Yanick K.C.
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Cybersecurity Student & Ethical Hacker

YANICK
K.C.

Penetration Tester

BSc cyber security and digital forensics student specializing in offensive security, digital forensics, and network defense. Turning vulnerabilities into knowledge — one CTF flag at a time.

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CTF Competitions
6
Projects Completed
5
Certifications
3.8
GPA Score
// 001 — ABOUT

Who Am I?

I'm a cyber security and digital forensics student with a deep passion for cybersecurity — specifically offensive security, threat analysis, and digital forensics. My journey into infosec started when I accidentally stumbled across a CTF competition and got completely hooked.

I specialize in penetration testing and vulnerability research, approaching security challenges with a hacker mindset while maintaining strict ethical boundaries. I believe the best defenders think like attackers.

Currently preparing for my OSCP certification while contributing to open-source security tooling and participating in bug bounty programs on HackerOne and Bugcrowd.

bash — yanick@kali ~
yanick@kali:~$ whoami
Yanick K.C. — Cybersecurity Student

yanick@kali:~$ cat education.txt
▶ BSc Cyber Security & Digital Forensics
Focus: Network Security & Forensics

yanick@kali:~$ cat interests.txt
▶ Penetration Testing
▶ Malware Analysis
▶ CTF Competitions
▶ Bug Bounty Hunting

yanick@kali:~$ ./run_exploit.sh --target self
[!] Warning: Target is friendly
[✓] Deploying knowledge instead...
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// 002 — SKILLS

Arsenal & Expertise

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PENETRATION TESTING
82% proficiency
MetasploitBurp SuiteNmapOWASP
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WEB APP SECURITY
78% proficiency
SQL InjectionXSSCSRFIDOR
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DIGITAL FORENSICS
70% proficiency
AutopsyWiresharkVolatilityFTK
🐍
SCRIPTING & TOOLING
85% proficiency
PythonBashPowerShellGo
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NETWORK SECURITY
75% proficiency
FirewallsIDS/IPSVPNSnort
☁️
CLOUD SECURITY
60% proficiency
AWS IAMS3 MisconfigAzure AD
// 003 — PROJECTS

Featured Operations

Red TeamLive
PhishKit Detector
Automated tool that identifies phishing kit infrastructure by fingerprinting web directories, analyzing source code patterns, and correlating with threat intel feeds. Detected 200+ active kits in the wild.
PythonBeautifulSoupVirusTotal API
Blue TeamLive
SIEM Dashboard
Custom SIEM built on ELK Stack with real-time alerting for anomalous log patterns, brute-force detection, and privilege escalation attempts across a simulated enterprise environment.
ElasticsearchKibanaLogstash
ForensicsComplete
MemDump Analyzer
Python framework for automated memory dump analysis — extracts running processes, network connections, injected code, and suspicious strings. Used for rapid incident response triage.
PythonVolatility3YARA
ResearchComplete
CVE Exploit Lab
Controlled lab environment replicating 15 real-world CVEs with full exploit chains, from initial foothold to privilege escalation. Includes detailed write-ups and mitigations for each vulnerability.
VMwareMetasploitDocker
OffensiveLive
C2 Framework Study
Research project analyzing Command & Control frameworks (Cobalt Strike, Sliver, Havoc) — comparing detection evasion techniques, traffic patterns, and defensive countermeasures.
GoC++Wireshark
DefensiveLive
Honeypot Network
Deployed multi-tier honeypot infrastructure to attract and analyze attacker behavior. Logs 500+ interaction events daily, providing real threat intelligence on attack patterns and tooling.
CowrieT-PotGrafana
// 004 — CERTIFICATIONS

Credentials & Badges

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CEH
EC-Council
2024
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CompTIA Security+
CompTIA
2023
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eJPT
eLearnSecurity
2023
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AWS Cloud Practitioner
Amazon AWS
2024
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OSCP
Offensive Security
In Progress
// 005 — CTF ACHIEVEMENTS

Capture The Flag

Competition
Rank
Points
Year
PicoCTF 2024
#142 / 10k+
8,400 pts
2024
HackTheBox CTF — Cyber Apocalypse
#89 / 6k+
12,750 pts
2024
CSAW CTF Qualification
#210 / 4k+
6,300 pts
2023
TryHackMe — Top 1%
Top 1%
98,000 pts
2023–24
National Cyber Olympiad
#3 / 500
Gold 🥇
2023
// 006 — CONTACT

Initiate Contact

Let's Connect

Open to internships, research collaborations, and CTF team invitations. Always happy to talk security, share write-ups, or grab a (virtual) coffee.

📧yanickkc38@gmail.com 💼linkedin.com/in/yannick-k-c-22a08b372 🐙github.com/1yanick9999 🏴HackTheBox: Yanick1ph3r