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My major is bachelors in Cybersecurity NSA-designated institution, recognized as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (NCAE-CD) and Cyber Operations (NCAE-CO). Office of the Director of National Intelligence-designated North Star Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence (ICCAE).

Minor in finance and my INSA certificate (intelligence analysis) focus on AI.

1.) CompTIA Linux+ /aim for RHCSA

2.) CompTIA Security +

3.) CompTIA Networking+ / aim for CCNA

4.) AZ-104 for cloud azure

5.) SC-300 for IAM

6.) AZ-500 (seems like it’s being updated to SC-900)

7.) Splunk

8.) AWZ (still figuring out, to be able to use different type of clouds)

9.) CCSP

Alongside my cybersecurity coursework, home lab, and certifications, I’m also investing in programming and networking skills that directly support real-world security operations. My goal isn’t just to earn certificates—it’s to demonstrate what I learn through hands-on labs documented in my GitHub portfolio.

📌 Programming & Security Focus

🐍 Python
Used extensively in cybersecurity for:
• Security automation
• Log analysis
• Threat intelligence processing
• Malware analysis
• API integrations
• Security tool development
• AI/ML security projects

🏅 PCES (Certified Entry-Level Security Specialist with Python)
Focused on applying Python to cybersecurity through:
• Security automation
• Monitoring and reporting
• File integrity verification
• Basic security scanning
• System hardening concepts
• Security operations fundamentals

🐧 Bash
Essential for Linux administration and security:
• Log analysis
• Server management
• System automation
• Security tool execution
• Incident response activities

🗄️ SQL
Critical for security analysis and investigations:
• Querying SIEM databases
• Investigating security incidents
• Analyzing authentication logs
• Identifying compromised accounts
• Data-driven threat hunting

For my physical lab I have Cisco router, ASA firewall, 2 Cisco switches, R710 dell server with idrac6 running proxmox with Ubuntu server with docker, and my Cisco M4 server.

I’m currently finishing building my Cisco server… 12 terabytes in SAS drives and the hardest part finding DDR4 ram sticks. I’m going to Asia this winter. So I might buy my ram sticks during my trip.

I already did my first cloud lab with AZURE.

I just applied to IBM, Mayo Clinic hospital, crowdstrike, Anthropic, and Deloitte to be an intern this fall…

Currently finishing configuring the switches and the firewall before I start my comptia security and comptia networking class.

I’ll be adding AI to my lab for my capstone project.

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