Cybersecurity

I'm a recent IT graduate from Swinburne with a focus on cybersecurity. Currently working through CCNA and CompTIA Security+, building a home lab, and getting hands-on through CTFs. This page is the recruiter's shortcut: certifications, tools, projects, and what I'm targeting next.

🎯 Open to roles

I'm actively looking for graduate / junior positions in security. Australia-wide, hybrid or remote.

SOC Analyst (L1) Junior Pentester Security Engineer GRC Analyst IT Security Officer
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Certifications & study plan

A live tracker — what I'm studying now, what's next, and what's already in the bag.

CompTIA Security+

CompTIA · SY0-701

in progress

Foundation cert for SOC/blue-team work. Working through Mike Chapple’s official guide + Professor Messer videos.

55% through study plan target: Q3 2026

Cisco CCNA

Cisco · 200-301

in progress

Networking depth — TCP/IP, VLANs, routing, basic security. Using Jeremy’s IT Lab + Boson labs.

35% through study plan target: Q4 2026

CompTIA CySA+

CompTIA · CS0-003

planned

Blue-team focused — SIEM, threat hunting, incident response. Natural follow-up to Security+.

2027

Bachelor of IT — Cybersecurity stream

Swinburne University · 2023–2026

done

Includes coursework in network security, secure software development, applied cryptography, and digital forensics.

graduated April 2026

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Tools & techniques

Honest about levels — comfortable, learning, curious.

Offensive / Pentesting

Kali LinuxNmap Burp Suite (Community)Metasploit sqlmapHydra HashcatBloodHound

Defensive / SOC

WiresharkSplunk Wazuh (SIEM)Suricata IDS ELK StackSysmon

Frameworks & Standards

OWASP Top 10 MITRE ATT&CK NIST CSF CIS Controls v8 ISO 27001 (awareness) STRIDE threat modelling

👋 Hiring for a junior security role?

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