Cybersecurity student

Learning
how systems break.

I'm a cybersecurity student working with Linux, networking, and Python. My main interest is penetration testing, and I want to work in red teaming.

I learn by trying things, making mistakes, and taking notes.

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/ 02    About me

A bit
about me.

I'm Mohamed. I study Applied Cyber Security and spend time outside my courses on security labs and Python. I like figuring out how a system works, where it can go wrong, and why an attack succeeds.

“Why do we fall? So we can learn to pick ourselves up.”— Batman Begins
See my learning path ↗
mohamed@kali:~

$ whoami

mohamed_kayali

$ cat mission.txt

finish_bachelor
earn_CPTS
grow_into_red_teaming

$ echo $MINDSET

Try harder_

01

Penetration Testing

I'm eJPT certified and practise penetration testing in labs.

02

Networking & IT Security

Learning how networks and services work, and how to test them.

03

Programming

Python for scripts and automation, plus HTML and CSS for the web.

04

Where I want to go

Work towards red teaming, starting with penetration testing and lab practice.

/ 03    Projects & labs

What I
work on.

These are the courses and labs I've been working through. I'll add project code and write-ups here when they're ready.

01
Coursework

Cybersecurity
Foundations

Coursework from CS50's Introduction to Cybersecurity: security basics, common threats, and ways to protect systems.

  • Security fundamentals
  • Threat awareness
  • Course notes
CS50/coursework
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Hands-on learning

Penetration
Testing Labs

Guided labs and CPTS preparation. I practise enumeration, work through each step, and keep notes on what I find.

  • Network enumeration
  • Linux fundamentals
  • Structured notes
GitHub ↗
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Coming next

Projects
in progress

I'm planning a Python OSINT tool. You can read more about the idea below.

  • Python
  • OSINT
  • Project notes
View coming projects ↗

/ 04    Coming Projects

What I want
to build next.

01
Planned project · Python / OSINT

LinkedIn
OSINT Tool

The idea is to take public information from a LinkedIn profile, pass it to an OSINT tool, and bring the results together in one place. It's still a planned project.

  • Python automation
  • LinkedIn public-profile research
  • OSINT tool integration
Python/OSINT

/ 05    Experience

My
experience.

My background includes an IT internship, content creation, and robotics programs.

Current

Student

Studying Applied Cyber Security

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Content

Digital Content Creator

I make and edit videos for YouTube and TikTok, with 10,000+ TikTok followers and 1,000+ YouTube subscribers.

03
IT internship

MAPAL Dr. Kress SE

A one-week IT internship in October 2023, observing the team and learning about their day-to-day work.

02
STEAM

Innovation & Robotics Programs

Karam House x NuVu Studio · Worked on robotics and Arduino projects and took part in design and entrepreneurship programs · 2018–2022

01

/ 06    Credentials

Courses &
certifications.

What I've completed, what I'm studying now, and the certifications I plan to take next.

Completed

CS50 Python

HarvardX · Introduction to Programming with Python

100%
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In progress

CPTS

Hack The Box Academy · Currently preparing

20%
04
In progress

CTF journey

Ongoing CTF practice

05
First semester

Applied Cyber Security

Applied Cyber Security degree

Semester 1
06
Planned

OSCP

OffSec · Long-term plan: take OSCP in my second semester

07
Planned

OSEP

OffSec · Long-term plan: take OSEP in my third semester

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// HACK THE BOX ACADEMY

Completed modules.

Badges from the Hack The Box Academy modules I've completed.

Philomath badge
Learning Process

Philomath

Study methods and learning habits.

✓ COMPLETED
Academician badge
Introduction to Academy

Academician

An introduction to Hack The Box Academy.

✓ COMPLETED
The eye that sees all badge
Network Enumeration with Nmap

The eye that sees all

Host discovery, port scanning and service enumeration.

✓ COMPLETED
Didn’t know a python can do that badge
DNS Enumeration Using Python

Didn’t know a python can do that

DNS enumeration scripts in Python.

✓ COMPLETED
Combine the modules badge
Using the Metasploit Framework

Combine the modules

Using Metasploit modules in labs.

✓ COMPLETED
Your first battle badge
Getting Started

Your first battle

Getting started with penetration-testing labs.

✓ COMPLETED
Snake Charmer badge
Introduction to Python 3

Snake Charmer

Python 3 basics and scripting.

✓ COMPLETED
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Penetration Testing Process

Tactical

The steps of a penetration test.

✓ COMPLETED
Information is not knowledge, or is it? badge
HTB Academy achievement

Information is not knowledge, or is it?

A completed Academy module.

✓ COMPLETED

Academy module badges · Separate from professional certifications.

/ 07    Skills & tools

Tools I use.
Skills I practise.

Most of my practice is in penetration-testing labs. These are the tools and topics I use and study.

01

Penetration Testing

Finding hosts and services, checking for vulnerabilities, and testing them in labs.

ToolsNmap · Metasploit · Burp Suite
02

Network & System Security

Reading network traffic, working in Linux, and understanding running services.

ToolsWireshark · Linux · Bash
03

Programming & Scripting

Writing Python scripts and learning automation, alongside HTML and CSS.

TechnologiesPython · HTML · CSS

/ 08    Contact

Want to
get in touch?

For questions about my projects or opportunities to work together, send me an email or find me on LinkedIn.