IT Security Manager · Penetration Tester in Training · SOC Analyst in Training

I'm a computer engineering student at the University of Mantova and the formally appointed IT Security Manager (Responsabile della Sicurezza Informatica) at a small social cooperative in Northern Italy — where I design, deploy, and operate the full security infrastructure from the ground up.

I'm actively transitioning into cybersecurity, pursuing offensive and defensive skill sets in parallel.

• HTB CPTS Path — Starting Point Tiers 0–2 completed, now working through retired machines (TJNull CPTS prep list)
• Machines rooted: Meow, Fawn, Dancing, Redeemer, Crocodile, Appointment, Sequel, Responder, Three, Archetype (+ more on the way)
• All writeups documented and published → htb-writeups

• THM SOC Level 1 Path (2025) — in progress
• Topics covered: SIEM, log analysis, Splunk, MITRE ATT&CK framework
• Real-world lab: deployed Wazuh + Suricata on cooperative infrastructure

At work I operate a production network I designed myself:

• Firewall/IDS/IPS: OPNsense on dedicated hardware
• Network segmentation: VLANs via managed switch (guest, staff, management, exec)
• Wireless: TP-Link EAP access points with SSID isolation
• SIEM: Wazuh with custom alert rules

• 🟧 HTB CPTS — Certified Penetration Testing Specialist (active)
• 🟦 THM SAL1 — SOC Analyst Level 1 (active)

Building real skills. No shortcuts.