Jason Layton

Jason Layton

Cybersecurity Professional

Protecting digital assets in an ever-evolving threat landscape

About Me

Hi, I'm Jason Layton, a cybersecurity enthusiast transitioning from a decade-long career in Electronic Warfare with the US Navy. My journey into the world of cybersecurity is driven by a passion for protecting digital assets that are growing more important to our society everyday.

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Threat Detection

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Python Scripting

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Network Security

My Timeline

2024

Completed internship as a SOC Analyst Tier II at DefendEdge. Consistently rated the top analyst week after week.

2023

Discovered my passion for Cybersecurity via TryHackMe. Maintained a learning journal on a GitHub Repository. Hundreds of Hours, Top 1% of all users

2022

Served at VP-30. My greatest achievement was earning the highest qualification in my community: Weapon and Tactics Instructor, Honor Graduate Class 22-02.

2019

Designated a Squadron Instructor.

2016

Checked into VP-10 Red Lancers. Best time of my Naval career!

2014

Shipped off to Boot Camp in Great Lakes, Illinois.

My Projects

Cybersecurity Home Lab

Wireshark Analysis

Conducted extensive traffic analysis, identifying abnormal behaviors across various protocols.

ELK Stack Configuration

Practiced troubleshooting Elasticsearch, gained experience in log ingestion and visualization.

Splunk Enterprise

Developed proficiency in creating custom dashboards, alerts, and reports for security monitoring.

Wazuh SIEM

Set up agents, created custom alert rules, and managed security events in a virtualized environment.

Linux Distributions

Experimented with Ubuntu, Kali, and Arch for hosting security tools, practiced VM deployment.

LM Cyber Kill Chain Model

Applied the model using Atomic Red Team and Caldera in simulated environments.

Custom Python Scripts

Developed tools for task automation, including a file hash comparison tool.

Web Application Security

Used OWASP ZAP to identify and mitigate common vulnerabilities in a controlled environment.

Network Enumeration

Practiced techniques using Nmap, enum4linux, and Metasploit in simulated environments.

Digital Forensics

Used Autopsy on Android device images, reconstructed user activities and identified potential security incidents.

Malware Analysis

Learned sandboxing techniques and analyzed malicious binaries using Hybrid-Analysis, ANY.RUN, and VirusTotal.

Cloud Services

Gained hands-on experience with AWS EC2, setting up and securing virtual machines.

Contact Me

Feel free to reach out if you'd like to discuss cybersecurity, share experiences, or explore potential collaborations.

Email: tannerlayton01@gmail.com