Python Log Analyzer
FEATUREDParses system logs to surface suspicious activity — repeated failed logins, unusual access patterns — as a foundation for blue-team and SOC triage work.
PythonLog analysisSOCCLI
Currently interning · open to internships & junior roles
Thisara
Thisara
Gayantha
Cyber Security Intern — Sri Lanka Police Headquarters
IT undergraduate at SLIIT, specializing in cybersecurity, on the path to security engineering. I build detection tooling in Python, engineer backends in Java/Spring Boot, and apply it all in a real operational security environment.
ACTIVE CREDENTIALID · TG-2026
Thisara
Gayantha
CYBER SECURITY INTERN
- ASSIGNMENT
- Sri Lanka Police HQ
- SINCE
- August 2026
- SPECIALIZATION
- Blue team · SOC
- STATUS
- ● Open to opportunities
THISARAGAYANTHA.COM.LK
experience
AUG 2026 — PRESENT
Where I work now
Applying what I've built and studied in a real operational security environment.
Cyber Security Intern
Sri Lanka Police Headquarters
Working within the cybersecurity function at Sri Lanka Police Headquarters — gaining hands-on exposure to security operations in a national law-enforcement environment.
- Hands-on experience in an operational security environment
- Applying log analysis and monitoring fundamentals in real workflows
- Working alongside experienced security and investigations professionals
projects
Detection tools & engineered systems
Hands-on builds that show how I learn security: write the tool, understand the signal, document the result. Every repo has source you can read.
Phishing Detector
FEATUREDFlags phishing URLs by scoring indicators: IP-based hosts, @ symbols, missing HTTPS, redirect behavior and other common lure patterns.
PythonJavaScriptURL analysisWeb security
FitVital Hub
ACADEMICRole-based health platform — patients, doctors, dietitians, staff and admins — with auth, appointments and health profiles.
JavaSpring BootMySQL
Port Scanner
LEARNING BUILDTCP port scanner written with raw Python sockets to map open ports on authorized systems — networking from the packet up.
PythonSocketsNetworking
Vehicle Rental System
ACADEMICSpring Boot backend managing vehicles, bookings, discounts and payments over REST APIs with file-based persistence.
JavaSpring BootREST API
skills
What I work with
Grouped by how I actually use them — defending, building, and shipping.
SECURITY
- SOC fundamentals & monitoring
- Log analysis & threat detection
- Network security & TCP/IP
- Vulnerability assessment basics
- Security frameworks & controls (CIA, IAM)
- Cryptography fundamentals
- Linux (Ubuntu, VMs)
PROGRAMMING & BACKEND
- Java · Spring Boot
- Python
- C · JavaScript
- REST API design
- MySQL · MongoDB
WEB & TOOLING
- React · HTML · CSS
- Node.js / Express basics
- Git & GitHub
- Postman
- VS Code · IntelliJ IDEA
- VirtualBox
certifications
Completed & verified
Industry certifications completed through Coursera — each links to its official verification page.
Security Concepts and PracticesISC2 · Coursera · Jul 2026 · verify ↗
COMPLETEDFoundations of CybersecurityGoogle · Coursera · Jul 2026 · verify ↗
COMPLETEDInformation Security FoundationsLearnKartS · Coursera · Nov 2025 · verify ↗
COMPLETEDCompTIA Security+ (SY0-701)Training completed · exam in progress
IN PROGRESS
education & path
BSc (Hons) in IT, Cybersecurity — SLIIT
Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology · 2024–2028 · specialization in Cybersecurity.
2024
Started the degree
Built foundations in programming, databases, web technologies and computer systems.
2025
Shipped real projects
Java/Spring Boot systems, Python security tools — academic and personal builds pushed to GitHub.
AUG 2026
Cyber Security Intern — Sri Lanka Police HQ
First industry role: hands-on security work in a national law-enforcement environment, while continuing studies.
NEXT
Security engineer track
Open to further internships and junior security roles — SOC, blue team, security engineering — building toward a security engineering career.