Social Engineering and malware simulation

Role: Security Researcher & Penetration Tester

Date: September 2025

A complete cybersecurity awareness and testing project designed to assess organizational resilience against social engineering and malware threats.

The project simulated phishing attacks, payload generation, and reverse connection techniques using Metasploit Framework (msfvenom, msfconsole, Meterpreter) — all conducted ethically within an authorized lab environment.

Key achievements:

•Designed a phishing awareness campaign to train employees against fraudulent emails.

•Simulated controlled malware payloads to test endpoint and network defenses.

•Analyzed network traffic using Wireshark to detect malicious communication (e.g., port 5555 monitoring).

•Delivered a detailed report including incident response best practices, system hardening, and awareness training recommendations.

Technologies & Tools: Kali Linux, Metasploit, Wireshark, Gamma, SIEM concepts, Email Phishing Simulation