ABOUT ME

ABOUT ME

I am a 4th year BSc (Hons) Ethical Hacking at Abertay University

My interest in cyber security first began after learning how to sniff IP addresses with Cain and Abel in 2013

My main areas of interest are:
• Ethical Hacking
• Digital Forensics
• Computer Networking
• Blockchain Technology
• Computer Programming

Me walking with Mossy in Dunnoon

SOME SECURITY INTERESTS:

• Buffer Overflows
• Social Engineering
• Botnets (PMA, Mirai, Lightaidra)
• Spoofing Attacks (NTP, DNS, Memcache)
• Blockchain cryptographic and consensus mechanisms
• Exploits and Exploit Kits, specifically involving cross-compilers    such as, SH4, Mipsel, Mips, PowerPC, etc.
• DDoS Mitigation (keep packet loss to a minimum and ultimately    prevent null routing)


SOME SECURITY INTERESTS:

• Buffer Overflows
• Social Engineering
• Botnets (PMA, Mirai, Lightaidra)
• Blockchain consensus mechanisms
• Blockchain cryptographic mechanisms
• Spoofing Attacks (NTP, DNS, Memcache)
• DDoS Mitigation (keep packet loss to a minimum and ultimately prevent null routing)
• Exploits and Exploit Kits, specifically involving cross-compilers such as, SH4, Mipsel, Mips, PowerPC, etc.


Mossy cosy sleeping in bed


MY FREE TIME

Some about me's outside of cyber and university:
• I have been vegan for 3 years
• I have a 15 year old chocolate lab named Mossy
• I like meeting new people and socialising in general
• My favourite bands are Foals, Supertramp and Dire Straits
• I love being amongst nature, I specifically enjoy bird watching
• I recently started wildlife photography and find it very relaxing and    great for my mental health

Some about me's outside of cyber and university:
• I have been vegan for 1 year
• I like meeting new people and socialising
• I have a 15 year old chocolate lab 'Mossy'
• I love being amongst nature, I specifically enjoy bird watching
• My favourite bands are Foals, Supertramp and Dire Straits
• I recently started wildlife photography and find it very relaxing and great for my mental health