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dparedes-sec/README.md

Hi, I'm Daniel Paredes πŸ‘‹

Developer transitioning into Cybersecurity | SOC Analyst | AppSec | DevSecOps

I'm building a hands-on cybersecurity portfolio focused on SOC operations, secure software development, API security, container security, and DevSecOps practices.

My current focus is the intersection of cybersecurity, genomic data, detection engineering, and secure cloud-native applications.


πŸ”­ What I'm currently building

  • πŸ›‘οΈ Mini-SOC with Wazuh
    A self-contained SOC lab using Wazuh in Docker, focused on log analysis, SSH brute-force detection, vulnerability detection, runtime security, dashboards, and incident response runbooks.

  • 🌐 Secure Biological Data API
    A REST API for biological data with authentication, authorization, input validation, rate limiting, audit logging, security headers, and Docker hardening.

  • πŸ§ͺ Cybersecurity Lab
    A hands-on security lab using intentionally vulnerable applications to document findings, CVSS scoring, exploitation evidence, and remediation guidance.


🎯 Current focus

  • SOC monitoring and alert investigation
  • SIEM use cases with Wazuh
  • MITRE ATT&CK mapping
  • Incident response runbooks
  • API Security and OWASP API Top 10
  • Container security and runtime detection
  • Secure software development and DevSecOps

🌱 Currently learning

  • Wazuh SIEM and detection engineering
  • Incident response using NIST SP 800-61
  • OWASP Top 10 and OWASP API Security Top 10
  • Container security and supply-chain hardening
  • Threat modeling with STRIDE
  • Secure CI/CD practices

πŸ› οΈ Tech Stack

Security and SOC

Wazuh MITRE ATT&CK Falco OWASP

Development and AppSec

Python FastAPI JWT PostgreSQL

DevSecOps and Infrastructure

Docker Trivy GitHub Actions Linux Git


πŸ“Œ Featured Projects

πŸ›‘οΈ mini-soc-wazuh

Focus: SOC Analyst / Blue Team

A self-contained SOC environment designed to demonstrate:

  • Wazuh single-node deployment with Docker
  • SSH brute-force detection
  • MITRE ATT&CK T1110 mapping
  • CVE vulnerability detection
  • Runtime security monitoring with Falco
  • Security dashboards
  • Incident response runbooks based on NIST SP 800-61

Tech: Wazuh Docker Falco Linux MITRE ATT&CK


Focus: Application Security / DevSecOps

A secure REST API for biological data designed to demonstrate:

  • JWT authentication
  • Role-based access control
  • Input validation
  • Rate limiting
  • Audit logging
  • HTTP security headers
  • Non-root Docker container execution
  • OWASP API Security Top 10 controls

Tech: FastAPI Python JWT RBAC PostgreSQL Docker


Focus: Pentesting / Security Documentation

A hands-on cybersecurity lab designed to demonstrate:

  • Vulnerability analysis in controlled environments
  • Evidence collection
  • CVSS scoring
  • OWASP mapping
  • Remediation guidance
  • Technical security reporting

Tech: OWASP DVWA ZAP sqlmap Linux


🧠 How I document my projects

Each project is designed to include:

  • Clear setup instructions
  • Security objective and threat scenario
  • Technical implementation details
  • Detection logic or security controls
  • Evidence, screenshots, or logs
  • MITRE ATT&CK or OWASP mapping when relevant
  • Remediation notes and lessons learned

πŸš€ Career direction

I'm currently building practical experience toward roles such as:

  • SOC Analyst
  • Junior Detection Engineer
  • Application Security Analyst
  • DevSecOps Engineer
  • Security-focused Backend Developer

πŸ“« Let's connect

LinkedIn

GitHub

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  1. bio-api-secure bio-api-secure Public

    REST API for querying genomic sequence data with JWT authentication, role-based access control, and OWASP API Security Top 10 compliance.

    Python

  2. cybersecurity-lab cybersecurity-lab Public

    Shell

  3. mini-soc-wazuh mini-soc-wazuh Public

    Dockerfile