RoninSec 

This is my personal portfolio. I’d like to tell you about myself and RoninSec. I am a current student at UMGC and a US Army veteran who is looking to expand his security knowledge and experience through networking and offering audits. My tech journey began when I was about twelve years old, when I wanted to explore the realm of PC gaming. Well, with the world of gaming came mods… And then there were hacks and hackers. At a young age, I realized that we had bigger problems to solve. What are the capabilities of these people? I inquired within myself. However, I remained somewhat intrigued by the fact that these programmers and engineers had undergone extensive education and training, yet they were still able to identify these “holes” in the software and utilize them to their advantage. The issue at hand is: What happens when the player is no longer limited to observing through walls in a first-person shooter? The world of security opened up to me, and I was constantly learning about’scam baiting’ and how to deal with your everyday scammers. I didn’t know what was really out there, so I considered these guys the real hackers. 

When I joined the United States Army at just 19 years old, I saved up my money and built my first computer. I trained with the Rakkasans at Fort Campbell. During this period, as an infantryman, we were required to undergo a cybersecurity examination and be cognizant of physical threats in the cyberspace. When handling top secret information, techniques such as “shoulder surfing” come to mind. Furthermore, we were required to practice operational security when passing information across the Internet. During my time on deployment, I was required to learn a lot about what VPNs actually did for you and your device. I also conducted my own research into why they were more secure. This led me to leave the Army after my first contract. 

Then going to participate in capture the flag events on https://tryhackme.com/ and learning more about penetration testing and bug Bounties on https://www.hackthebox.com/, these sparked my interest in penetration testing. The GI Bill enabled me to enroll at UMGC, pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity Technology. While I’m studying, I work for a managed service provider, where my job involves safeguarding the networks. I specialize in malware removal, firewall integration, security scans, security audits, and phishing audits. I also conduct vulnerability disclosures and bug bounty campaigns over at BugCrowd.com. Furthermore, I intend to participate in the UMGC cybersecurity competition team in the future.

Contact Email: info@roninsec.net

-John B.

RoninSec Founder