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Cybersecurity researcher and Information Security Technology graduate of Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakif University, Istanbul. Focused on red team penetration testing, phishing analysis, vulnerability scanning tools and threat intelligence — and sharing that hands-on experience with the community through workshops and mentoring.

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BASE OF OPERATIONS ISTANBUL / TR
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TARGET PROFILE // 01

About Me

A cybersecurity enthusiast who proactively uncovers system vulnerabilities and strengthens defenses through an attacker's perspective.

Mehmet Taha Gazoz

My interest in cybersecurity started with a simple belief: understanding how systems break is the most reliable way to protect them. I keep reinforcing the academic training I received in the Information Security Technology program at Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakif University with vulnerable lab machines and realistic attack scenarios.

“The key to security in cyberspace is not building walls; it is noticing where the wall might leak before the attacker does.”

As a mentor at our university's Applied Cybersecurity Training and Ethical Hacker Workshop: Phishing & Hack The Box events, I guided dozens of students in using penetration testing tools, detecting phishing attacks and building security reflexes.

Red Team & Pentest Network Analysis Phishing Defense Cyber Mentoring

Offensive Security (Red Team)

Hands-on penetration testing experience with OWASP Top 10 web vulnerabilities, network reconnaissance (Nmap), privilege escalation, Metasploit Framework and vulnerable machines (HackTheBox / TryHackMe).

Defensive Security & Threat Analysis (Blue Team)

Phishing e-mail analysis, malicious metadata investigation (OSINT), packet analysis with Wireshark and system hardening against vulnerabilities.

Cyber Mentoring & Community

Providing lab support to students in cybersecurity clubs, preparing CTF walkthroughs and leading workshops that spread security awareness.

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TOOLKIT // 02

Skills & Arsenal

The core technologies and platforms I use for penetration testing, forensics, network defense and vulnerability analysis.

Learning journey: I am at the start of my cybersecurity career. I use these tools and attack/defense techniques at a basic to intermediate level and push my theory further every day with hands-on labs (TryHackMe, CTF).

Recon & Nmap
55% · Intermediate
Port ScanningService DetectionBasic NSE
Metasploit & Exploits
45% · Basic
ExploitationPayloadsMeterpreter Basics
Web Security & OWASP
50% · Intermediate
Burp SuiteSQLi & XSS ConceptsGobuster Fuzzing
Phishing Analysis
60% · Upper-Intermediate
Mail Header ReviewSPF/DKIM/DMARCWorkshop Mentoring
Wireshark & Traffic Analysis
48% · Basic-Intermediate
PCAP AnalysisTCP/IP FilteringAnomaly Awareness
OSINT & Metadata Analysis
52% · Intermediate
ExifToolShodan SearchOpen-Source Intelligence
Linux / Kali / Bash
56% · Intermediate
Kali LinuxBasic BashCommand Line
Python Security Automation
45% · Developing
Simple ScriptsSocket BasicsScan Automation
TryHackMe & Hack The Box
52% · Practice
Basic CTFLearning RoomsAcademic Guidance
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BACKGROUND & ROLES // 03

Experience & Education

My academic background, enterprise IT experience and the cybersecurity trainings I ran for students.

Oct 2024 – Jun 2026 EDUCATION · GRADUATED

Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakif University (FSMVU)

Vocational School — Information Security Technology (Associate degree)

Associate degree covering network infrastructure, operating system security, cryptography fundamentals, database security and penetration testing.

  • Active in organising events and trainings within the Cybersecurity Club
  • Hands-on attack and defense scenarios in virtual lab environments
2026 MENTORING

Ethical Hacker Workshop: Phishing & Hack The Box

Cybersecurity Trainer & Mentor — FSMVU

Mentored a workshop that taught students the anatomy of phishing attacks, e-mail header analysis and the exploitation stages of vulnerable Hack The Box machines.

