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Elijah Goglin

Computer science.
With security in mind.

I'm studying Computer Science and Data Analytics at Cairn University. My experience includes IT support, WordPress administration, and cybersecurity labs and projects.

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01 About

A little
about me.

I've worked in IT support for a managed service provider and a school district, and maintained a WordPress website for a nonprofit.

Outside of work and classes, I practice network analysis and penetration testing in authorized labs and build small software projects.

02 Selected work

Selected work.

Academic projects, authorized security labs, and software I've built.

01Academic security project

Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Simulation

Planned and executed a structured assessment—from reconnaissance and scanning through controlled exploitation—then translated findings into prioritized remediation guidance.

  • Nmap
  • Burp Suite
  • Metasploit
  • Reporting
02Authorized lab · Hack The Box

Editor: XWiki Exploitation Path

Traced an XWiki attack path using CVE-2025-24893, established a reverse shell, enumerated the host, and recovered application credentials to reach the target user account.

  • CVE Analysis
  • Linux
  • RCE
  • Enumeration
03Authorized lab · Hack The Box

Cap: Packet Capture to Privilege Escalation

Analyzed an exposed packet capture, recovered FTP credentials, pivoted through SSH, and escalated privileges through a misconfigured Python capability.

  • PCAP
  • FTP / SSH
  • Linux
  • Capabilities
04Software project

Rust File Comparison CLI

Built a command-line tool for comparing files in Rust, using file I/O, input handling, and error handling.

  • Rust
  • CLI
  • File I/O
  • Error Handling
05Ubuntu cloud serverFirewall, SSH hardening, permissions, patching, uptime
03 Experience

Experience.

IT support, website administration, and network maintenance.

Dec 2024 — May 2025

Website Consultant

Saints Prison Ministry

Maintained and secured a production WordPress site through SSL and firewall monitoring, CAPTCHA implementation, backups, testing, and front- and back-end troubleshooting.

May 2025 — Aug 2025

MSP Intern

Bedrock Technology

Provided technical support for business clients, troubleshooting computers, software, and network issues and helping users resolve problems.

Jun 2022 — Jun 2023

IT Support Intern

Tunkhannock Area School District

Supported users and infrastructure through Windows 10/11 imaging, hardware repair, WSUS updates, and fiber and network cabling work.

04 Foundation

Education &
certifications.

CU

Undergraduate degree · Expected Dec 2027

B.S. Computer Science

Cairn University

MS

Graduate degree · Expected Dec 2027

M.S. Data Analytics

Cairn University · Graduate study in data analytics.

N+

Certification · Earned Aug 2025

CompTIA Network+

Networking concepts, operations, troubleshooting, and security fundamentals.

S+

Certification · Earned Aug 2026

CompTIA Security+

Security concepts, threats, risk management, and security operations.

05 Skills

Tools I use

Tools and technologies I've used in work, coursework, and personal projects.

Offensive security

  • Nmap
  • Burp Suite
  • Metasploit
  • Gobuster
  • ffuf
  • WPScan
  • John the Ripper
  • linPEAS

Systems & networks

  • Linux / Kali
  • Windows
  • TCP/IP
  • DNS
  • HTTP/S
  • SSH
  • Wireshark
  • VirtualBox

Development

  • Python
  • Rust
  • C
  • C#
  • JavaScript
  • SQL
  • Go
  • Haskell
  • Dart / Flutter

Web & platforms

  • WordPress
  • Apache
  • MySQL
  • Google Cloud
  • Git / GitHub
06 Direction

Career Interests

I'm interested in cybersecurity, networking, and cloud engineering roles. Long term, I'd like to work in penetration testing, with a focus on cloud security.

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Contact

Contact me about internships or entry-level opportunities in cybersecurity, networking, cloud engineering, or IT support.