Splunk Boss of the SOC (BOTS) Competition Write UpBack in November, I competed in Splunk’s Boss of the SOC (BOTS) Southwest region competition with some of my colleagues at Grand Canyon…Dec 30, 2024Dec 30, 2024
Using ChatGPT to help refine your personal brandingI recently saw a challenge by LinkedIn influencer Sara McCord where she asked ChatGPT two questions about herself and posted the results. I…Jun 8, 2024Jun 8, 2024
Department of Defense CyberSentinel Challenge Write UpI was selected to compete in the CyberSentinel Capture the Flag competition hosted by Correlation One and the United States Department of…May 19, 2024May 19, 2024
Semester 3 WrappedI just finished my third semester at Grand Canyon University!Dec 16, 2023Dec 16, 2023
#WisdomWednesday: ACCEPT YOUR GREATNESSIn 2018, I did a service project where I played a piano concert for people living in a senior center. After I finished my set, one of the…Aug 17, 2023Aug 17, 2023
Portswigger Web Security Academy: Directory TraversalI have been working through the Portswigger Web Security Academy to improve my knowledge of web app vulnerabilities and recently finished…Aug 7, 2023Aug 7, 2023
Cisco Systems Summer 2023 Internship: AWS Security, Pen-Testing, & Red TeamingAs the Summer 2023 Internship season comes to a close, I want to reflect on my experiences as an Offensive Security Intern at Cisco over…Aug 4, 2023Aug 4, 2023
Unlocking the Power of Positive Thinking: A Path to Personal TransformationIn our fast-paced and often stressful world, it’s easy to get caught up in negativity and feel overwhelmed by the challenges we face…Jul 21, 2023Jul 21, 2023
Harnessing the Power of MentorshipThey say that in every person’s journey, there’s someone who lights the way. Today, I want to celebrate the incredible power of mentorship!Jul 17, 2023Jul 17, 2023
“The Matrix” Vulnerable Machine Walk-throughI recently beta tested a pwnable machine called “The Matrix” that is now available on Github. Check out my write up of it below!Jul 14, 20231Jul 14, 20231
Byte-Sized OSINT Tip: ffufffuf (Fuzz Faster U Fool) is a feature-filled web fuzzer written in Golang. It can be used for many different purposes. In this Byte-Sized…Jul 14, 2023Jul 14, 2023
aws_iam_privesc: How I made a 5-year old tool relevant again through the power of open sourceOn June 19th, 2018, the last update to RhinoSecurityLabs’ tool aws_iam_privesc was committed into its GitHub repository. For 5 years, this…Jul 7, 2023Jul 7, 2023
Dead-Ends and Road Blocks: How to Handle ThemDead ends. Roadblocks. Challenges. Problems. Whatever you want to call them, difficult challenges and problems will inevitably come up in…Jul 6, 2023Jul 6, 2023
AWS Privilege Escalation TechniquesAWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a critical component of AWS. It allows you to control who has access to your AWS resources and…Jul 4, 2023Jul 4, 2023
Published inSystem WeaknessByte-Sized OSINT Tip: TrufflehogTrufflehog is an incredible tool for discovering ‘secrets’ in all sorts of codebases. Secrets come in many forms, but none of them should…Jun 29, 2023Jun 29, 2023
Published inOSINT TeamByte-Sized OSINT Tip: GitHubGitHub is an incredible tool for developers. Hosting a plethora of open-source tools, personal projects, and company data, GitHub is a…Jun 26, 20232Jun 26, 20232
CVE 2022–33082 Practical ExploitationI have developed the first known practical exploit for CVE 2022–33082, “an issue in the AST parser (ast/compile.go) of Open Policy Agent…Jun 22, 20231Jun 22, 20231