Notes / Summer 2026
Learning,
made visible.
Edited blogs and technical notes from a summer spent building a home SOC lab, strengthening networking fundamentals, and learning how security decisions connect across a system.
Featured learning
From concept
to evidence.
My first Wazuh investigation
I created a controlled Windows account event, found it in Wazuh, and learned how an alert becomes a defensible investigation.
Read note → 02 / NetworkingLANs: correcting the model
Star topologies, DHCP, subnetting, ARP, and the correction that finally made local delivery click.
Read note → 03 / Web systemsHow the web fits together
DNS resolution, web servers, load balancers, CDNs, databases, and the security boundaries between them.
Read note →Blogs & build logs
What I learned
Learning system
Refocusing my security study
Cloud
Cloud resources, scaling, and cost
Reflection
Security keeps moving
Build log
Building a malware detector from first principles
Defensive security
How defenders turn evidence into action
Engineering practice
Using AI without losing the learning
Long-form / Edited
Investigations
Pi-hole on an Xfinity gateway
A failed setup became an investigation into DNS, DHCP, IPv4, IPv6, and router control.
Read investigation →Learning noteLinux and security tools
Processes, sockets, permissions, services, and why interpreting output matters more than running commands.
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