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Cybersecurity Consultant specializing in AI Security, Governance, Risk & Compliance.

My work focuses on understanding and reducing security risk, with hands-on work across security operations, web security, threat intelligence and vulnerability management. I build practical security tools and document my work through reproducible experiments, technical analysis and educational resources.

Today in Cybersecurity · Wednesday, November 11, 2026

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LabSOC·Severity: High · True Positive
2026-09-12

SOC-014: Investigating Suspicious Encoded PowerShell Execution

Triage and root-cause analysis of an alert indicating an obfuscated Base64 PowerShell execution spawned by Microsoft Office in an isolated Windows endpoint.

Splunk Enterprise · Sysmon v15 · CyberChef[T1059.001, T1204.002, T1105, T1547.001]
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LabSOC·Severity: Medium · False Positive
2026-09-20

SOC-016: Triage & Tuning: Encoded PowerShell from IT Automation (False Positive)

Root-cause analysis of an encoded PowerShell alert that fired at high severity, verifying legitimate Microsoft Configuration Manager (SCCM/MECM) hardware inventory automation, and authoring a tuned detection exclusion.

Splunk Enterprise · Sysmon v15 · CyberChef[T1059.001]
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LabLinux·Severity: Medium · True Positive
2026-09-04

SOC-019: Triage of Distributed SSH Authentication Failures

Investigation of over 12,000 failed SSH authentication attempts on an internet-facing Linux bastion host, identifying dictionary brute-force patterns and misconfigured firewall rules.

rsyslog · grep/awk/sed · Fail2ban[T1110.001, T1046]
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LabPhishing·Severity: High · True Positive
2026-08-28

SOC-023: Deep Analysis of a Weaponized HTML Phishing Attachment

Dissection of an obfuscated SVG/HTML attachment designed to steal Microsoft 365 credentials through credential harvesting and iframe cloaking.

REMnux · CyberChef · Wireshark[T1566.001, T1027.006]
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LabNetwork·Severity: Medium · True Positive
2026-08-15

SOC-027: Detection and Triage of Internal Subnet Port Scanning

Analysis of network flow logs and Suricata NIDS alerts detecting horizontal TCP SYN sweep activity from an unauthorized development workstation.

Suricata NIDS · Zeek Network Monitor · Wireshark[T1046]
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LabWeb·Severity: High · True Positive
2026-08-02

SOC-031: Investigating Web Application SQL Injection via Apache Logs

Log analysis and triage of blind Boolean-based SQL injection attempts against a vulnerable plugin endpoint on a WordPress web server.

Apache access.log · GoAccess · sqlmap (sanitized reproduction)[T1190]
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ProjectSecurity Operations·Security Operations
2026-09-18

SOC Detection & Telemetry Home Lab

A dedicated virtualized SOC engineering environment with Windows 11 endpoints, Sysmon, Splunk Enterprise, and Atomic Red Team for detection rule testing.

Windows 11 Enterprise · Sysmon v15 · Splunk Enterprise
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ProjectWeb Security·Web Security
2026-08-30

Website Security Check

A passive security auditing utility that analyzes HTTP response headers, TLS posture, DNS security records, and exposed technology banners.

Next.js 15 (App Router) · TypeScript · Node.js DNS & Fetch APIs
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ProjectSecurity Engineering·Security Engineering
2026-08-10

IOC Parser & Defanging Engine

A browser-native threat intelligence utility that parses, deduplicates, and defangs Indicators of Compromise from unformatted text and logs.

React 19 · TypeScript · Browser Web APIs (Clipboard, Blob)
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ProjectWeb Security·Web Security
2026-07-22

WordPress Security Hardening & Audit Checklist

A structured audit framework and configuration template designed to harden production WordPress sites against common exploitation paths.

WordPress Core & Security APIs · Nginx & Apache Web Servers · Cloudflare WAF Rules
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ToolWeb Security·Available

Website Security Check

Passive assessment of website security posture including HTTP security headers, TLS observations, and DNS security records.

ToolWeb Security·Available

Security Header Analyzer

Evaluates individual HTTP response headers against current defensive best practices and provides remediation guidance.

ToolThreat Intelligence·Available

Suspicious URL Analyzer

Inspects URLs for heuristic risk factors such as suspicious TLDs, IP hosts, excessive subdomains, and obfuscated query strings without visiting the target.

ToolSOC Utilities·Available

IOC Extractor & Defanger

Extracts, deduplicates, and defangs Indicators of Compromise (IPs, domains, hashes, URLs, CVEs) from raw logs and text.

