At a glance
Oluwatimilehin Finnih (SOC Analyst) is a professional based in Nigeria with a portfolio on Talentta. Oluwatimilehin brings 6 years of professional experience, with strengths in - Attention to Detail, Active Directory, Analytical Thinking and AutoCAD & Technical Documentation. Oluwatimilehin studied B.Sc. Physiology at Lagos State University.
About
Entry-level cybersecurity professional with hands‑on experience in Linux systems, network security, vulnerability assessment, security investigations, SIEM monitoring, threat detection, and incident response. Skilled in practical projects involving reconnaissance, service enumeration, privilege escalation, packet analysis and security monitoring using tools such as Wazuh, Suricata, Wireshark and Nmap. Also proficient in SQL and Microsoft Excel for data cleaning, analysis, visualization and reporting.
Expertise
Career
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Personal Project
Built a Mini Security Operations Center using Wazuh, integrating Suricata, VirusTotal, and osquery for centralized monitoring, threat detection, endpoint visibility and threat intelligence. Developed custom detection rules, mapped events to MITRE ATT&CK and automated response to simulated SSH brute‑force attacks.
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Personal Project
Investigated a compromised legacy Linux system, traced attack path from remote command execution via vulnerable DistCC to privilege escalation through a root‑owned SUID Nmap binary. Performed Linux enumeration, permissions analysis and initial incident triage.
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Capstone Project
Conducted vulnerability discovery and security analysis on Kioptrix Level 1 and Metasploitable 2, identified multiple vulnerabilities and delivered GRC‑focused recommendations, policies and mitigation strategies.
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Personal Project
Analyzed a malicious PCAP file to identify infected host, trace malware delivery chain, extract malicious executable and investigate post‑infection network behavior and IOCs.
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Student physiological Association of Nigeria (SPAN)
Led Independent Electoral Committee, oversaw electoral processes, ensured fairness and transparency, coordinated committee members.
Foundations
B.Sc. Physiology
Cybersecurity
Data Analytics
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)
Quick answers
Oluwatimilehin Finnih (SOC Analyst) is a professional based in Nigeria with a portfolio on Talentta. Oluwatimilehin brings 6 years of professional experience, with strengths in - Attention to Detail, Active Directory, Analytical Thinking and AutoCAD & Technical Documentation. Oluwatimilehin studied B.Sc. Physiology at Lagos State University.
Oluwatimilehin Finnih is based in Nigeria.
Oluwatimilehin's top skills are - Attention to Detail (Intermediate), Active Directory (Intermediate), Analytical Thinking (Intermediate), AutoCAD & Technical Documentation (Intermediate), collaboration (Intermediate) and Communications (Intermediate).
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