I spend a lot of of time thinking about the security of systems in both offensive and defensive ways. I use this site to share some of those thoughts.

Education

• Masters of Science in Information Security Engineering (SANS Technology Institute) - Current

• Bachelors of Science in Cybersecurity (University of North Georgia)

Certifications

• SANS GIAC Exploit Researcher and Advanced Penetration Tester (GXPN)
• SANS GIAC Certified Enterprise Defender (GCED)
• SANS GIAC Defensible Security Architect (GDSA)
• SANS GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA)
• SANS GIAC Python Coder (GPYC)
• SANS GIAC Strategic Planning, Policy, and Leadership (GSTRT)
• SANS GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
• SANS GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC)
• eLearnSecurity Certified Professional Penetration Tester (eCPPTv2)
• eLearnSecurity Junior Penetration Tester (eJPT)
• CompTIA Security+
• CompTIA Linux+
• CompTIA Network+
• CompTIA A+
• CompTIA Project+

Job Experience

• Contract Penetration Tester @ Self-Employed - Present
• Security Technical Lead @ /dev/null - Present
• Instructor & Course Author (Practical Phishing Assessments) @ TCM Security
• Penetration Tester @ risk3sixty
• Junior Client System Engineer
• Cyber Security Researcher
• IT Intern
• Bookkeeper

Side Projects

Practical Phishing Assessments Course Author - Formally sold on TCM Academy but now released for free for on youtube :)

Cybersecurity Videos - Youtube channel with various cybersecurity related videos

Security Library - List of security books I’ve read and found useful.

An Assessment of Obfuscated Ransomware - Published research paper.