College
Bachelor of Science Cyber Security and Information assurance - 2024
WGU
The glorious WGU! I am currently working to get my Bachelor’s in Cybersecurity. This has been a dream of mine and now it is my single focus.
- Comp-TIA
- Axelos
- Linux Professional Institute
ICS Cybersecurity
ICS 515: Ics visibility, detection, and Response
SANS
At the suggestion of Rob Lee SEO of Dragos, my first real step into ICS Cybersecurity was the ICS 515. This is a hands-on training for individuals looking to learn the ins and outs of ICS Cybersecurity.
- ICS Asset Identification
- ICS Specific threats & mitigation
- ICS DFIR tactics, tools, and best proceedures.
- Development and management of an ICS IR Team
ICS Cybersecurity Framework
ICM32M - Using the ANSI/ISA-62443 Standards to Secure Your Control Systems
ISA/IEC
When doing ICS Cybersecurity it is neccessary to educate yourself on ICS Frameworks. The major ones are NIST SP 800, NERC CIP, and ISA/IEC 62443. I chose ISA/IEC 62443 mainly because of its international application.
- Establishing and IACS Security Program
- ISA / IEC 62443 Models, Security LEvels and Lifecycles
- Patch Management inside and IACS Environment
SOC Training
Blue Team Level 1
Security Blue Team
My first venture into blue team activities was this course. Here I was taught the initial concepts around phishing emails and how to identify them. Basics of DFIR and using MITRE ATT&CK to outline TTPs.
- Phishing mitigation techniques
- Introduction to Autopsy, Volatility, and FTK Imager
- Splunk SEIM Training
- Incident Response frameworks for IT
Malware Analysis
Practical Malware analysis and Triage
TCM-Security
Ahh malware…how I love to hate you. Regardless of my weird relationship with it I thought it best that I learn how to analyze it. This great course from TCM-Security teaches basics of Static, Dynamic, Manual, and Automated Malware Analysis.
- Static string analysis with FLOSS
- Packed analysis with peid
- Dynamic malware analysis with Flare VM and REMnux.
- Hash analysis with Virus Total
Still Working...
Microsoft Cybersecurity Analyst
Microsoft
Being that you find a lot of ICS environments use Microsoft Windows not only for HMI, Engineer Workstations and Historians(OPC Classic) I thought it would be a good idea to learn Microsoft’s native defense platforms. Especially since more businesses are turning to Azure Cloud Services to store their Historian backups.
- Computer and Network basics
- Microsoft Azure Cloud Services
- Microsoft Defender Training
- Management and compliance with Active Directory
