I created The Cipherscale Archives to document my journey throughout my new career in cybersecurity. I could have just created a GitHub and left it at that but I really wanted a way to revisit my thoughts as I progress and being able to share the experience while connecting with others who may be considering this path in life felt like a much better option.

Here’s what you can expect from this blog:

• Blue Team Projects & Tools – Scripts, SIEM experiments, and defensive security labs for threat detection, log analysis, and incident response.
• SOC Analyst Journey – Personal notes on learning malware analysis, handling alerts, and simulating real-world security incidents in a home lab.
• Incident Response & Threat Detection Guides – Walkthroughs of investigating alerts, analyzing logs, and detecting common attack techniques.
• Defensive Security Resources – Curated lists of Blue Team tools, training platforms, books, and learning paths for aspiring SOC analysts.

Whether you’re here to pick up new knowledge, follow along with my projects or just explore the ideas I’m passionate about, I’m glad you found your way here.

Thanks for reading and welcome to The Cipherscale Archives.