About
I’m a cybersecurity practitioner focused on the blue team — threat detection, log analysis, incident response, and continuous learning. I’m currently working through a structured certification path (ISC2 CC ✅ → CompTIA Security+ 🔄 → Network+ → CySA+) while building hands-on skills through CTFs, home lab work, and security tooling projects.
This site documents the work: writeups, tools, notes, and the honest account of learning cybersecurity from the ground up.
Certifications
| Certification | Issuer | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Certified in Cybersecurity (CC) | ISC2 | ✅ Completed |
| CompTIA Security+ | CompTIA | 🔄 In Progress |
| CompTIA CySA+ | CompTIA | 🎯 Planned |
| CompTIA Network+ | CompTIA | 🎯 Planned |
Skills
| Skill Area | Current (ISC2 CC ✅ + Hands-On) | Future (Security+ 🔄 / Network+ / CySA+) |
|---|---|---|
| Security Fundamentals | CIA triad · Risk management concepts · Access controls | — |
| Network Security | Network security fundamentals | Advanced network defense · Wireshark · Nmap |
| Incident Response | BC/DR concepts · IR fundamentals | Incident handling procedures · Forensics basics |
| SIEM & Detection | Splunk (search, dashboards, alerting) · SPL queries · Log analysis | Detection engineering · Threat hunting |
| Vulnerability Management | — | Scanning · Assessment · Remediation workflows |
| Frameworks | NIST CSF · MITRE ATT&CK · OWASP Top 10 (working knowledge) | Deeper application & mapping |
| Tooling & Languages | Python · Bash · Splunk | Wireshark · Nmap |
| Hands-On Practice | KC7 · TryHackMe · Home lab | KC7 · TryHackMe · Home lab |
Contact
- Email: emily@emilyfoster.dev
- GitHub: github.com/emilydev5
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ecfoster
- TryHackMe: tryhackme.com/p/emilydev5