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I’m a cybersecurity professional focused on penetration testing, currently working as a Systems Engineer and Cybersecurity Analyst in the Philadelphia area. I have over five years of hands-on IT experience, and my background in Philosophy from Temple University shapes how I approach security; analytically, methodically, and with an attacker’s mindset. I hold certifications including CompTIA Security+, Network+, A+, and the eJPT (Junior Penetration Tester), and I’m currently working toward the PNPT and OSCP. My practical security work spans 80+ solved Hack The Box machines and 525+ completed TryHackMe rooms. Along the way I’ve gotten hands-on with every stage of an engagement, from reconnaissance and enumeration through web, network, and binary exploitation, privilege escalation, lateral movement, pivoting, and post-exploitation, across Linux, Windows, and Active Directory environments.
I’m driven by curiosity and continuous learning, and I’m especially interested in understanding how systems break so they can be better secured. My goal is to apply offensive security skills to identify real-world vulnerabilities and help organizations strengthen their defenses.
This site will serve as a living record of my work and growth in cybersecurity, sharing achievements, penetration testing write-ups, and occasional random thoughts I find fascinating.
Latest posts
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Job Writeup
Job writeup Box name: Job Difficulty: Medium OS: Windows Overview: Job is a Medium difficulty Windows box. It runs an SMTP server and its website…
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Forgotten writeup
Forgotten writeup Box name: Forgotten Difficulty: Easy OS: Linux Overview: Forgotten is a Easy difficulty Linux machine from VulnLab that showcases several real-world techniques. By…
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Editor writeup
Editor writeup Box name: Editor Difficulty: Easy OS: Linux Overview: Editor is an easy-difficulty Linux machine that focuses on web application exploitation followed by local…
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Titanic writeup
Titanic writeup Box name: Titanic Difficulty: Easy OS: Linux Overview: Titanic is an easy difficulty Linux machine that features an Apache server listening on port…
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WIDE writeup
WIDE writeup Challenge name: WIDE Difficulty: Very Easy Challenge Scenario: We’ve received reports that Draeger has stashed a huge arsenal in the pocket dimension Flaggle…
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Breach writeup
Breach writeup Box name: Breach Difficulty: Medium OS: Windows Overview: Breach is a medium difficulty Windows machine, where guest access to an SMB share is…
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Cascade writeup
Cascade writeup Box name: Cascade Difficulty: Medium OS: Windows Overview: Cascade is a medium difficulty Windows machine configured as a Domain Controller. LDAP anonymous binds…
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Monteverde writeup
Monteverde writeup Box name: Monteverde Difficulty: Medium OS: Windows Overview: Monteverde is a Medium Windows machine that features Azure AD Connect. The domain is enumerated…
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Planning writeup
Planning writeup Box name: Planning Difficulty: Easy OS: Linux Overview: Planning is an easy difficulty Linux machine that features web enumeration, subdomain fuzzing, and exploitation…
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MonitorsFour
MonitorsFour writeup Box name: MonitorsFour Difficulty: Easy OS: Windows Overview: Did on release Link: https://app.hackthebox.com/machines/MonitorsFour?sort_by=created_at&sort_type=desc Machine IP: 10.129.15.15 Ran rustscan against the machine. rustscan -a…
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