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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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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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Facts writeup
10.129.1.226 Did this on release. Scanned the machine with rustscan. Looks like two webservers. Let’s check 80 first. Need to add it to /etc/hosts first…
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VulnEscape writeup
VulnEscape writeup Box name: VulnEscape Difficulty: Easy OS: Windows Overview: VulnEscape is an Easy Difficulty Windows machine that features the Remote Desktop Server service running…
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Conversor writeup
Conversor writeup Box name: Conversor Difficulty: Easy OS: Linux Overview: Conversor is an easy-difficulty Linux machine featuring a web application that converts XML documents into…
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Nest writeup
Nest writeup Box name: Nest Difficulty: Easy OS: Windows Overview: Nest is an easy difficulty Windows machine featuring an SMB server that permits guest access.…
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Support writeup
Support writeup Box name: Support Difficulty: Easy OS: Windows Overview: Support is an Easy difficulty Windows machine that features an SMB share that allows anonymous…
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Chemistry writeup
Chemistry writeup Box name: Chemistry Difficulty: Easy OS: Linux Overview: Chemistry is an easy-difficulty Linux machine that showcases a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in…
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Urgent writeup
Urgent writeup Challenge name: Urgent Difficulty: Very Easy Challenge Scenario: In the midst of Cybercity’s “Fray,” a phishing attack targets its factions, sparking chaos. As…
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Ancient Encodings writeup
Ancient Encodings writeup Challenge name: Ancient Encodings Difficulty: Very Easy Challenge Scenario: Your initialization sequence requires loading various programs to gain the necessary knowledge and…
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