Who's behind the handle
I'm a penetration tester and cybersecurity researcher focused on offensive security - web application, network and Active Directory pentesting.
I work manual-first, backed by the right tooling, and care about understanding why something is exploitable, not just that a scanner flagged it. Most of what I learn ends up here as writeups and in my own tooling. I'm constantly pushing to go deeper, level up my skills and take on harder targets - this is a craft I'm in for the long run.
Where I operate
Certifications
Certified Penetration Testing Specialist
Hack The Box
A 10-day, fully hands-on exam: blackbox web, external and internal penetration testing against a real-world Active Directory network hosted in HTB's infrastructure and accessed over VPN. It starts with a letter of engagement laying out objectives, requirements and scope - and ends with a commercial-grade penetration test report. CPTS covers both the testing itself and communicating the findings professionally.
Cyber Threat Intelligence
v1olet
I'm co-captain of v1olet - an independent offensive security research team working on penetration testing, red team operations and vulnerability research.
We compete internationally as a CTF team. As co-captain I take on the organisational side - roster, which events we play, how we split the board - and I play the competitions myself alongside the rest of the team. Different pressure than a lab box, and the best training there is.
BroncoCTF - 3rd of 1065+ teams
Our first competition as a team
The first event we played together, straight onto the podium against a field of more than a thousand teams - categories split across the roster: web, pwn, rev, crypto, forensics, osint, misc and beginner.
Things I've built
PortHunt
Python · ToolingA high-speed Python port scanner with built-in CVE lookup and JSON/HTML reporting - fast, scriptable and report-ready.
Writeups & research
HTB machine writeups - recon to root, read right here on the page. Click any card to open the full writeup.