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Ugnius Venčkauskas

IT Security

Summary

Highly driven, detail-oriented individual with a First Class Honours in BSc Computer Security & Forensics at University of Greenwich with a strong foundation in programming with Java, Python and C++, as well as computer security principles, frameworks and risk management, I am also familiar with usage of digital forensics software and the rules regarding evidence gathering. I am seeking for an opportunity to contribute to a dynamic, organization where I can further develop my skills and experience as part of a team working in a Cyber Security role. I have a strong interest in Penetration Testing and I am continuously expanding my knowledge on various attack vectors, while also investigating ways to reduce the attack surface for the intruder. Excited to leverage my technical skills alongside proven communication, troubleshooting and multi-tasking abilities to deliver beyond expectation in a new career. Attacks I have performed in Ethical scenarios: Denial of Service attack (using hping3 and curl) Exploiting Local File Inclusion Vulnerability SQL Injection & Cross-Site Scripting Phishing Attack Reverse Engineering Buffer Overflow Privilege Escalation in which I created my own Virtual Machine containing vulnerabilities. I then documented the process of exploiting it and obtaining as much information as possible about the user through the use of a variety of different attack vectors BSC COMPUTER SECURITY AND FORENSICS (FIRST CLASS) UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH Strong foundational knowledge of computer security, forensics, programming (Java, Python & C++), and cryptography using current software. Final year project consisted of developing a twitter scraper to gather the text and metadata of tweets, which were then used to train multiple machine learning classification algorithms via a supervised approach to distinguish cyberbullying on twitter using textual and linguistic features. Modules: Algorithms & Data Structures, Network Security, Operating Systems, Penetration Testing, Advanced Programming.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Security & Forensics

University of Greenwich
London, UK
04.2018 - 04.2021

Work History

FOOD & BEVERAGE ASSISTANT

DoubleTree by Hilton
  • Responsibilities included leading a group of three people and catering to every customer's needs
  • Experience gained was invaluable to me and contributed to developing an array of aspects of my character, such as being able to coordinate and lead a team, efficiently managing my time and most importantly greatly improved my critical thinking under high pressure circumstances
  • Received positive feedback from customers and management for my hospitality and work performance.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT STAFF

  • XYRATEX
  • Two-week internship providing general technical support to clients within the Portsmouth office
  • Proactively delivered support to clients via remote desktop and in-person callouts
  • Applied inquisitiveness to solve all troubleshooting and problem-solving cases
  • Maintained strict adherence to the ticketing system
  • Performed laptop rollout, computer hardware maintenance, and system administration such as account management in Active Directory and software updates.

STORE ASSISTANT

  • Aldi
  • Exceeded target performance metrics as a cashier
  • Demonstrated versatility, independence and multi-tasking skills via my simultaneous warehouse, customer service and cashier responsibilities
  • Received positive feedback from customers via the online ‘Like Aldi
  • Tell Aldi’ Scheme

CLUB ASSISTANT

University of Greenwich
  • I had organizational responsibilities, ensuring equipment was available for matches, and facilitating multi-club sporting events
  • I also had responsibility for ensuring efficient two-way communications to and from club members as well as maintaining good, clear, and consistent communication methods with the Students Union.

Skills

  • Penetration testing knowledge including use of Bash scripts, Wireshark and SQL
Knowledge of cyber security frameworks including NIST and ATT&CK
  • Network design, maintenance and security using SecuriCAD
  • Proficient in Python, Java and C
  • Experience using EnCase, FTK and Autopsy for forensic analysis and imaging
  • Hardware installations
  • LAN protocols
  • Software updates
  • Microsoft Hyper-V Server
  • Critical thinking skills
  • Customer and client relations
Ugnius VenčkauskasIT Security