Hello, I'm Nicky Jacobs

I am a cybersecurity professional with a strong interest in security operations, threat intelligence, and hands-on technical security.
Currently studying Ethical Hacking at Hogeschool NOVI and working as a Security Analyst within a Security Operations Center (SOC).
I am analytical, goal-driven, and continuously focused on learning, improving, and understanding complex cyber threats through both theory and practice.

Objective

My journey in IT and cybersecurity has led me to develop a strong passion for defensive security and threat analysis.
I am currently active as a Security Analyst in a SOC, where I focus on monitoring, incident handling, vulnerability follow-up, and reporting.
My objective is to further grow my technical and analytical skills within SOC operations, threat hunting, and threat intelligence, while building a solid foundation for long-term development in cybersecurity.

Skills

Skill	Associated Project
Security Monitoring & Incident Response	SOC Operations
Network & System Security	Homelab Network Project
Threat Intelligence & Actor Profiling	Threat Intelligence Research
DFIR Fundamentals	SOC Incident Handling
Security Frameworks (MITRE ATT&CK, ISO 27001)	Security Orchestration
Documentation & Reporting	GitHub Portfolio
Offensive & Defensive Systems Security	Systems Security (SYS) – Final Project ⭐
Security Tool Development & Engineering	JacOps Security Suite
AI-Driven Security Automation	Cyber Agent
Linux Privacy & Security Configuration	Linux Privacy Setup Toolkit

Tools

Network

Operating Systems

SIEM & Security Platforms

Frameworks & Methodologies

Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR)

Memory & Artifact Analysis

Detection, Analysis & Utilities

Offensive & Web Security

Identity, Threat Intelligence & OSINT

Programming & Automation

Certifications

Projects

• cyber-agent — Autonomous AI-Driven Cybersecurity Agent
  AI-powered security agent built with TypeScript and Claude Agent SDK that autonomously orchestrates Kali Linux tools, interprets output, and maps findings to MITRE ATT&CK across red team, blue team, and OSINT workflows.

• JSS — JacOps Security Suite
  Modular Python-based cybersecurity suite featuring 10 professional security tools with CLI and optional web GUIs, including network scanning, intrusion detection, vulnerability analysis, password policy auditing, and threat intelligence dashboards.

• Linux Privacy Setup Toolkit
  A Bash-based toolkit to automate Linux privacy and security hardening including configuration presets, firewall rules, service hardening, and privacy-enhancing automation.

• UniFi Network Architecture & Segmentation Project
  Fully segmented home lab network using VLAN architecture, zone-based firewall policies, WireGuard VPN, IGMP snooping, and Home Assistant integrations. Includes structured documentation and visual configuration logic.

• Cowrie Honeypot Deployment (Raspberry Pi 5)
  SSH honeypot deployment using Cowrie with Slack webhook alerts, authbind configuration for port 22, fake shell environment simulation, and structured log analysis for monitoring unauthorized access attempts.

• SOC & Security Orchestration

• Threat Intelligence Research

• Incident Response & Reporting