Cybersecurity & Hacking
Offensive Security, Penetration Testing, and Red Team Operations
This MOC (Map of Content) covers my cybersecurity journey, particularly focusing on offensive security techniques, penetration testing methodologies, and hands-on lab experience.
🎯 Core Areas
- Penetration Testing
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR)
- Malware Analysis
- SIEM and Security Monitoring
- Network Security
- Web Application Security
- Wireless Security
- Active Directory Security
- Cloud Security
- Cryptography and Steganography
- Social Engineering
🛠️ Tools and Frameworks
- Burp Suite
- Metasploit Framework
- Nmap
- Wireshark
- Hashcat
- John the Ripper
- IDA Pro
- OllyDbg
- Autopsy
- ProDiscover
- SecurityOnion
- OpenSCAP
- Nessus
- Dirbuster
- Gobuster
- Hydra
- Medusa
- Netcat
- Nikto
- SQLMap
- AirCrack-ng
- Aircrack-ng
- Reaver
- Bettercap
- Ettercap
- Responder
- Empire
- Covenant
- Mimikatz
- BloodHound
- SharpHound
- PowerView
- PowerSploit
- Empire
- Cobalt Strike
- Sliver
- Brute Ratel
- Mythic
- Merlin
- Poseidon
- Apfell
- Quietus
🏆 Certifications and Progress
- OSCP (Pen-200 Track) - Examination in progress
- Practical Network Penetration Tester (PNPT) - Active progress
- CEH Practical - Completed
- Security+
- GovTech Singapore Vulnerability Token Holder
- Regex Certification (LinkedIn Learning)
🎓 Academic Background
- Diploma in Infocomm & Digital Media (Cyber Security) – Singapore Polytechnic – Mar 31, 2022
Final Cumulative GPA: 3.88 / 4.00
Core Modules: Infocomm Security (A), Network Fundamentals (B+), Fundamentals of Programming (A), Ethical Hacking (A), Cyber Defences (A), Computer Law and Investigation (Distinction), Applied Cryptography (A), Programming in Security (B+), Digital Forensics and Investigation (A). - Bachelor of Arts (Major: Media) – Deakin University (Melbourne, Australia) – Jul 16, 1999
Key Areas of Study: Video Production, Sound as Image, Screenwriting Practicum, Multimedia, Electronic Document Design, and Theories of Screen Narrative. - Diploma in Business Administration and Marketing – Staffordshire University / TMC Business School – Feb 26, 1997
Classification: Pass.
📜 Professional Certifications & Specialist Credentials
- Certificate in Malware Reverse Engineering – Singapore Polytechnic – 2022
- Certificate in Digital Forensics & Cryptography – School of Computing, Singapore Polytechnic – Awarded Mar 31, 2021; Issued Mar 14, 2021
- Certificate in Ethical Hacking & Defences – School of Computing, Singapore Polytechnic – Awarded Sep 30, 2020; Issued Sep 14, 2020
- Certificate in Cyber Security Fundamentals – School of Computing, Singapore Polytechnic – Awarded Mar 31, 2020; Issued Mar 17, 2020
- NICF - MTA: Networking Fundamentals – Microsoft Official Course / NTUC LearningHub Pte Ltd – Sep 07–09, 2016
🔧 Technical & Cybersecurity Skills Summary
(Inferred from certification syllabi and academic transcripts)
Tools & Frameworks: Kali Linux, John the Ripper, Metasploit, Wireshark, NMAP, Burp Suite, Snort IDS, Autopsy
Operating Systems: Windows Server 2016 (Active Directory, DNS, DHCP setup), Linux (CentOS), Virtual Machine environments
Core Competencies: Applied Cryptography, Steganography, Digital Forensics, File Carving, Secure Coding, Malware Analysis & Reverse Engineering
🧪 Hands-On Labs and Projects
- W32/Bobax Analysis
- Automated Forensic Triage Development
- Active Directory Hardening Lab
- NIST SP 800-30 Enterprise Risk Assessment
- HackTheBox and TryHackMe
- Greenbone OpenVAS Infrastructure
- Nessus Automation
- SecurityOnion SIEM Deployment
- Custom Scanning Scripts
- Steganography Labs
- LUKS/VeraCrypt Volume Management
- Custom Stego Labs
- Registry Analysis
- Disk and Memory Forensics
- File Carving
- System Artifact Timelines
- Darktrace Familiarization
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