Hi, I'm Austin! 👋
Passionate about Information Technology
- I've recently earned my CompTIA A+, Network+, and Security+ certifications.
- I am currently open to job opportunites and actively studying for the CCNA.
How do I stay current in the industry?
- Learning cybersecurity topics on TryHackMe (top 7%), and participating in CTFs.
- Listening to Darknet Diaries and the Simply Cyber (Daily Threat Briefing).
- Teaching others with weekly A+, Network+, and Security+ Study Sessions in the Professor Messer Discord Server.
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- Guide on setting up a Security Operations Center (SOC) environment to explore automation in incident detection, analysis, and response scenarios.
- Utilizes entirely free and open-source tools, such as Wazuh (SIEM and XDR), Shuffle (SOAR), and TheHive (Case Management).
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Active Directory and Group Policy Lab
- Creating an Active Directory Domain controller, populating with user accounts using PowerShell, and connecting into it using Windows 10 client virtual machines to simulate a real-world network.
- A step-by-step guide to getting your VMs setup to experiment with group policies and user/device-specific configurations.
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Game Designer Portfolio Website
- Developed and designed a Game Design portfolio website for my friend. Created HTML, CSS, and JS style files for site's functionality, an set it up to be hosted over HTTPS.
