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I just click butttons #

I just click buttons has been my way to move forward through seemingly complex situations rather than overcomplicating them; it’s my version of Dori’s “just keep swimming”, my HS wrestling coach’s version of “just put on your pants one leg at a time” or whoever said “just put one foot in front of the other” (I think that was my drill sergeant)

hackIDLE is where I capture most of my digital garden of open notes, ideas, and research related to all things security and tech

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what I’m currently interested & focused on #

  • cloud security audit/assessment tooling & automation - grc engineering
  • container security and general docker, kubernetes, and helm stuff
  • ci/cd security, pipelines, supply chain stuffs (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI ish)
  • local LLMs & AI red team tooling
  • observability stuffs - prometheus, grafana, ELK Stack
  • rust based blockchains (solana & injective)

certifications #

My professional certifications and credentials - updated October 2025
Certification Badges

CompTIA:

  • Security+ CE

Cloud Security Alliance:

  • CCSK (Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge V4)

ISACA:

  • CISA (Certified Information System Auditor)

E-Council:

  • Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)

ISC2:

  • CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional)

AWS:

  • Certified Solutions Architect Associate

Oracle:

  • Oracle Autonomous Database Cloud Specialist
  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Architect Associate
  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Cloud Foundations Certified Associate

A2LA:

  • Baltimore Cyber Range, LLC Cybersecurity Technical Proficiency Team Activity

TCM Security:

  • PNPT (Practical Network Penetration Tester)

Altered Security:

  • CRTP (Certified Red Team Professional)
  • CARTP (Certified Azure Red Team Professional)

Zero Point Security:

  • CRTO (Certified Red Team Operator)
  • CRTL (Certified Red Team Lead)

Offensive Security:

  • OSCP (Offensive Security Certified Professional)

HackTheBox:

  • HTB Certified Bug Bounty Hunter

SecOps:

  • Certified AI-ML Penetration Tester

Cloud Native Computing Foundation:

  • Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA)
  • Istio Certified Associate (ICA)

GCP:

  • Google Cloud Security Engineer Professional

ArcX:

  • Threat Intelligence Analyst

HackTricks:

  • Google Cloud Red Team Expert
  • AWS Red Team Expert

Pwnedlabs:

  • Amazon Cloud Red Team Professional (ACRTP)
  • Microsoft Cloud Red Team Professional (MCRTP)
  • Google Cloud Red Team Professional (GCRTP)

Mastermind:

  • ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Lead Auditor
  • ISO/IEC 42001:2023 Lead Auditor