ToolSOC Utilities·Available

Phishing Email Header Analyzer

Parses raw RFC 822 email headers to trace hop-by-hop Received latency, verify SPF/DKIM/DMARC authentication results, and flag display-name spoofing and envelope sender mismatches.

ToolDeveloper Security·Available

CVE & Vulnerability Advisory Search

Search National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records, CVSS v3.1 vector metrics, and CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog entries.

ToolSOC Utilities·Available

Agentic SOC Readiness Assessment

Score your security operations team on people, process, data, tooling and AI governance, find your agentic SOC phase, and sort SOC tasks into AI agent quick wins, strategic investments, rule-based automation and tasks to avoid.

ToolGovernance, Risk & Compliance·Available

GRC Compliance Readiness Assessment

Check your readiness for ISO 27001 and GDPR across policies, risk, PII protection, access, training, suppliers, incidents and audit reporting, with every gap mapped to the clause or article it affects.

ToolGovernance, Risk & Compliance·Available

Cyber Risk Register

Build a cybersecurity risk register in your browser: score likelihood and impact on a 5x5 matrix, record inherent and residual risk, owners and treatments, view a heat map and export to CSV.

ArticlePersonal Security·8 min read · Personal Security
2026-11-01

Binance Hacked: $6.3 Billion Stolen — What Happened and How to Protect Your Crypto

Binance suffered a massive cryptocurrency theft on October 29, 2026. Here's what we know about the breach, what remains unclear, and how to protect your crypto from hackers and increasingly convincing scams.

ArticleWeb Security·6 min read · Web Security
2026-10-16

How to Prevent a DDoS Attack (Step-by-Step Guide for 2026)

Protect your website infrastructure from crashing. Learn the 6 best defensive measures to block malicious traffic, implement rate limiting, and stop DDoS attacks before they cost you revenue.

ArticleSOC·3 min read · SOC
2026-09-20

How I Investigate a Suspicious PowerShell Alert in a SOC Lab

A walkthrough of the exact triage workflow, event correlation steps, and command-line decoding techniques used to analyze suspicious PowerShell execution.

ArticleDetection Engineering·2 min read · Detection Engineering
2026-09-08

Essential Windows Security Event IDs for Blue Team Log Analysis

A concise reference guide to the most valuable Windows Event Log IDs for detecting account tampering, lateral movement, and privilege escalation.

ArticleWeb Security·2 min read · Web Security
2026-08-25

A Practical Guide to HTTP Security Headers for Web Developers

Why modern web applications need CSP, HSTS, and X-Content-Type-Options, and how to configure them properly in Next.js and Nginx.

ArticleIncident Response·2 min read · Incident Response
2026-08-14

Triage and Containment of SSH Brute Force Attacks from Linux Logs

Practical techniques for parsing /var/log/auth.log, aggregating attacking subnets, and verifying whether key-only policies prevented breach.

ArticleSOC·8 min read · SOC
2026-10-19

How to Build an Agentic SOC: A 4-Phase Roadmap for AI Security Operations

A practical roadmap for moving a SOC to AI agents: build the data foundation, start with quick wins, customize and orchestrate agents, and keep humans in command.

ArticleSOC·5 min read · SOC
2026-10-19

6 SOC Functions to Automate With AI Agents (and What to Keep Human)

Which SOC tasks should AI agents handle and which need a human? A function-by-function guide to automation potential, the AI role, the human role and the outcome.

ArticleSOC·5 min read · SOC
2026-10-19

9 Quick-Win AI Agent Use Cases for Security Operations

Nine high-impact, low-effort SOC tasks to hand to AI agents first, what each agent does and the metric that proves it, plus the tasks to keep human.

ArticlePersonal Security·15 min read · Personal Security
2026-10-21

Delivery Text Scams: How to Spot, Stop and Report Fake Package Texts

Fake USPS, UPS, FedEx, DHL and Amazon delivery texts steal card details. Learn the red flags, what to do if you clicked, and how to report them.

ArticleWeb Security·11 min read · Web Security
2026-10-21

PHP2Shell (CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619): How to Patch, Mitigate and Detect Attacks

Two critical PHP flaws allow unauthenticated remote code execution. See who is affected, the fixed versions, temporary mitigations and what to watch for in your logs.

ArticlePersonal Security·15 min read · Personal Security
2026-10-21

5 Signs Your Phone May Be Hacked

Learn 5 signs your phone may be hacked, the innocent explanations, and how to check your Android or iPhone, secure your accounts and recover safely.

ArticleWeb Security·11 min read · Web Security
2026-10-21

The eMudhra TLS Certificate Compromise Explained: What Happened, Who Is at Risk and What to Do

Eight eMudhra intermediate certificates were issued with private keys anyone can recover. Learn what that means, who is still exposed and the updates to install now.

