Benjamin Taylor

M.S. Cybersecurity β€’ Network & AppSec β€’ Research & Engineering

πŸ› οΈ My Projects

Obscura Threat Dashboard screenshot

Obscura

Mar 2025 – Present β€’ Flask, PyShark, React, Tailwind

Real-time SOC simulation: PCAP parsing, YARA matches, SYN/Brute detection, live dashboard.

PythonFlaskReactYARA
Holmes CTF certificate thumbnail

Holmes CTF

Sep 2025 β€’ Volatility3, Windows IR

Blue-CTF IR investigation (Top 8%): memory forensics, Windows artifacts, MITRE mapping, final flag chain.

ForensicsWindows IRMITRE
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SOC Homelab

Sep 2025 – Present β€’ VirtualBox, Wazuh/ELK, Sysmon

Virtualized ELK/Wazuh SOC with Win11 victim, Kali attacker, Ubuntu jump/SIEM, dual-net topology.

WazuhELKVirtualBox
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IOT Device Security Research Article

Jan 2025 – May 2025 β€’ Research

IoT risk analysis & defenses (Mirai, WannaCry); proposes Zero Trust & segmentation for resilient IoT.

IoTZero TrustRisk
RAGEBOX app UI

RAGEBOX

Apr 2025 – Aug 2025 β€’ Python, PyQt5, SQLite

Gym audio & clips desktop app: playlists, tags, thumbnails, and real-time playback controls.

PyQt5SQLiteDesktop
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HeadsUp

Jun 2025 – Jul 2025 β€’ Python, OpenCV, MediaPipe

Real-time posture monitor: webcam face-mesh head-tilt alerts with overlay and mini widget.

OpenCVMediaPipeUX
Healthcare security talk slides

Cybersecurity in Healthcare Talk

Jan 2025 – Mar 2025 β€’ Presentation

Ransomware & IoT in hospitals; Zero Trust, segmentation, and IR playbooks.

Zero TrustIR
Cloudflare DDoS mitigation slides

DDoS with Cloudflare

Oct 2024 – Nov 2024 β€’ Research

Spamhaus case, Anycast routing, WAF tuning, and AI-assisted detection overview.

DDoSCloudflare
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Tesla Model S Hack

Nov 2024 – Dec 2024 β€’ Research Talk

2015 case study: attack path, mitigations, and automotive security lessons.

AutomotiveSecurity
Cloud computing analysis slides

Cloud Computing Analysis

Oct 2024 β€’ Presentation

IaaS/PaaS/SaaS, edge strategies, latency & jitter impacts on apps/gaming.

EdgeNetworking
Socket programming code sample

Socket Programming

Nov 2024 – Dec 2024 β€’ Python, TCP/IP

TCP echo client/server with clean connection handling and demo runbook.

TCPPython
Banner Grabber code screenshot

Banner Grabber

Tool β€’ Python

Simple script to retrieve service banners for reconnaissance and service identification (supports HTTP, SMTP, FTP, etc.).

PythonNetworkingRecon
Nmap Scanner script screenshot

Nmap Scanner

Tool β€’ Python

Wrapper/automation around Nmap with clean output parsing and report generation β€” great for repeated scanning workflows.

PythonNmapReporting
Port Scanner code screenshot

Port Scanner

Tool β€’ Python

Threaded TCP/UDP port scanner for fast topology discovery and service detection β€” built for learning and demos.

PythonTCP/UDPMultithread
Socket programming client/server screenshot

Socket Programming

Tool β€’ Python

Echo client & server demos showcasing TCP connection handling, graceful shutdowns, and example usage notes β€” ideal for network fundamentals.

PythonTCP/IPNetworking