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Documenting my journey through cybersecurity — projects, techniques, tools, and lessons learned along the way.

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Detecting & Responding to a Brute Force Attack with Wazuh — A Full Incident Response Walkthrough

A step-by-step incident response case study: how I used my Wazuh SIEM home lab to detect, investigate, and respond to a simulated SSH brute force attack, mapped to MITRE ATT&CK T1110.

Mar 6, 202612 min read
Security-by-DesignWeb SecurityStatic SitesBest Practices

How I Built a Secure Portfolio From the Ground Up

Most developers build a portfolio to show off their work. As a cybersecurity student, I built mine to also demonstrate that I understand security-by-design — minimal attack surface, HTTPS enforced, zero unnecessary data collection.

Mar 4, 20259 min read
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Building a SIEM Home Lab with Wazuh: My Setup & Lessons Learned

How I set up a full SIEM solution with Wazuh at home — from server installation to deploying agents and configuring File Integrity Monitoring.

Feb 28, 20258 min read
CTFTryHackMeOffensive Security

TryHackMe HACKFINITY BATTLE CTF — My Experience & Approach

I competed in TryHackMe's HACKFINITY BATTLE CTF, solving 14 tasks and scoring 180 points. Here's how I approached the challenges and what I learned.

Mar 25, 20256 min read
PhishingSocial EngineeringSecurity Awareness

Inside a Phishing Simulation: Lessons from the Mastercard Job Sim

During the Mastercard Cybersecurity Job Simulation on Forage, I designed phishing email campaigns and analyzed their results. Here's what I learned.

Feb 15, 20257 min read