Joshua Vargas
I'm a software developer with a focus on developing frontend UI. However, I do fullstack work and feel most comfortable in React for the frontend and Express in the backend. SQL is king, Mongo is okay. Outside of building apps, my areas of interest are network security, web app security, and network traffic analysis. Remember, you can't protect assets that you don't know you have, so make sure to keep your inventory management in check.
Certifications, Skills, and Technologies
Certifications: CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+, ISC2 CC
Skills: Programming, NIST 800-53 Auditing, Network Traffic Analysis, Malware Analysis, OSINT
Languages: C, C#, JavaScript, Python, PHP, ColdFusion, Powershell, HTML5, CSS, SQL, KQL
Frameworks/Libraries: ASP.Net Core, MERN, Flask, Laravel
Databases: MySQL, MongoDB
Tools: PostMan, MySQL Workbench, Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Entra ID, WordPress
Projects
Admin Dashboard
A small demonstration of an admin dashboard using MUI, Formik, Yup, FullCalendar, and Nivo. Built using React. Bootstrapped with CRA.
Azure SOC and Honeynet
A small SOC built in Azure using Sentinel used to monitor a honeynet built using Windows and Linux VMs. NIST 800-53 SC-7 control were eventually applied to enforce boundary protections after a montoring period of 24 hours.
Port Scanner
A CLI active-recon tool written in python for port scanning and grabbing available banners from open ports. It can complete a full scan of a host's entire port range in five and a half minutes.