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About Me

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I am a Kingston University graduate who just finished the UCL Information Security master’s course. I am a self-motivated and reliable worker with good organisation skills. I enjoy learning and improving my skills. I like coding, hacking, penetration testing and learning new things related to the world of tech and cyber security. Outside of academia, in my free time, I have always watched online courses and I completed challenges online such as Vulnhub machines, Hack The Box, and Tryhackme to increase my knowledge on these topics. Also, I enjoy taking part in CTFs. Regarding certifications, I am EJPT certified and am studying the “RED TEAM Operator: Malware Development Essential Course” course by Sektor7, and I aim to get OSCP in 2023. 

 
During my undergraduate at Kingston University, I graduated with a First, managing to get an A or A+ in every module. I also received two awards as the best student and for completing the best project in the course. 
In my first year of my undergraduate, I did Digital Forensics; Programming I; Computing Fundamentals; and Professional Environment. During the second year, I studied Ethical Hacking, where I learned about how to use cyber security tools such as Nessus, Nmap, Maltego, Metasploit, etc… and used Python to create some costume scripts and tools; Computing Systems; Database Driven Application Development; and Professional Environment 2. In the third year, I studied Threat Hunting, Analysis and Mitigation, where I had the opportunity to practice with Splunk and other threat-hunting platforms; Cryptography and Network Security; Internet Services and Protocols and worked on the Individual project.
During my master’s course at UCL, I studied Introduction to Cryptography; Computer Security I; Computer Security II; Research in Information Security; Information Security Management; Malware; Philosophy, Politics and Economics of Security and Privacy; Cryptocurrencies; Cybercrime and worked on the MSc Information Security Dissertation.

 Regarding my working experiences, in the last few years, I have developed a few WordPress websites for multiple companies. This experience improved my abilities such as time management skills because I had to focus on both work and my studies. I can code using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Python. I know also how to use graphic design software such as Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. In addition to this, I know how to use Office and its suite of products such as Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. I also worked for one year as a Security researcher, specialising particularly in phishing and web security, and as a security consultant. Additionally, I have been very active during my years in academia, covering volunteering positions, such as Event Manager for the Kingston University Cyber Security Society, Social Media Manager for the UCL Italian Society, Student mentor at Kingston University and teaching Ethical Hacking seminars at UCL to younger students.

Philosophy

Nowadays, many of the daily tasks we perform involve computers giving them a key role in our society. But as technology plays a major role in our society, the security of these systems is becoming an important area of concern. It is vital that computerised infrastructure can protect itself from hackers and criminals. I feel that going into Cyber Security will give me the possibility to improve these systems and the lives of people, as in the digital world nothing is 100% secure; giving me also the chance to make the life of black-hat hackers and cyber criminals more difficult. In the future, I hope to work in the cyber security field, in particular, I would like to be a security analyst or to become part of a red team or purple team as I enjoy the offensive side of cyber security, as well as the defensive/forensic side of it. I also would like to work with web apps and analyse/test the security features of websites and web applications as I have been a web developer and I have designed some websites in the past.

 

My Technical Skills

Cyber Security, Web Security & Information Security

Experience with cyber security tools used for pen-testing, vulnerability assessments and red teaming such as Maltego, Google Dorks, WPScan, NMAP, Burp Suite, SQLMap, Metasploit, Covenant C2, Empire C2/Starkiller and other tools installed with Kali Linux. Experience also with different models, methodologies and standards used by businesses to provide Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability

SIEMs, Threat Intelligence and security standards

Experience with Splunk, NIST Cyber Security Framework, ISO 27001, CIS Benchmarks

Malware Analysis & Reversing Engineering

Experience with performing basic malware analysis and reverse engineering using tools such as strings, objdump, Frida, Radare, Ghidra; and experience in performing basic static/dynamic analysis of programs and codes

Programming languages

Experience with Python, PHP & SQL; basic scripting knowledge (Bash/PowerShell), basic C++ knowledge, Git

Microsoft

Experience with Microsoft Office programs such as Word, PowerPoint, and Excel (including basic VBA); and basic knowledge of Azure and Active Directory

Digital Forensics

Experience with tools such as Autopsy, OSForensics, Neo HexEditor, VeraCrypt, Hash Functions, DD (Data Definition command line utility Unix tool), Steganography tools

Operating Systems

Experience with Windows, Mac/OSx and Linux

Web development

Experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, WordPress, and website builder platform such as 1&1

Virtualisation

Experience with virtualization software such as Docker, VirtualBox and VMware

Graphic design

Experience with Photoshop and Illustrator

My Soft Skills

Organisational & Planning skills

Communication skills

Team working

Problem Solving

Adaptability

Resilience & Self-Motivation

Time management & Work under pressure

Open-Minded & Cultural Awareness

Mentoring

Reliable

Curious and always willing to learn new things

Creative & Thinking outside the box

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