Gregory Dean · Cybersecurity Practitioner

Hi, I'm Gregory Dean

I'm a cybersecurity practitioner focused on defending systems, clarifying risk, and building practical security work.
Trained through Evolve Security Academy, fluent in offense and defense across networks, Active Directory, and SOC tooling.

Recent adventures include a full cybersecurity homelab and hands-on apprentice work at Evolve. I'm looking for SOC Analyst or Junior Penetration Tester roles.

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Experience

KD Roofing

Security Systems Analyst

2026 to Present

I sit between business operations and the technology behind them. I build internal platforms, run security assessments, and harden the systems the company depends on every day.

Evolve Security Academy

Cybersecurity Apprentice

2025

Immersive offensive and defensive training across penetration testing, threat detection, incident response, and security operations. Earned the ESCP certification.

Soiltech Wireless

IT Technician

2024 to 2026

Technical support for users, systems, and wireless infrastructure. I imaged and configured 50+ endpoint devices and kept day-to-day operations dependable.

Skills

In pursuit of practical mastery, I went from supporting systems and users, to breaking and defending them in labs, mapping attacker paths with MITRE ATT&CK, and documentingdetection work others can reuse. Today I'm sharpening SOC analysis, detection engineering, and clear remediation writing.

I can help with

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PythonBashPowerShellLinuxKali LinuxWindows ServerActive DirectoryGroup PolicyDNSPythonBashPowerShellLinuxKali LinuxWindows ServerActive DirectoryGroup PolicyDNS

NmapBurp SuiteMetasploitWiresharkNessusOpenVASSysmonZeekWazuhNmapBurp SuiteMetasploitWiresharkNessusOpenVASSysmonZeekWazuh

ELK StackSplunkMITRE ATT&CKOWASP Top 10NIST CSFCIS ControlsISO 27001Detection EngineeringELK StackSplunkMITRE ATT&CKOWASP Top 10NIST CSFCIS ControlsISO 27001Detection Engineering

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Projects, Writing & Labs

Homelab work, tools, and writeups

Lynx

projectActive

A local-first secret scanner I'm building in Go to understand how credentials leak into repositories and how to catch them before they ship.

Jul 18, 2026GoSecretsCI/CD

Building a Cybersecurity Homelab

writeupLab

An enterprise-style lab on VirtualBox with Active Directory, Wazuh, and a documented path from networking fundamentals to detection engineering.

Mar 1, 2026HomelabActive DirectorySIEM

Personal Portfolio

projectActive

Portfolio hub for cybersecurity projects, labs, and writing, evolved from a hand-built HTML site into this Next.js experience.

Feb 23, 2026Next.jsWebThree.js

Email Breach Checker CLI

projectComplete

A Python tool for bulk Have I Been Pwned lookups with structured CSV reporting, built during a live penetration test engagement.

Feb 15, 2026PythonOSINTHIBP

Notes from Evolve Security Academy

noteComplete

Reflections on completing the Evolve Security Academy bootcamp and earning the ESCP, including a live client penetration test with real findings.

Jul 4, 2025TrainingESCPCareer

Education & training

Cybersecurity Apprentice at Evolve Security Academy (2025), ESCP certified. Hands-on labs across penetration testing, threat hunting, malware analysis, and live incident response. CompTIA Security+ expected in 2026. Based in Boise, ID.

What's next

If any of the labs or writeups resonate with what you're building, let's connect. I'm actively looking for SOC Analyst I or Junior Penetration Tester roles where I can contribute and grow under experienced practitioners. Or email .

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