“There are only two types of companies: those that have been breached and know it, and those that have been breached and don’t know it yet.”

Hi, I’m John – an IT professional with over 8 years of experience within many areas of IT and different industry sectors, ranging from Retail to Manufacturing.

In 2025, I decided to focus more directly into Cyber-Security passing my ISC2 CISSP & ISO 27001 Lead Implementor.

Cyber-Security has always been a passion and following many years doing generalised IT with some inclusion of security, I decided to take a deeper dive into Cyber-Security.

Technologies –

    • Microsoft Windows OS – XP and onwards
    • Windows Server – 2008 and onwards

       

        • Active Directory
        • Print Management
        • Group Policy
        • DFS
        • DNS
        • DHCP
        • High Availability Terminal Servers
        • Certificate Servers
        • FS Logix
        • XVHD 
    • Linux – Debian/Ubuntu 18.04/20.04/22.04
    • Kali Linux & Parrot OS

       

        • John The Ripper
        • NMAP
        • BurpSuite
    • Cisco Networking Hardware
    • Cisco Meraki (WiFi & SD WAN)
    • Yubikey Hardware Security Keys
    • Security Onion ELK-Stack
    • Webroot, Sentinel One, Sophos Antivirus, Microsoft Defender
    • Microsoft Office 365

       

        • Microsoft Security
        • Data Loss Protection
        • Entra ID
        • Intune MDM
        • Power Automate
        • Power BI
        • Conditional Access
        • Purview
        • SCCM & WSUS
        • SharePoint
        • OneDrive
    • Datadog Log Analysis
    • Wireshark
    • Grafana
    • Python Scripting (Basic)
    • Type 1 Hypervisors
      • VMWare
      • Proxmox

Professional Skills –

 

    • Incident Management
    • Report Writing
    • Stakeholder Management
    • Business Analysis
    • Security Leadership
    • Management Skills
    • Lead by example mindset
    • Risk & Compliance
    • ISO 27001, NIST Cyber Security Framework knowledge
    • Troubleshooting
    • KPI Reporting
    • GDPR
    • Hands-on Problem Solving
    • Cyber Security Roadmap Design
    • Risk Management & Appetite 
    •  

My future

Currently I am unemployed, but I am actively looking for work. I wish to move into security as a whole, preferably into a GRC type role, with plans to get my ISO 27001 Lead Auditor Certifications in the future.

My Hobbies

In my spare time, I spend a lot of with my son, dog, and soon-to-be Wife. I like to play table top games, mainly card games such as Pokemon and Lorcana but I am not one to refuse to learn a whole different game. My fiance and I get out once a month as a break from being parents and go to a local boardgame night too. I am a technology nerd who loves to learn anything new, buying anything cutting edge and delving into all things new as and when I can.