A documentation of my studies and learnings throughout my IT Security Specialist education (2024 - 2026).
My name is Adam, an IT Security Specialist from Sweden specializing in defensive security, SIEM and threat detection, with a growing interest in offensive security.
| Course | Description |
|---|---|
| Advanced IT-Security | Incident response, threat hunting and security hardening. |
| Cloud Security | Security principles and best practices in cloud environments. |
| Ethical Hacking | Hands-on web application penetration testing using Kali Linux and Metasploit. |
| Fundamental IT-Security | Foundational concepts including CIA triad, cryptography and risk management. |
| Information Security | Security management frameworks including ISO 27001, GDPR, IEC-62443 and NIST 800-53. |
| IT Security Linux, Unix, Mac | Hardening and securing Linux-based systems, user management and access control. |
| IT Security Windows | Windows hardening, Active Directory security and Group Policy management. |
| IT-Infrastructure | Server administration, virtualization with VMware and network infrastructure. |
| Network Technology | Subnetting, routing protocols, TCP/IP and network architecture. |
| Network Security | Firewall configuration, IDS/IPS and network traffic analysis. |
| LIA 1 | Internship 1 – Active Directory administration, GPO implementation and Wazuh SIEM configuration |
| LIA 2 | Internship 2 – Active Directory hardening and Wazuh SIEM tuning with custom detection rules mapped to MITRE ATT&CK. |
| Degree Project | Configuring and optimizing open-source SIEM (Wazuh) for threat detection in hybrid Windows/Linux environments. |
- 🛡️ Defensive Security: Wazuh, Elasticsearch, KQL
- ⚔️ Offensive Security: Metasploit, Nmap, Hydra, Hashcat, Aircrack-ng
- 💻 Scripting: PowerShell, Bash
- 🖥️ Operating Systems: Windows, Linux, Kali Linux
- 📋 Frameworks: MITRE ATT&CK, OWASP, CIS Benchmarks