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πŸ’« About Me:

Hi, I'm Howard Wu πŸ‘‹

Cybersecurity professional based in Pittsburgh, PA. Currently supporting enterprise endpoint infrastructure at UPMC across multiple healthcare sites. B.S. in Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations from Penn State (2026).

I build hands-on security labs and tools focused on SIEM operations, threat detection, and cloud security β€” and I enjoy translating complex security data into actionable insights.


πŸ” About Me

  • πŸ’Ό PC Technician @ UPMC (Contract via All Lines Technology) β€” Active Directory, GPO management, endpoint lifecycle across 4+ healthcare sites
  • πŸŽ“ B.S. Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations β€” Penn State University, 2026
  • πŸ“œ CompTIA Security+ (July 2024) | CompTIA CySA+ (Expected August 2026)
  • πŸ”­ Currently building more detection labs and sharpening SPL/KQL query skills
  • 🌐 Connect: LinkedIn | Email

πŸ› οΈ Tech Stack

Security & Monitoring

Splunk Microsoft Sentinel Wireshark Nessus Nmap

Cloud & Infrastructure

Azure AWS

Scripting & Development

Python PowerShell Bash React FastAPI


πŸ“Œ Featured Projects

Project Description Tools
Splunk SIEM β€” Brute Force Detection Lab Closed-loop SIEM lab detecting SMB brute-force attacks with custom SPL rules and dashboard Splunk, Kali Linux, CrackMapExec
Virtual SIEM/SOC Honeynet Azure honeynet attracting real-world threat actors, mapped to MITRE ATT&CK Microsoft Sentinel, Azure, Entra ID
Competitive Analysis Dashboard Full-stack risk dashboard using ALE/ARO/SLE models built during Commvault internship React, FastAPI, Python

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  1. Competitive-Analysis-Tool Competitive-Analysis-Tool Public

    Full-stack cybersecurity risk dashboard using ALE/ARO/SLE models β€” built during Commvault Field CTO internship

  2. SIEM-Honeypot-Project SIEM-Honeypot-Project Public

    Azure honeynet that attracted 4 real-world threat actors β€” Sentinel SIEM, MITRE ATT&CK mapping, 100% detection rate

  3. Splunk-Lab Splunk-Lab Public

    Brute-force detection lab using Splunk SIEM β€” SPL detection rules, custom dashboard, and MITRE ATT&CK T1110/T1078 mapping