Skills & Certifications

The tooling I actually use, organized by area, and the certifications behind it.

Skills & tools

Offensive Security

NmapBurp Suite CommunityMetasploitHydraGobuster / ffufJohn the RipperSQLMap

Defensive Security

WiresharkWazuh / ELK StackSuricataVolatilityAutopsy

Languages & Scripting

PythonBashSQLJavaScriptC

Platforms & Infrastructure

Linux (Debian / Arch)Windows / Active DirectoryAWSDockerProxmox / VMware

Certifications

CompTIA Security+

Held

CompTIA · 2025

eJPT — Junior Penetration Tester

Held

INE · 2026

OSCP — Offensive Security Certified Professional

In progress

OffSec

On the bench

Operating Systems internals, cloud security (AWS), and more SIEM practice. Details in blog posts as I go.