Hi, I'm James (Jimmy) Kolz

Cybersecurity Major at Purdue University

Cybersecurity Major

I am currently a senior at Purdue University in the Cybersecurity Major. I am also a member of Ethical Hackers of Purdue and Blue Team at Purdue.

Professional Experiences

I am grateful to have worked with G&W Electric as a Cybersecurity Intern Summer 2024. I have also worked Summer Technology Support at Plainfield School District 202 in the past.

Personal Achievments

I have been deligeted to compete in numerous events and CTFs. Some examples are Hivestorm 2023, and the National Cyber League Spring 2024, where my team and I scored in the top 10 percent.

I also have worked on TryHackMe, where I completed multiple courses, such as Introduction to Cybersecurity, Pre-Security, SOC Level 1, Security Engineer, and Penetration Tester.

Skills Learned

Throughout my time at Purdue University and in the professional world, I have learned many skills that are essential to the Cybersecurity field. Below are some examples.

Core Cybersecurity Concepts

Access Control, Cryptography, Network Security, Cyber Forensics, Injection Phishing

Cybersecurity Tools

Nmap, Wireshark, Burpsuite, Metasploit, OpenSSL, John the Ripper, hashcat

Systems Administration and Networking

Microsoft Active Directory, VMWare vSphere/ESXi Server, KVM, TCP/UDP

Operating Systems

Linux/GNU(Arch Linux, Ubuntu, Debian, Kali Linux), Windows 11, Virtualization

Programming Languages

Java, Python, C, Object-Oriented Programming Principles, SQL

Get in touch