ArticlePersonal Security·6 min read · Personal Security
2026-10-29

10 Ways to Keep Your Funds Safe on a Crypto Exchange After the Binance Hack Reports

Binance is investigating a suspected hot wallet hack. Here are 10 practical steps to protect crypto held on any exchange: account security, withdrawal limits, self-custody and scam awareness.

ArticleIncident Response·14 min read · Incident Response
2026-11-02

The Binance Hack Timeline: How a 93-Cent Transaction Drained $6.3 Billion

A minute-by-minute account of the October 2026 Binance hack: the EIP-7702 sweep, the freeze race, the "one laptop" explanation, the North Korea attribution and where the money is now.

ArticleWeb Security·10 min read · Web Security
2026-10-29

How to Protect Your Projects From Malicious npm Packages (and What GitHub's New Package Firewall Does)

GitHub launched a package firewall that blocks risky npm packages before they install. Learn how it works, who can use it and 10 steps any team can take today.

ArticleGRC·6 min read · GRC
2026-10-24

How to Build a Security Policy Framework: Policies, Standards and Procedures That People Follow

A practical guide to writing, approving and maintaining information security policies: the policy hierarchy, the core policy set, ownership, review cycles and how to prove people follow them.

ArticleGRC·6 min read · GRC
2026-10-24

10 Steps to Implement ISO 27001 and Get Certified

A step-by-step ISO/IEC 27001:2022 implementation plan: scope, leadership, risk assessment, Statement of Applicability, Annex A controls, internal audit, management review and the certification audit.

ArticleGRC·5 min read · GRC
2026-10-24

10-Point GDPR Compliance Checklist for Security and Privacy Teams

A practical GDPR checklist covering data mapping, lawful basis, records of processing, PII protection, DPIAs, processor contracts, data subject rights, international transfers and 72-hour breach notification.

ArticleGRC·4 min read · GRC
2026-10-24

How to Conduct a Cybersecurity Risk Assessment in 7 Steps

A step-by-step method for information security risk assessment aligned with ISO 27005 and NIST SP 800-30: assets, threats, likelihood and impact scoring, risk appetite, treatment and the risk register.

ArticleGRC·4 min read · GRC
2026-10-24

How to Run a Security Awareness Training Program That Changes Behaviour

Build a security awareness and training program that changes behaviour: role-based content, phishing simulations done fairly, policy acknowledgement, metrics that matter and reporting to leadership.

ArticleGRC·4 min read · GRC
2026-10-24

8 Steps to Prepare for a Security Audit (ISO 27001, SOC 2 or Customer Audit)

How to prepare for an ISO 27001, SOC 2 or customer security audit: scope, control mapping, evidence collection, GRC platforms, mock audits, interviews and managing findings.

ArticleGRC·4 min read · GRC
2026-10-24

How to Report Security and Compliance Status to Leadership, Clients and Committees

How to build compliance reporting that executives, boards, risk committees and clients can act on: the metrics to include, a one-page report structure, RAG ratings and decision requests.

ArticleGRC·4 min read · GRC
2026-10-24

How to Drive Security Compliance Across Every Team: A Control Ownership Playbook

A playbook for making every team understand its security obligations and follow through: control ownership, RACI, team scorecards, follow-up cadence, escalation and making compliance part of normal work.

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Focus Areas

Cybersecurity Fundamentals

Networking, operating systems, defensive security, security operations, and incident analysis.

Linux · Windows · Sysmon · Splunk · MITRE ATT&CK

AI Security

LLM application security, prompt injection, model evaluation, agent security, and sensitive data protection.

OWASP LLM Top 10 · MITRE ATLAS · Evaluations

Governance, Risk & Compliance

Security controls, risk registers, compliance research, policies, and framework mapping.

NIST CSF · NIST AI RMF · ISO 27001 · ISO 42001

Security Analytics & Research

Log analysis, datasets, threat research, experiments, and reproducible reporting.

Python · SQL · Log Analysis · Notebooks

Cybersecurity Experience

AI security and GRC are the specialization. The foundation is hands-on work across the wider security field, each area backed by tools, labs or projects on this site.

Security Operations

Log analysis, alert triage, detection rules and incident documentation across Windows, Sysmon and Linux telemetry.

Web & Infrastructure Security

HTTP security headers, TLS and DNS posture, SSRF-safe tooling and WordPress hardening.

Threat Intelligence

Indicator extraction and defanging, suspicious URL analysis and safe handling of incident data.

Email Security

Phishing header analysis, SPF, DKIM and DMARC validation, and spoofing detection.

