Experience & Education
Work Experience
Dec 2024 · Mar 2025Network & Infrastructure Monitoring · Intern
System Management S.p.A.
Monitoring infrastructure on Nagios Core (3+ hosts, 5+ services), automatic alerting via Postfix. MTTD reduced by 60%, false positives by 40%.
Education
2025 · PresentMaster's Degree in Cybersecurity
University of Salerno
Penetration Testing & Ethical Hacking, Secure Programming, Digital Forensics, Cryptography, IoT Security.
Jun 2026Erasmus+ BIP "Introduction to Information Security Requirements"
University of Nicosia, Cyprus
Worked in international teams on real projects, defining: security requirements, threat modeling, policy design, risk assessment.
2021 · 2025Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
University of Salerno
Computer Networks, Cybersecurity, Foundations of Artificial Intelligence.
Work Experience
Education
Featured Projects
Mini SIEM
Log Analyzer & Alert System
- Personal Python SIEM for log analysis and SSH brute-force detection
- Regex parsers and modular YAML rules to extend detection without changing the code
- SMTP alerts, Elasticsearch indexing and Grafana dashboards to investigate detected events
Secure IoT Camera Pipeline
Forensic Integrity Verification
- IoT pipeline that captures images on motion detection and transmits them with AES encryption
- SHA-256 image verification to detect changes after capture
- IPFS, Hyperledger FireFly and Ethereum to notarize evidence and verify its trail
Network Infrastructure Monitoring
System Management S.p.A.
- Nagios Core configured to monitor hosts and HTTP/FTP services in a GNS3 network simulation
- Postfix email notifications to report failures automatically
- Optimized alert thresholds: MTTD reduced by 60% and false positives by 40%
TalkAID
AI Speech Therapy Platform
- Team-built platform for managing remote speech therapy sessions
- Azure AI Speech integration for voice assessment and therapist support
- Exercises recommended from the assessment to create a personalized path for each patient
Skills
Recognitions
Certifications
SOC Analyst Path / CDSA
HackTheBox Academy
SOC Analyst Path / CDSA
HackTheBox Academy
Let's talk security.
Open to junior cybersecurity opportunities and collaborations on practical projects.
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