Cybersecurity Portfolio

Building my cybersecurity career through real-world projects.

Hands-on projects in Linux, Networking, Wazuh SIEM, Home Lab infrastructure and security monitoring.

LINUXNETWORKINGSIEM / SOC
ALIN STROIEBUILDING · LEARNING · SECURING
LAB STATUS ACTIVE
01 / HOME SOC
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01 / Selected work

Featured Projects

Practical environments where I configure, test, break, monitor and document what I learn.

02In progress

Systems · CLI · Hardening

Linux Labs

Administration, permissions, services, troubleshooting and security hardening in practical Linux environments.

  • Linux
  • Bash
  • Nginx
03In progress

TCP/IP · DNS · Firewalls

Networking Labs

Network fundamentals explored through subnetting, packet analysis, service configuration and troubleshooting.

  • TCP/IP
  • DNS
  • Wireshark
04Project

CMS · VPS · Security

WordPress Security

Deployment and hardening of WordPress on an Ubuntu VPS with Nginx, TLS and sensible access controls.

  • WordPress
  • Nginx
  • TLS
05Project

AI · Automation · Operations

OpenClaw AI

Experiments with AI-assisted workflows, infrastructure operations and practical task automation.

  • AI
  • Automation
  • VPS
06Infrastructure

Hosting · Linux · Community

The Guardians CS 1.6

Administration and maintenance of community game-server infrastructure and its supporting services.

  • Linux
  • Servers
  • Networking

02 / Now & next

Current Learning Journey

No arbitrary skill percentages. Just honest progress through practical labs, active projects and the next systems I plan to explore.

alin@homelab:~
$ whoami
junior_cybersecurity_learner
$ current-mission
build → test → document → improve
_
01

Linux Administration

System management, services, permissions and hardening

In progress
02

Networking

TCP/IP, DNS, routing, firewalls and packet analysis

In progress
03

Wazuh SIEM / SOC

Endpoint telemetry, alerts and security monitoring

Active lab
04

Cloud / VPS Administration

Hosting, deployment, maintenance and security

Active projects
05

Active Directory

Identity, policy and enterprise Windows environments

Planned
06

Microsoft Sentinel / Azure

Cloud-native SIEM and security operations

Planned

03 / About me

Learning by building systems that actually run.

I’m Alin, at the beginning of my cybersecurity career and focused on turning theory into practical experience.

I build and maintain real labs across Linux, networking, security monitoring and VPS infrastructure. I document the decisions, mistakes and improvements along the way — because understanding the process matters more than claiming expertise.

01BuildCreate real environments
02TestExplore how systems behave
03DocumentMake learning visible

04 / Get in touch

Let’s connect.

I’m open to junior cybersecurity and SOC opportunities, practical collaborations and conversations about the projects I’m building.