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Notes Of My Journey

IT certified MSc going with the flow.
As I post more content, I will diversify what is shown here just to spice things up. That is also how I deal with burnouts, can’t do the same thing all the time and expect ideas, a fresh view on things, and improvement. Take a shower, a walk, a good night's sleep, and your brain will thank you!

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What I’m working on

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Start scanning containers for vulnerabilities with Snyk

Start learning basics of container security with this 2 minute video, and scan a container of your choice for vulnerabilities. Snyk is a developer security platform for securing code, dependencies, containers, and infrastructure as code: https://snyk.io/ Snyk's free security education designed for developers: https://learn.snyk.io/

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Qwiklabs Walkthrough - Securing GKE Run Time with Prisma Cloud

In this Qwiklab Walkthrough, Prisma Cloud is used to secure runtime aspects of a GKE Cluster: https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/focuses/10888?parent=catalog Relevant links: How to get a free Qwiklabs pass Prisma Cloud Administrator's Guide

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Architecture diagrams in AWS Quest: Security

As I recently completed all 24 practice labs and DIY assignments from AWS Cloud Quest: Security, I wanted to save all architecture diagrams from the quest so I could refer to them along my cloud security journey. INTRODUCTION: As said on Amazon Web Services Training and Certification Credly page for...

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Kubernetes threat detection with Falco Sidekick

Let me quickly walk you through how to set up a basic Kubernetes threat detection homelab on Kali Purple. I'll start from a freshly installed of Kali Purple VM - so-called SOC-in-a-box, then install minikube - to easily manage local k8s cluster, and finally install containerized Falco with it's Sidekick...

Projects

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THM: Nessus

Learn Basic Network and Web Application scanning with Nessus Essentials - free version of the vulnerability scanner. DESCRIPTION: TRYHACKME made familiarizing with NESSUS nice and easy with THIS free room with 5 tasks.   My impression is that the room authors' sentences are clear and explanations are easy to follow,...

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My overview of SANS Free Resources for the first #100daysofcyber

If you have scratched the tip of the IT security iceberg recently, anywhere on the Earth, you have heard of SANS Institute. If you haven't, it will be my pleasure to introduce and point you to resources that will get you started with SANS' tools, hands-on challenges, scholarships and training....

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LAB: TELEPHONY SERVICE, PORT SECURITY, DHCP POOL

Theme: Here's my number, so call me maybe? Jam Author: Carly Rae Jepsen Certification Level: Cisco CCNA Let's do this! DESCRIPTION: I created this lab with the goal to practice establishing calls in Packet Tracer at the CCNA level. The lab has no strict requrements, use provided free resource, practice...

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Hands-on cloud building and troubleshooting with AWS Jam

During the past year, I participated in 2 live online AWS Jam events announced on the AWS Experience platform. Jams challenge individuals and teams to apply their AWS cloud skills in a sandboxed environment to solve real-world problems using AWS services. So far, I've noticed that Jams usually consist of...

Experience

International Business Machines - Instana, Security Engineer
| April, 2022 - October, 2023

Sysdig, Customer Solutions Engineer
| April, 2024 - November, 2024

Public Service Media, Engineer
| December, 2014 - January, 2022

Certifications

Badges & Skills

Education

Master of Science
School of Electrical Engineering October, 2007 - September, 2015