Angel Garcia

Dedicated IT Professional with a strong foundation in security principals and hands-on experience configuring firewalls, monitoring systems, and implementing network & endpoint security. Seeking to use my knowledge in System Administration to contribute to the operational needs and integrity of your organization’s IT systems.

• CWU Cybersecurity
• CompTIA Security+
• FCC General Radiotelephone Operator
• MTA Networking Fundamentals

• Black Hat USA – Applied Network Security, 08/2024, Review security implications of each protocol from layer 1 to 7 of the OSI Model and learn ways to mitigate them. Lab exercises included traffic modification and redirection methods, building an open-source Linux router and unified threat management (UTM) appliance, examining and modifying HTTP/S traffic with Squid and Burp, and advanced uses for SSH.
• Comptia.org – CompTIA Security+ Certification, 12/2023, 05/2024, Threats, attacks, and vulnerabilities. Architecture and design. Implementation. Operations and incident response. Governance, risk and compliance. Hands-on experience in cybersecurity through practical labs and real-world scenarios, including configuring and managing security technologies, implementing security policies, and assessing vulnerabilities. Identifying and mitigating security threats, ensuring data protection, and responding to security incidents.
• Lynda.com – Ethical Hacking: Denial of Service, 04/2019, Explore motivations behind DoS attacks, ranging from disrupting gaming adversaries to hacktivism and even law enforcement activities. Learn about attack techniques, tools, and defensive patterns to protect services from such malicious attacks.

• Cybersecurity
• Bonsai
• DIY Projects
• Farming
• Gardening
• Photography