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BHADRAPUR, NEPAL OPEN TO REMOTE APPRENTICESHIPS

Defending Systems,
Analyzing Threats.

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I am Bikrant Dahal, a secondary school graduate from Bhadrapur, Nepal, on a disciplined journey to master Security Operations (SOC), Threat Intelligence, and Incident Response. Currently training on HackTheBox Academy, completing the Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate, and engineering security tooling with AI-assisted workflows.

4 VMs Home SOC Lab
Bandit 20+ Linux Wargame
2 Certs In Active Progress
Bikrant Dahal — Cybersecurity Specialist

Interactive SOC Terminal

Recruiters and security peers: explore my skillset, run simulated port scans, inspect incident queues, or de-obfuscate hashes directly through this live Linux bash emulator.

bash — bikrant@soc-node:~

            
bikrant@soc-node:~$
Quick Run:

Live Security Operations Labs

Demonstrating applied security mathematics, intrusion detection stream analysis, and cryptographic payload decoding.

NIST SP 800-63B

Password Entropy & Resilience Analyzer

Calculates information entropy in bits (H = L × log2R) and estimates brute-force crack times against multi-GPU hashcat rigs.

Evaluating...
SHANNON ENTROPY
0 bits
CHAR POOL SIZE (R)
0 symbols
ONLINE THROTTLE CRACK
Instant
OFFLINE 8x RTX 4090 CRACK
Instant
NIST Status: Evaluating...
SIEM & IDS TELEMETRY

Live SOC Alert Triage Stream

Simulated real-time intrusion events from Suricata and Snort sensors. Click any alert to inspect packet hex, MITRE ATT&CK tags, and remediation notes.

⚡ New telemetry ticks automatically • Click alert to open Packet Inspector
CYBERCHEF-LITE

Multi-Decoder & Hasher

Essential analyst toolkit for de-obfuscating CTF flags, Base64 strings, Hex payloads, and computing SHA-256 hashes.

Virtual Home Lab Architecture

Built inside Oracle VirtualBox on an isolated Host-Only subnet (192.168.56.0/24) for safe exploit validation, traffic inspection, and detection rule creation.

SUBNET: 192.168.56.0 / 24 [HOST-ONLY vboxnet0]
Kali Linux
192.168.56.10 Attacker / Pen-tester
Metasploitable 2
192.168.56.20 Target 1 (Vuln Services)
DVWA Server
192.168.56.30 Target 2 (Web Exploits)
Suricata Sensor
192.168.56.40 Defense / IDS Logging
PHYSICAL HARDWARE LAYER
Windows 11 Hypervisor Host PHYSICAL WORKSTATION
192.168.56.1 (Gateway Interface) Oracle VirtualBox 7.x • Wireshark Host Monitor • VS Code Dev

• Click any node card above to inspect its virtual hardware profile and security tooling.

NODE DETAILS

Kali Linux Workstation

IP / Subnet: 192.168.56.10 / 24
Operating System: Kali Linux 2024.3 (Debian-based)
Role: Attacker / Penetration Testing Simulator
Tooling: Nmap, Hydra, Burp Suite Community, Metasploit, Wireshark

Used to launch simulated attacks against internal targets to verify logging, intrusion detection, and SOC defensive alerts.

Field Reports & Technical Writeups

Documenting practical takeaways from CTF challenges, packet analysis captures, and defensive lab configurations.

Credentials & Milestones

Current professional training credentials and future roadmap toward blue team mastery.

IN PROGRESS

Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate

Coursera • Google

Foundations of cybersecurity, packet analysis, Linux CLI, SQL query optimization, and incident response playbooks.

IN PROGRESS

Junior Cybersecurity Analyst (CDSA Path)

HackTheBox Academy

Hands-on SOC triage, live SIEM log investigation, network forensics with Wireshark, and malware artifact identification.

PLANNED TARGET

CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701)

CompTIA

Industry standard baseline certification validating core technical competencies in threat analysis, risk mitigation, and compliance.

PLANNED ACADEMIC PATH

BTech CSE (Cyber Security & Forensics)

Sandip University

Comprehensive four-year computer science engineering degree specializing in digital forensics, cryptology, and defensive engineering.

Get In Touch & Collaborate

Open to remote junior SOC apprenticeships, security collaborations, and technical discussions.

Contact Endpoints

Whether you are an engineering lead looking for a dedicated apprentice or a peer working through CTF challenges, feel free to establish contact.

BASE LOCATION
Bhadrapur, Jhapa, Nepal (NPT UTC+5:45)
PGP PUBLIC KEY FINGERPRINT
8A2F 94D1 C73B E056 42A1 9F8D 5E3C 1B74 90E2 D481
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