Certifications

Validated expertise in offensive security, cloud systems, and defense operations.

Technical credentials and rigorous practical examinations verifying skills in network exploitation, web security, database systems, and security operations.

Credentials

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Practical Network Penetration Tester (PNPT) Badge

TCM Security

Practical Network Penetration Tester (PNPT)

Issued: January 15, 2025 · Credential ID: #129874687

A professional-level network penetration testing certification that requires performing a full-scope vulnerability assessment and penetration test against a simulated corporate network, writing a professional penetration test report, and presenting findings in a live debrief with a security analyst.

Core Learnings:

Advanced Active Directory exploitation (kerberoasting, AS-REP roasting, pass-the-hash, token impersonation, relay attacks, and lateral movement), external network testing (reconnaissance, password spraying, and service exploitation), internal network traversal (pivoting through double-pivot networks, local privilege escalation, and credential dumping), and buffer overflow exploit development.

Technical Skills Built:

Active Directory Pivoting Privilege Escalation Buffer Overflows OSINT Penetration Testing Burp Suite Network Security

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Google

Google Professional Cybersecurity Certificate

Credly Badge Verification

Comprehensive training covering cybersecurity principles, network security, security information and event management (SIEM) operations, incident detection, and Python scripting for automation.

Core Learnings:

Analysing network traffic using Wireshark to isolate suspicious patterns, writing Python scripts to automate log analysis and parsing files for security events, querying databases using SQL to track system activity, and managing incident response workflows inside SIEM platforms.

Technical Skills Built:

SIEM (Splunk) Wireshark Python Scripting SQL Incident Response Linux CLI

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APISec University

API Security Certified

Credly Badge Verification

Focused security training detailing vulnerability analysis, threat modeling, and defensive controls for RESTful APIs and modern web service gateways.

Core Learnings:

Testing for OWASP API Security Top 10 vulnerabilities (including BOLA/IDOR, broken object level authorization, rate limiting bypass, and mass assignment), crafting targeted API requests in Postman to fuzz endpoints and identify authentication flaws, and analysing JWT structures for signature tampering and key injection.

Technical Skills Built:

API Auditing OWASP API Top 10 Postman JWT Exploitation REST API Security

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Oracle

Oracle Certified Foundations Associate | Cloud Data Management

Issued: February 25, 2024 · Credential ID: 100514255OCDMF2023

Fundamental concepts of cloud data management services, autonomous databases, data warehousing, and cloud security architecture.

Core Learnings:

Cloud database models, architecture, and deployment options (OLTP, Warehousing, and NoSQL), provisioning and scaling Oracle Autonomous Databases, database schema design, and cloud data security standards (encryption and network isolation).

Technical Skills Built:

Oracle Cloud (OCI) Cloud Databases Autonomous Database SQL Database Security

TCM Security

Linux Privilege Escalation for Beginners

Issued: November 7, 2024 · Credential ID: cert_fv6c9ph3

Practical hands-on training focusing on identifying and exploiting misconfigurations, weak permissions, and kernel vulnerabilities to elevate privileges on Linux systems.

Core Learnings:

Kernel exploit identification, abusing SUID/SGID binaries, exploiting weak file permissions, cron job hijacking, sudo rights abuse, and local credential harvesting.

Technical Skills Built:

Linux Security Privilege Escalation SUID Exploits Kernel Exploits Sudo Abuse

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TCM Security

Windows Privilege Escalation for Beginners

Issued: June 28, 2024 · Certificate ID: cert_d11mhjdm

Focused practical training for discovering and exploiting local privilege escalation vectors in Windows-based environments.

Core Learnings:

Exploiting service misconfigurations (unquoted service paths, weak permissions), DLL hijacking, Windows kernel exploits, and retrieving credentials from the registry or group policy.

Technical Skills Built:

Windows Security Privilege Escalation DLL Hijacking Registry Exploits UAC Bypass

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TCM Security

Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Fundamentals

Issued: June 28, 2024 · Certificate ID: cert_x89r28k9

Practical intelligence gathering techniques used to conduct thorough digital investigations, map electronic footprints, and uncover hidden online data.

Core Learnings:

Advanced search engine operators, website and domain OSINT, email and username investigations, image and video geolocation/analysis, and maintaining operational security (OPSEC).

Technical Skills Built:

OSINT Reconnaissance Threat Intelligence OPSEC Investigation

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TCM Security

Practical Ethical Hacking

Issued: May 27, 2024 · Certificate ID: cert_lxrlfp2g

Comprehensive ethical hacking course covering network penetration testing, Active Directory exploitation, and web application security assessments.

Core Learnings:

Information gathering, vulnerability scanning, buffer overflow exploit development, Active Directory attacks, post-exploitation techniques, and report writing.

Technical Skills Built:

Ethical Hacking Penetration Testing Active Directory Buffer Overflows Network Scanning

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TCM Security

External Pentest Playbook

Issued: March 3, 2024 · Certificate ID: cert_wbklqrfr

Hands-on verification of external-facing systems, focusing on discovering external entry points, password spraying, and perimeter security vulnerabilities.

