About

I’m Nishkam, a University of Maryland computer science graduate focused on cybersecurity, networking, and systems.

I use this site to document hands-on projects, technical decisions, and lessons learned. I built it to be simple, fast, and accessible.

• Practicing offensive and defensive security through Hack The Box and CodePath’s CYB102 Intermediate Cybersecurity course
• Sharing project notes and technical writeups on the Blog
• Cisco CCNA certified

Areas of focus

• Network monitoring, traffic analysis, and detection engineering
• Defensive security, incident response, and threat hunting
• Network engineering and automation
• Low-level programming and systems internals

Get in touch

• GitHub: github.com/ScoutorcusA
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/nishkamk
• Hack The Box: profile
• TryHackMe: profile

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