# Mamdouh Abbara

Mamdouh Abbara is a remote worker on Himalayas, Internal SOC Analyst Training at Cyberpedia, based in Syrian Arab Republic.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@mamdouhabbara

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Tier 1 SOC Analyst at a government digital transformation institution who defined 12 web-security detection use cases.
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| Detail | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | Syrian Arab Republic |
| Authorized to work in | Syrian Arab Republic |
| Salary expectations | 30k+ EUR |
| Job categories | SOC Analyst |
| Skills | Security Monitoring, Alert Triage, Security Incident Investigation, HTTP HTTPS Analysis, Detection Logic, Source IP Correlation, True False Positive Analysis, Evidence Based Escalation, Brute Force Detection, Reconnaissance, SQL Injection, XSS, Path Traversal Detection, Incident Reporting, MTTD |

## What I'm looking for

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I’m seeking full-time work and am available to join immediately.
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## About

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At a government institution in Syria’s Digital Transformation Sector, I monitor and triage security alerts with Wazuh and analyze HTTP/HTTPS activity. I defined and refined detection logic for 12 web-security use cases in collaboration with the platform developer.

I also built an Excel-based SOC triage tracker adopted by the team, with automatically calculated MTTD and MTTA metrics. I document evidence, assess potential true and false positives, and escalate findings with initial analysis.

Alongside this work, I participate in internal SOC training at Cyberpedia and study incident response and threat investigation. I’m a final-year Informatics Engineering student specializing in Networks Engineering, and I’m available for full-time work and immediate joining.
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## Experience

### Internal SOC Analyst Training (current)

Cyberpedia. May 2026 - Present

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Participate in ongoing internal SOC training alongside practical work as a Tier 1 SOC Analyst. Study incident response and threat investigation methodologies.
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Skills: Incident-Response, Threat-Investigation, SIEM-SOC-Workflows, MFA

### SOC Analyst Tier 1 (current)

Government Institution, Digital Transformation Sector. Dec 2025 - Present

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Monitor and triage security alerts using Wazuh SIEM and a web-based HTTP/HTTPS monitoring platform. Investigate suspicious activity, assess true/false positives, and escalate findings with evidence.
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Skills: Wazuh, HTTP-HTTPS-Analysis, Alert-Triage, Detection-Logic, Excel, MTTD, MTTA, Virus-Total, IPHub, Traceroute

### Freelance Cyber Security (current)

Self-employed. Dec 2024 - Present

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Delivered cybersecurity awareness sessions covering phishing, malicious links, and social engineering. Used practical demonstrations to explain common digital threats.
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Skills: Cyber-Security-Awareness, Phishing, Social-Engineering

### Cyber Security Internship

Darrbeni. Aug 2024 - Dec 2024

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Monitored security alerts using SIEM tools to identify suspicious activity and potential threats. Assisted with alert triage and preliminary investigations under Blue Team supervision.
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Skills: SIEM, Monitoring-And-Alerting, Alert-Triage, Blue-Team

## Education

### Homs University

Bachelor of Science, Informatics Engineering (Networks Engineering). 2022 - Present

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Pursuing a B.S. in Informatics Engineering with a focus on Networks Engineering, currently in the final year.
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### TryHackMe

SOC Level 1 Learning Path, Security Operations

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Completed the SOC Level 1 Learning Path with a certificate of completion, covering 65+ hours of training.
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### Homs University

Associate Degree, Network IT. 2020 - 2022. Grade: 90%

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Earned an Associate Degree in Network IT, ranked 1st in class with a GPA of 90%.
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### GOPA-DERD

Networks & Monitoring Course, Networks & Monitoring

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Completed a Networks & Monitoring Course in cooperation with UNFPA, totaling 120 hours.
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### Al-Birr Charity / Gheras

Certificate of Completion, Strategic Planning

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Completed a Strategic Planning course with a certificate of completion.
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## Tech stack

- Splunk
- Microsoft Excel
- Wazuh
- VirusTotal

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