Hello, I'm Yao Prosper AMEBE,

Cybersecurity Practitioner

Cybersecurity practitioner with a foundation in software development and hands-on experience in digital forensics, network traffic analysis, vulnerability assessment, and cloud security. Passionate about understanding how systems work, identifying security weaknesses, and developing secure solutions.

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About Me

Hello, I am Yao Prosper Amebe, a cybersecurity practitioner with a background in software development. I hold a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and an AAS in Cybersecurity, combining development expertise with a passion for security. My experience as a Flutter developer, along with participation in Capture The Flag competitions and hands-on security projects, has strengthened my skills in digital forensics, network traffic analysis, vulnerability assessment, SOC analysis, and secure application development. I am continuously learning and seeking opportunities to contribute to the cybersecurity field.

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Certifications

Professional certifications validating my technical skills.

CompTIA Security+

CompTIA

2025

CompTIA Linux+

CompTIA

2025

Honors & Awards

Dr. Harry Harden Jr. Academic Excellence Award

Montgomery College

May 2026

Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

Phi Theta Kappa

Mar 2025

Challenge Track Winner

RaptorHacks — Montgomery College

April 2026

Projects

These are some of my personal, professional projects and CTF participation.

CTF Participation

Spring 2026 Maryland HTB CTF

2nd PlaceCertificate

Spring 2026

Digital ForensicsWeb ExploitationReverse EngineeringOSINTSecure Coding

•Led Montgomery College's team to 2nd place overall, earning 9.325 points and 19 of 27 flags across Digital Forensics, Web Exploitation, Reverse Engineering, OSINT, and Secure Coding.
•Captured 14 of 15 Digital Forensics flags by performing Azure cloud log forensics using jq to parse JSON logs, identifying account compromise and malware activity indicators.
•Identified a Server-Side Request Forgery through source code analysis and implemented a fix.

National Cyber League

214th / 3,634 teams1452nd / 7,011 individualsIndividual Report Team Report

Jan. 2026 — April 2026

OSINTCryptographyForensicsNetwork AnalysisWeb Security

•Ranked 214th out of 3,634 teams nationwide while competing across OSINT, Cryptography, Forensics, Log Analysis, Network Traffic Analysis, Web Application Security, and Exploitation.
•Achieved 100% completion and 100% accuracy in Network Traffic Analysis challenges through packet analysis, traffic reconstruction, and threat identification using Wireshark.
•Analyzed memory dumps, disk images, and binaries using Volatility, Autopsy, and Binwalk; identified web vulnerabilities and automated log analysis tasks with Python scripts.

SANS Holiday Hack Challenge 2025 See writeup

Dec. 2025

Web ExploitationCloud SecurityReverse EngineeringNetwork AnalysisCryptography

•Completed 21 objectives across web exploitation, network analysis, cloud security, and reverse engineering.
•Exploited IDOR vulnerabilities, performed RCE with privilege escalation, and bypassed authentications.
•Identified Azure Blob Storage misconfigurations, hunted leaked tokens, and analyzed NSG firewall rules to detect privilege violations.
•Exploited JWT/JWKS authentication weakness by generating RSA key pairs with OpenSSL and forging trusted tokens to bypass authorization controls.

Skills

Technical skills and expertise in cybersecurity and software development

Security Operations & Pentesting

SplunkAzure SentinelBurp SuiteNmapWiresharkOpenVASMetasploitNetcatTshark

Digital Forensics & Intel

AutopsyFTK ImagerVolatilityBinwalkHashCatJohn the Ripper

Networking & Protocols

DNSDHCPTCP/IPVLANsFirewallSubnettingPacket Analysis

Platforms & OS

Kali LinuxUbuntuWindows ServerActive DirectoryAzureAWSGoogle Cloud PlatformVirtualBoxFirebase

Languages & Scripting

PythonBashPowerShellDartC++JavaJavaScript

Frameworks & Web

FlutterReactJSNext.jsHTML/CSSTailwind CSS

Frameworks & Standards

MITRE ATT&CKNIST CSFOWASP Top 10Git/GitHub