Welcome to my Portfolio Site!

I’m an IT professional with three years of hands-on experience in IT support with a cybersecurity Bachelor’s degree and multiple industry certifications such as Cisco, CompTIA and ISC².

Driven by a passion for safeguarding data, I embrace my natural curiosity and love for learning to grow in the evolving field of cybersecurity. I aim to make an impact by inspiring and empowering others through education, always with a joyful attitude.

About Me

IT Support Analyst, MSSP Division

  • Supported 20+ organizations, resolving Tier 1 - 2 issues across Windows/Linux servers, Cisco networking devices, endpoints, and VMware virtual machines to maintain service availability.

  • Remediated account compromise incidents in Microsoft Defender, triaged SIEM alerts, and responded to time-sensitive security incidents during on-call support.

  • Deployed Juniper SRX firewalls, EX network switches, and Mist access points across 10 sites in 2 days, achieving zero downtime during network rollout.

  • Improved server security posture by patching vulnerabilities on Windows Server 2022 systems in compliance with DISA STIG guidelines.

Recent Role:
Languages:

  • Python

  • PowerShell

  • Bash

  • PostgreSQL

  • PHP, HTML, CSS

Certifications:

  • CCNA

  • JNCIA-Junos

  • CompTIA Pentest+

  • CompTIA Security+

  • ISC² SSCP

  • CompTIA Network+

  • CompTIA A+

  • PCEP-Python Certified

Operating Systems:

  • Windows

  • Linux

  • macOS

Recent Blogs

In this specific lab exercise, I learned from beginning to end a hacker’s TTP. From a phishing attack to a ransomware compromise on another endpoint within the organization.

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In this article I write about how I created powershell scripts for starting up and shutting down VM's in VMware. I provide code snippets and explain in a simple way of what is going on.

Recent Prjoects

A dynamic PHP and PostgreSQL web app for managing books, showcasing features like admin controls, role-based access, security best practices, and interactive design. Includes website code and SQL queries for easy recreation on a local server.

A comprehensive homelab for security training, featuring network segmentation with pfSense, Security Onion for monitoring and detection, a Kali Linux attack machine, a Windows Server domain controller, and Splunk integration. Includes optional vulnerable Linux machines for hands-on exploitation and monitoring practice.

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Marko Ynchausti

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