Gergo Kovacs

Motivated Cybersecurity student with a solid foundation in offensive security and vulnerability assessment. Skilled in conducting web and network penetration tests using tools like Burp Suite and Nmap, with a strong understanding of the OWASP Top 10. Seeking an internship to apply my technical skills in threat identification and mitigation, and to contribute to proactive defense strategies in a real-world environment.

Web Development Project (Multiple Browser Games)

• Designed and developed a portfolio of interactive browser-based games to demonstrate full-stack development proficiency.
• Implemented core game logic and back-end services using C# and .NET, while creating dynamic and responsive front-end interfaces with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Applied Object-Oriented Programming principles to ensure clean, maintainable, and scalable code architecture.
• Result: Successfully deployed multiple functional games, strengthening understanding of the complete software development lifecycle and secure web technologies.

Honeypot Project

• Architected and deployed a security monitoring system to analyze real-world attack patterns by creating a deliberately vulnerable honeypot.
• Configured a web server as a honeypot and integrated Filebeat as a log shipper to stream security events in real-time to an Elastic Stack (ELK) server.
• Utilized Elasticsearch for indexing and storing log data and built custom visualizations and dashboards in Kibana to monitor and analyze malicious activity.
• Result: Gained practical experience in SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) concepts, successfully capturing and visualizing live attack data to identify common threats and attacker methodologies.

Network and System Pentesting Project

• Conducted a comprehensive internal black-box penetration test on a simulated corporate network to assess its security posture without prior knowledge of the environment.
• Executed the full penetration testing lifecycle: reconnaissance, scanning, exploitation, and post-exploitation using tools like Nmap and Metasploit.
• Documented the entire process and generated a detailed technical report using Sysreport, outlining discovered vulnerabilities, their associated risk levels, and actionable remediation strategies.
• Result: Provided the client with a clear understanding of their security weaknesses and a prioritized roadmap for improving their defensive controls, mimicking a professional security engagement.