Hi, I’m Adam Shaban. I’m building a career in cybersecurity and IT with a focus on practical skills, hands-on problem solving, and continuous learning. I graduated from the University of South Florida in December 2025 with a B.S. in Cybersecurity, a 3.82 GPA, and Magna Cum Laude honors.
I’m naturally drawn to understanding how systems work from the ground up. I enjoy networking, Linux administration, security tooling, and the kind of troubleshooting where you have to follow the evidence, test assumptions, and work methodically until the root cause is clear. I’m especially interested in how real environments behave under stress, how misconfigurations create risk, and how small improvements in visibility and hardening can make a big difference.
A big part of my growth comes from building and maintaining my own homelab. It’s my sandbox for learning by doing: hosting services, experimenting with segmentation, and practicing secure remote access. I like taking what I learn and turning it into clean documentation and repeatable walkthroughs, whether that’s a build log, a “here’s what broke and how I fixed it” write-up, or a step-by-step guide that someone else could follow.
Professionally, I’m looking for roles where I can keep learning while contributing real value, especially in security operations, threat analysis, incident response, and system hardening. I’m comfortable working in structured environments where details matter, and I enjoy the process of making systems more reliable and more secure over time. I’m motivated by work that requires patience and discipline, like tightening configurations, reducing attack surface, improving alert quality, and building setups that are maintainable instead of fragile. My long-term goal is to become a penetration tester. I genuinely enjoy the idea of slipping through the cracks of a system, gaining access the way an attacker would, and then turning that into fixes that make the environment stronger and harder to compromise.
Outside of tech, I enjoy learning in general, learning about the stock market, and spending time on hobbies that keep me curious and focused.
If you’d like to connect or see what I’m working on, feel free to check out my LinkedIn and Github!