Colin Gigool
SDE @IBM
- Role
- Software Developer at IBM
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Colin Gigool
As a dedicated cybersecurity professional, I am currently the President of the Offensive Security Society (OSS) at California State University, Fullerton, where I lead weekly workshops and organize events to elevate cybersecurity awareness on campus. My expertise spans web vulnerabilities, secure coding, penetration testing, and defensive strategies, with hands-on experience in competitive settings such as CyberSEED CTF, where my team secured a top 4 ranking. Additionally, as a Graduate Research Assistant, I collaborate on cutting-edge projects involving FPGA and GPU applications for password cracking, achieving significant performance enhancements. My academic background includes a Master of Science in Computer Science from CSUF, complemented by certifications like CEH, CC, and AZ-900, and a dedication to continuous learning, I aim to contribute effectively to the cybersecurity landscape.Technical Skills And Certifications: Practical Junior Penetration Tester (PJPT)- TCM Security (Issued August 2024) Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)- Microsoft (Issued February 2024) Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)- ISC2 (Issued September 2023, Expires September 2026) Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)- EC-Council (Issued September 2022, Expires September 2025) Cybersecurity: Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Assessment, Incident Response, Secure Coding, Web Vulnerabilities (XSS, CSRF, XXE) Tools and Technologies: Gobuster, wafw00f, wappalyzer, Nikto, Burp Suite, wpscan, Metasploit, Kali Linux, Qualys VMDR and Cloud Agent, PopeTech, Modern Campus CMS, Nmap, Hydra, Netcat, Cobalt Strike, NIST CSF Programming and Scripting: Python, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, C++ Platforms and Environments: AWS, Azure, VMWare, Vagrant, FPGA (Vitis IDE, Vivado), GPU (NVIDIA CUDA) Operating Systems: Windows, Linux (Ubuntu, Debian) Compliance and Standards: WCAG, OWASP, PTES
Experience
Software Developer
Jan 2025 — Present · San Jose, CA, US
Education
California State University, Fullerton
Master of Science - MS
2023 — 2024
Vidyavardhini's Bhausaheb Vartak Polytechnic
Diploma
2016 — 2019
University of Mumbai
Bachelor of Engineering - BE
2019 — 2022
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