Roselyn Torres
Oak Forest,Illinois
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Security Analyst
National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition
08.2024 - 02.2025
- Secured a Linux-based e-commerce web server against live attacks by configuring and hardening Apache services, enforcing SSL/TLS encryption, and implementing firewall rules to filter malicious traffic.
- Utilized Kali Linux for continuous vulnerability assessment and penetration testing. Proactively identifying security flaws such as SQL injection and XSS vulnerabilities to maintain service availability.
- Simultaneously fortified the database by encrypting sensitive data, applying access controls, and sanitizing inputs to block SQL injection attempts.
Cybersecurity Participant
The National Cyber League
03.2025 - 04.2025
- Competed in the National Cyber League (NCL), a nationwide capture-the-flag competition. Navigated Open Source Intelligence, Cryptography, Network Traffic Analysis, Web Application Exploitation, and Forensics.
- Directly applied Python and Bash scripting to automate tasks and solve complex security problems.
- Analyzed and exploited vulnerable systems in a hands-on simulated environment. Solidifying my understanding of end-to-end cyber threats and defenses.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL03-2027
Skills
- Operating Systems: Kali Linux, Ubuntu, CentOS and Windows
- Virtualization: Oracle VirtualBox, VMware, Virtual Machine Management
- Web Server Management: Apache and SSL/TLS Configuration
- Database Management: User Permissions, Backups, and mySQL
- Vulnerability Assessment: Vulnerability Scanning and Remediation
- Programming Languages: C, C, Java and Python
Timeline
Cybersecurity Participant
The National Cyber League
03.2025 - 04.2025
Security Analyst
National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition
08.2024 - 02.2025
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
University of Illinois Chicago