  • Simulating phishing techniques and enterprise countermeasures
  • Guidance on vulnerability discovery, privilege escalation and capture-the-flag on Hack The Box machines
2025 MENTORING

Applied Cybersecurity Training

Cybersecurity Mentor — FSMVU & TryHackMe

A training program that taught participants basic and intermediate penetration testing tools through TryHackMe labs and built practical analysis skills.

  • Network and port discovery with Nmap, service version detection
  • Web directory scanning and hidden endpoint discovery with Dirb and Gobuster
  • OSINT and metadata extraction techniques; exploitation with Metasploit Framework
Jul 2024 – Aug 2024 WORK EXPERIENCE

LC Waikiki — IT Department

Istanbul / Bağcılar

Hands-on experience with enterprise IT and cybersecurity processes.

  • Creating, editing and removing rules on the corporate firewall
  • Network security, access control and enterprise IT infrastructure
Ongoing CONTINUOUS LEARNING

TryHackMe & Hack The Box Labs

Independent Security Researcher

Completing hundreds of lab tasks across the Web Fundamentals, Offensive Pentesting and SOC Analyst paths on continuously updated global platforms.

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MISSION LOG // 04

Projects & Research

Security tools, reconnaissance scripts, phishing analysis engines and training material.

HBYS-CTF · TÜBİTAK 2209-A RESEARCH PROJECT

Gamified Hospital Information Systems Security Training for Critical Healthcare Infrastructure

An academic research project that teaches hospital information system security through a gamified CTF platform. Students walk through a realistic attack chain step by step.

  1. Reconnaissance
  2. Vulnerability testing
  3. Authentication bypass
  4. SQL injection
  5. Privilege escalation
Advisor: Lect. Merve Araç · Conference poster prepared (60×80 cm)
CTFSecurity trainingGamificationSQL injection
Repository
FSMVU · Web application IN DEVELOPMENT

Phishing Awareness Platform

A training app I am building for FSMVU that introduces and teaches phishing attacks. Integrated with HackTheBox.

  • Admin panel running as a separate service
  • Rate limiting and 404 responses for invalid keys
  • Mobile-friendly interface
Node.jsExpressMongoDB AtlasRender
Repository
Python · Service idea WORKING PROTOTYPE

Web Security Scanner

A Python tool that scans small business websites and delivers the results as a report in Turkish. Tested on real sites for before/after comparison.

  • SSL and security headers
  • SPF and DMARC checks
  • Exposed file scanning
  • HTML and PDF reports (Turkish)
PythonHTML/PDF reportsE-mail security
Repository
AI · Education IDEA

AI CTF Generator

A platform that generates CTF scenarios and challenges with AI. The plan is to offer it to schools first, then to the global market. I am rebuilding an earlier prototype from scratch.

  • Dynamic vulnerability and flag generation
  • Training infrastructure for schools and institutions
  • Built to scale to a global market
AICTFEdTech
Repository
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FIELD NOTES // 05

Write-up Archive

Step-by-step walkthroughs of machines I solved on Hack The Box, TryHackMe and in CTF competitions: recon, vulnerability, exploitation and defense recommendations. Write-ups are published in Turkish.

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INTERACTIVE CONSOLE // 06

Hacker Terminal

A realistic Linux/SOC command-line interface. Type a command or click the buttons below to query the system.

mtg@soc-core: ~ (zsh / bash)
PORT: 2222 // SSH-2.0
QUICK COMMANDS:
mtg@soc-core:~$
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OPEN TO WORK // 07

Hiring for a Role?

I am looking for full-time and internship opportunities in cybersecurity. If your team has a suitable role, fill in the form or download my CV — I reply within 2 business days.

ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR WORK

Ready to join your security team.

Target roles
Junior SOC Analyst · Junior Penetration Tester · Network / Cybersecurity Specialist · IT Security
Employment
Full-time · Internship
Location
Istanbul, Türkiye · On-site, hybrid or remote
Education
Information Security Technology, FSMVU (class of 2026)
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