guest@alanl:~

$ whoami

ALAN LIN

Aspiring cybersecurity red teamer, pursuing an IT degree at the University of Scranton.

$ cat status.txt

  • STATUS ..... current student, University of Scranton (IT) — since Sep 2026
  • FOCUS ...... cybersecurity / red teaming
  • BASE ....... home lab & hands-on experiments

$ cat about.txt

He's highly interested in the field of cybersecurity and IT, experimenting and learning about cybersecurity in his free time, troubleshooting problems for fun, and exploring new technology such as AI. He has also set up multiple home-labbing projects and experimented with physical penetration testing tools.

$ cat education.log

University of Scranton — IT Degree

In Progress · Sep 2026 – Jun 2030

Delaware Valley High School

Graduated Jun 2026

$ ls experience/

Front Desk Associate — Good Friends, Port Jervis, NY

Part-Time · Aug 2023 – Sep 2026

  • - Handled incoming customer calls and settled disputes
  • - Processed cash and credit card transactions
  • - Utilized NFC readers and managed online ordering systems
  • - Managed Wi-Fi for customers and staff
  • - Built and maintained building security systems — cameras, monitors, alarms
  • - Worked in a fast-paced environment handling around 100 orders per shift

$ ls skills/

Security & Penetration Testing

  • - Nmap
  • - Metasploit
  • - Aircrack
  • - Reverse Malware Analysis
  • - RFID Cracking
  • - NFC Spoofing
  • - Inferred Spoofing
  • - Bluetooth & Wi-Fi Monitoring / Spoofing

Programming

  • - C++
  • - Python
  • - Java
  • - HTML

Systems & Networking

  • - Linux
  • - Windows
  • - PowerShell
  • - Terminal Commands
  • - Home Networking
  • - Computer Building
  • - Dual Booting (GRUB)

Home Lab & Hardware

  • - Docker
  • - Raspberry Pi OS
  • - Virtual Machines
  • - Soldering
  • - HAM Radio Operation
  • - 3D Modeling (Blender, Fusion 360)
  • - Security Camera / Alarm Systems (PoE, Wi-Fi)

Remote Access & AI Tooling

  • - Tailscale
  • - Moonlight
  • - Apollo
  • - Parsec
  • - RustDesk
  • - Ollama
  • - Hermes
  • - Cline
  • - Cursor
  • - System Informer
  • - Task Manager
  • - Microsoft Security

Productivity

  • - G-Suite
  • - Microsoft 365
  • - General Computer Literacy

$ cat languages.txt

  • - English — Fluent
  • - Chinese — Fluent
  • - Fujianese — Passive Fluency
  • - Japanese — Beginner

$ cat certifications.txt

  • - CompTIA Security+ — In Progress
  • - Hack The Box Cyber Security 101 (SEC1) — In Progress
  • - Google Cyber Security Certificate — In Progress

$ ls projects/

Home Lab Infrastructure

Builds and maintains a home lab running Docker, Raspberry Pi OS, and virtual machines.

Physical Penetration Testing Experiments

Conducts hands-on experiments with RFID cloning, NFC spoofing, and other physical security bypass techniques.

$ cat contact.txt