Core Learnings:

External network mapping, finding exposed management interfaces, executing credential attacks, exploiting out-of-date systems, and advising on perimeter controls.

Technical Skills Built:

External Pentesting Perimeter Security Password Spraying Vulnerability Discovery

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ISC2

Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)

Issued: March 8, 2024

Professional credential verifying core knowledge of security principles, network architecture, access controls, and security operations.

Core Learnings:

Fundamental security concepts, access control policies, network configuration and security controls, security operations, and incident response/recovery.

Technical Skills Built:

Cybersecurity Principles Access Control Network Security Security Operations

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LinkedIn Learning

Python Essential Training

Issued: February 8, 2024 · Credential ID: 9e84346c8c3192913d81e8dcf8a30d2fd6ef23826fabb3e11d0dac7fca7515ec

Practical application of Python programming focusing on objects, generators, file handling, databases, and standard library components.

Core Learnings:

Object-oriented design patterns, using generator functions for memory efficiency, opening and parsing file systems, standard database integrations, and exception handling.

Technical Skills Built:

Python OOP File Systems Database Integration

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LinkedIn Learning

Git Essential Training

Issued: January 21, 2024 · Credential ID: 4ec97aea0d1209f153ffbe04ea1dc2d07c48401a526c11507e335c870bbb65fd

Core workflow and branching mechanics of Git version control, focusing on parallel development lines, tracking changes, and remote workspace collaborations.

Core Learnings:

Three-stage architecture (working directory, staging index, repository), branch creation/merging strategies, stash capabilities, conflict resolution, and working with remotes.

Technical Skills Built:

Git Version Control Conflict Resolution Workflow Collaboration

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LinkedIn Learning

SQL Essential Training

Issued: January 13, 2024 · Credential ID: 938c49afd6c6b4792693ef823d3569c631222383b0e1e3a73035c57e00d7cf7c

Relational database querying and administration, focusing on database schemas, data extraction, joins, aggregation, and query performance.

Core Learnings:

Writing complex multi-table JOINs, filtering using logical operators, grouping and aggregations, utilizing subqueries, transaction safety, and designing primary/foreign key relations.

Technical Skills Built:

SQL Relational Databases Data Querying Database Schema Design

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LinkedIn Learning

Software Architecture Foundations

Issued: January 12, 2024 · Credential ID: de7000b959fbae4d474d0b6e936973a88144e6fd68b8ae85978e33bad3b1e71e

Theoretical and practical guide to architectural patterns, design principles, modularity, and trade-off analysis in large-scale software systems.

Core Learnings:

Defining system quality attributes (availability, security, modifiability), software design styles (microservices, monolithic, event-driven), component isolation, and technical documentation.

Technical Skills Built:

Software Architecture System Design Microservices Design Patterns

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HackerRank

JavaScript (Basic)

Issued: January 12, 2024 · Credential ID: BE8CBCCC651

Verification of core language skills including closures, prototyping inheritance, array manipulations, event loop control, and logical operators.

Core Learnings:

Asynchronous operations (Promises and async/await), closures, variable scoping rules (let/const/var), prototype chains, and manipulation of basic data structures.

Technical Skills Built:

JavaScript ES6+ Asynchronous Programming Data Structures

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Udemy

The Ultimate React Course

Issued: January 12, 2024 · Credential ID: UC-70f591f2-c0c8-4065-b01b-af01436c8fba

Modern single-page application development using React.js, hooks, router configurations, state managers (Context API, Redux), and application performance.

Core Learnings:

Declarative UI design, lifecycle triggers using React Hooks, routing setup with React Router, application performance profiling, custom hooks, and centralized state with Redux.

Technical Skills Built:

React.js Redux Context API Hooks Single-Page Apps

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Penetration Testing Web Apps with Kali and Burp Suite Certificate

LinkedIn Learning

Penetration Testing with Kali Linux and Burp Suite

Issued: 2024 · Credential ID: 60dc2e5ef9666ae3192288b1a9421ec6ab8dd2aceeb5c738198e728a0c9e5514

Practical application of web penetration testing workflows, using Kali Linux environment toolsets and Burp Suite proxy configurations to scan and exploit web targets.

Core Learnings:

Intercepting and altering client-server requests, scanning using automated tool suites, brute-forcing auth forms, testing for Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), SQL Injections, and input sanitization flaws.

Technical Skills Built:

Burp Suite Kali Linux Web Security Vulnerability Discovery

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LinkedIn Learning

Azure Administration Essential Training

Issued: 2024 · Credential ID: 808dd9e4d9f5b2c508f612c4529fd1fa2d7482541f55713be8047a776ab1f30e

Fundamentals of cloud administration in Microsoft Azure, covering virtual networks, security groups, resource groups, and identity management.

Core Learnings:

Deploying and managing cloud instances, setting up Azure Virtual Networks (VNets), designing Network Security Groups (NSGs) policies, and setting up policies inside Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD).

Technical Skills Built:

Microsoft Azure Cloud Infrastructure Azure Virtual Networks Identity Management (Entra ID)

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