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CYBR-501CYBR-502CYBR-503CYBR-504CYBR-506CYBR-508CYBR-510CYBR-512CYBR-514CYBR-516
Cybersecurity engineering
Graduate
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Public, privacy-safe notes from my MS in Cybersecurity Engineering, including coursework progress, lab work, and what I am learning along the way.
Degree progress
Current focus
Hands-on cybersecurity engineering work spanning network analysis, vulnerable environments, technical documentation, and applied defensive and offensive security concepts.
School status
Weekly progress updates and lab notes.
Weekly Status: September 27–October 3, 2026
Executed 44 security tests against a deliberately vulnerable application and converted the evidence into a prioritized defect assessment and professional report.
CYBR-510Security Test EngineeringTest AutomationDefect AnalysisSecurity Reporting
Weekly Status: September 19–26, 2026
Turned security requirements for a deliberately vulnerable command-line application into a traceable test plan with scenarios, cases, priorities, and evidence expectations.
CYBR-510Security Test EngineeringTest DesignSecurity RequirementsRisk Assessment
Weekly Status: September 7–14, 2026
Started CYBR-510 Security Test Engineering with assurance-case work, threat-informed risk assessment, and security test prioritization.
CYBR-510Security Test EngineeringRisk AssessmentAssurance CasesSecurity Requirements
Weekly Status: August 5–11, 2026
Wrapped up CYBR-508 work with VPN client monitoring, Zero Trust, blockchain security concepts, and final wargame practice.
CYBR-508VPNZero TrustBlockchain SecurityWargames
Weekly Status: July 29–August 4, 2026
Focused on attacker and defender next steps, Wazuh system monitoring, and continued wargame practice.
CYBR-508WazuhMonitoringDefenseWargames
Weekly Status: July 22–28, 2026
Studied upper OSI layer threats, intrusion detection with Snort, and continued hands-on wargame practice.
CYBR-508SnortIntrusion DetectionApplication SecurityWargames
Weekly Status: July 15–21, 2026
Focused on SYN flood concepts, VPN setup, intellectual property protection, and personal versus professional VPN use.
CYBR-508VPNDockerTransport SecurityWargames
Weekly Status: July 8–14, 2026
Worked on subnetting, NAT, Layer 3 security, Docker-based lab practice, and continued wargame exercises.
CYBR-508SubnettingNATDockerLayer 3
Weekly Status: July 1–7, 2026
Focused on Layer 1 and Layer 2 security, vulnerability analysis, defensive controls, and continued wargame practice.
CYBR-508Layer 2Physical SecurityWargames
Weekly Status: June 24–30, 2026
Started CYBR-508 with network protocol security, OSI security concepts, AI in cybersecurity, and wargame practice.
CYBR-508Network SecurityOSI ModelWargames