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Building a Fully Custom Home SOC: Security Onion + Custom SIEM + Docker Cloud on a Raspberry Pi
In an era where cybersecurity operations are increasingly automated, abstracted, and outsourced, I wanted to return to the roots of what makes a truly effective defender: visibility, telemetry, control, and hands-on engineering . Commercial SIEM tools hide too much behind glossy dashboards. Cloud-based SOCs mask the mechanics of detection and response. And most cybersecurity analysts never get the chance to architect the system they work inside. So I built my own Security Ope

Zachary Jordan
Dec 4, 20254 min read


I Built a Profitable Cybersecurity Education Program (Platform + Curriculum) From Scratch
Executive Summary Problem: Security awareness that people actually finish, plus targeted whaling/BEC protection for executives—delivered on a startup budget. Solution: I designed and launched a full education program and SaaS-style platform: content, app, analytics, identity/SSO, and ops. Results (pilot snapshot): Course completion 92% (up from ~40%). Phishing click-through 22% → 6% in 90 days. Time-to-report suspected phish 11h → 47m . Executive drills adopted out-of-ba

Zachary Jordan
Sep 9, 20255 min read
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