HIGH 🟡 MEDIUM 🟢 LOW
Natural Disaster 🟡 MEDIUM 🟡 MEDIUM 🟢 LOW
Employee Negligence 🔴 HIGH 🟡 MEDIUM 🟢 LOW

📜 Certificate of Completion

Datacom Cybersecurity Certificate

Verification Code: 2JdyDHjjxkMJrafHr

Issued by Forage | Signed by Tom Brunskill, CEO & Co-Founder


🔗 Connect With Me

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