Active Defense and Cyber Deception
Another great course from John Strand, this time on Active Defense and Cyber Deception. Like SOC Core Skills, this was a 4-day intensive hands-on even…
Reaching C2 English Proficiency: From IELTS to EF SET
I recently hit a personal milestone by scoring an 87/100 on the EF Standard English Test (EF SET), officially placing me at the C2 Proficient level.
Threat Hunting Summit
Just finished up the Antisyphon Threat Hunting Summit. The main focus here was getting away from relying on alerts and
Privacy-SATD Miner: A Prototype for Detecting Privacy-Related Technical Debt
I built a prototype pipeline called Privacy-SATD Miner to explore how self-admitted technical debt relates to privacy. It is an early-stage side project…
Turn Ideas into Code with GitHub Copilot
Completed Carrie Roberts’ training on GitHub Copilot. I wanted to see how to actually integrate this into my daily workflow
SOC Detection Engineering Crash Course
Took Hayden Covington’s Workshop on SOC Detection Engineering. This was all about treating your detection rules like software. We learned how to…
SOC Core Skills
Just wrapped up John Strand’s SOC Core Skills course. This was an intensive 4-day training event, with the date above reflecting when I earned t…
How to Write SOC Tickets That Build Trust and Drive Action
Took Dan Rearden’s class on writing better SOC tickets. It sounds basic, but good documentation is what actually stops an
SOC Summit
Attended the Antisyphon SOC Summit. This was packed with real world advice from people running security operations centers. The biggest
Winning Best WiP at IEEE PerCom 2026: An Unforgettable Trip to Pisa
In March 2026, I had the incredible opportunity to travel to Pisa, Italy, to attend the IEEE PerCom 2026 conference.