┌──(deborah@cyberlab)-[~]
└─$ cat about.txt

I don't want to be just another face in the crowd.

I'm building practical cybersecurity skills through hands-on labs,
real projects, experimentation, troubleshooting, and documentation.

My interests:
Security Operations • Threat Detection • Incident Response
Network Security • Penetration Testing • Security Automation

My approach:
Learn → Build → Break → Understand → Defend

I learn best by getting my hands dirty; whether that's attacking a vulnerable machine, investigating network traffic, configuring a SIEM, troubleshooting a broken lab, or writing Python to solve a security problem.

Cybersecurity Foundations
        ↓
Linux & Networking
        ↓
System Hardening
        ↓
Threat Intelligence
        ↓
SIEM & Threat Hunting
        ↓
Incident Response
        ↓
Penetration Testing
        ↓
Hands-on Labs & Projects
        ↓
🎯 First Cybersecurity Opportunity

Currently focusing on:

Security Operations • Threat Detection • Incident Response Threat Hunting • Network Security • Penetration Testing • Python

Hands-on penetration testing lab covering:

Recon → Enumeration → Vulnerability Identification → Exploitation → Documentation

Tools: Nmap • Metasploit • Linux • Networking

Building a personal SOC environment using:

Wazuh • Suricata • Zeek • Ubuntu • Kali • Docker

Focused on log analysis, network monitoring, threat detection, and incident investigation.

Using Python to turn cybersecurity concepts into practical tools.

Areas include:

OSINT • Reconnaissance • Automation • Forensics • Malware Analysis • Network Analysis

┌──(deborah@cyberlab)-[~/lessons]
└─$ cat troubleshooting.log

"The exploit is broken."
→ It was the network.

"The tool isn't working."
→ Configuration issue.

"Why isn't my session connecting?"
→ Check the interface.
→ Check the IP.
→ Check the route.
→ Check the listener.

"This should be easy."
→ It wasn't.

LESSON:
Don't blame the tool before checking the setup.

I'm learning not to immediately assume that the tool, exploit, or script is broken; sometimes I'm the vulnerability😭

[✓] Build cybersecurity foundations
[✓] Complete penetration testing labs
[✓] Practice network reconnaissance
[✓] Work with vulnerable machines
[✓] Start documenting projects
[✓] Start building a Home SOC

[ ] Strengthen Python for cybersecurity
[ ] Complete more SOC & threat-hunting labs
[ ] Prepare for CompTIA Security+
[ ] Publish more technical write-ups
[ ] Build a stronger cybersecurity portfolio
[ ] Land my first cybersecurity role

       LEARN
         ↓
       BUILD
         ↓
       BREAK
         ↓
     UNDERSTAND
         ↓
       DEFEND

Building skills. One lab at a time.

Still learning.
Still building.
Still breaking things.
Still getting better.