Vulnerability Management

CVE research, CVSS interpretation and prioritization using the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

AI Security & GRC

Prompt injection, AI agent permissions, risk registers and framework mapping to NIST AI RMF and ISO/IEC 42001.

Research Agenda

Research program

Each study starts with a clear question, uses synthetic or public data, and publishes its method, evidence and limitations alongside the results.

Practical Projects

All projects (4)
Project · Security OperationsIn development

SOC Detection & Telemetry Home Lab

A dedicated virtualized SOC engineering environment with Windows 11 endpoints, Sysmon, Splunk Enterprise, and Atomic Red Team for detection rule testing.

Windows 11 Enterprise · Sysmon v15 · Splunk Enterprise · Splunk Universal ForwarderView project →
Project · Web SecurityPublished

Website Security Check

A passive security auditing utility that analyzes HTTP response headers, TLS posture, DNS security records, and exposed technology banners.

Next.js 15 (App Router) · TypeScript · Node.js DNS & Fetch APIs · Tailwind CSSView project →
Project · Security EngineeringPublished

IOC Parser & Defanging Engine

A browser-native threat intelligence utility that parses, deduplicates, and defangs Indicators of Compromise from unformatted text and logs.

React 19 · TypeScript · Browser Web APIs (Clipboard, Blob) · Regular Expressions (RFC Compliant)View project →
Project · Web SecurityWorking prototype

WordPress Security Hardening & Audit Checklist

A structured audit framework and configuration template designed to harden production WordPress sites against common exploitation paths.

WordPress Core & Security APIs · Nginx & Apache Web Servers · Cloudflare WAF Rules · PHP Security DirectivesView project →

Looking for hands-on exercises? The labs document detection and investigation practice in isolated training environments.

Free Security Tools

All tools (9)

Website Security Check

Passive assessment of website security posture including HTTP security headers, TLS observations, and DNS security records.

Checks:
Checks HTTP Security Headers (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, etc.)
Cannot determine:
Passive observation only; does not perform intrusive penetration testing or exploit validation.
Your data:
The domain you enter is checked once and is not stored. Results are shown only to you.
Web SecurityTry tool →

Security Header Analyzer

Evaluates individual HTTP response headers against current defensive best practices and provides remediation guidance.

Checks:
Comprehensive audit of 6 essential defensive headers
Cannot determine:
Evaluates only HTTP response headers returned by the target host at the time of query.
Your data:
The domain you enter is checked once and is not stored. Results are shown only to you.
Web SecurityTry tool →

Suspicious URL Analyzer

Inspects URLs for heuristic risk factors such as suspicious TLDs, IP hosts, excessive subdomains, and obfuscated query strings without visiting the target.

Checks:
100% safe inspection: Does not send outbound HTTP requests to the target URL
Cannot determine:
Heuristic analysis only; does not query dynamic threat intelligence feeds or sandboxes.
Your data:
Runs entirely in your browser. The URL is never visited or sent anywhere.
Threat IntelligenceTry tool →

IOC Extractor & Defanger

Extracts, deduplicates, and defangs Indicators of Compromise (IPs, domains, hashes, URLs, CVEs) from raw logs and text.

Checks:
Extracts IPv4, IPv6, Domains, URLs, Email Addresses, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, and CVEs
Cannot determine:
Regex-based extraction may match false positives if input text contains version numbers or hex strings.
Your data:
Runs entirely in your browser. Pasted text never leaves your device.
SOC UtilitiesTry tool →

Articles & Guides

All articles (24)

Transferable Expertise

Expertise in technology operations, digital analytics and automation that carries directly into security work:

Website operations
Hands-on familiarity with DNS, TLS, web servers, CDNs and HTTP behavior, the same layers attackers probe and defenders monitor.
Digital analytics
Comfort with large, messy datasets, anomaly spotting and turning raw events into clear findings, the core of log analysis and security analytics.
Automation
Building repeatable workflows and scripts, which carries directly into detection engineering, triage playbooks and tooling.
Technical communication
Writing for non-specialists, which underpins risk reporting, policy work and security awareness.

Opportunities

Open to full-time employment, contract and consulting work across cybersecurity, with a lead focus on governance, risk and compliance: security policy, ISO 27001 and GDPR readiness, risk assessment, awareness training and compliance reporting.

Works remotely. Available for consulting, contract and full-time engagements worldwide.

Cybersecurity Consultant (AI Security & GRC)Security Governance & Compliance LeadGRC AnalystInformation Security OfficerCybersecurity AnalystSOC AnalystCybersecurity ResearcherAI Risk Research Analyst
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