About Me
Second-year Bachelor of Cyber Security student, early in my journey and focused on understanding how threats work, how attacks happen, and how to protect systems against them.
Ashmin Aryal
Cyber Security Student & Aspiring Analyst
I am currently in the second year of my Bachelor of Cyber Security program and still very early in my journey. I really enjoy learning how threats function, how attacks take place, and the different ways you can protect systems against them. Each new lab, assignment, and project makes me more motivated to move toward a career as a Cyber Security Analyst.
Through university work and self-practice, I've started getting hands-on with SIEM tools, firewalls, IDS/IPS, and basic scripting and network analysis. These exercises are helping me connect what I learn in class to how security events actually look in logs, traffic, and real environments.
This digital portfolio is where I bring everything together: building a secure Next.js application with Neon and Drizzle ORM, experimenting with AI and MCP security concepts, and writing about what I learn. I'm actively looking for internship or entry-level opportunities where I can keep learning from experienced professionals while gaining more practical experience.
Learning Path & Certifications
Current programs and learning tracks I am using to build my cyber security and AI security skills.
10-week journey focused on securing AI agents, MCP servers, and digital portfolios with layered defenses and professional reporting.
LMS-backed curriculum covering core security concepts, threat detection, and security operations fundamentals.
Workshop and resources on building and securing AI agents with Claude Desktop and the Model Context Protocol.
Ongoing capstone-style project used to apply secure development, database design, and AI security patterns in practice.
Skills & Specializations
Practical skills I am building through this portfolio and security-focused AI training.
Secure Web & Database Development
- Building Next.js applications with the App Router
- Designing schemas and migrations with Drizzle ORM
- Working with Neon Postgres and secure connection strings
- Implementing data-driven pages (blog, projects) with ISR
- Managing environment variables and secrets safely
AI Agent & MCP Security Foundations
- Understanding AI Protector mindset and layered defenses
- Exploring MCP servers and secure integration patterns
- Writing about AI & MCP security in technical blog posts
- Thinking about authentication, authorization and rate limiting
- Applying security updates (e.g. Next.js CVE patches) to real projects
Cyber Security Foundations
- Understanding common web and application vulnerabilities
- Basic threat modeling and security risk awareness
- Using logs and debugging to trace and fix security-related issues
- Following secure coding and deployment practices
- Building a portfolio that demonstrates a security-first mindset
Experience So Far
How I'm currently building my cyber security skills through study, labs, and personal projects.
Bachelor of Cyber Security (Year 1–2)
University Studies
Building core knowledge in networks, operating systems, security fundamentals, and how different types of attacks and defenses work, while completing labs and projects that mirror real-world scenarios.
Cyber Security Specialist Intern – Ausbiz Consulting
Industry Experience
Supporting security tasks at Ausbiz Consulting as a cyber security specialist intern—shadowing senior analysts, helping review alerts and logs, and applying what I learn at university to real client environments in a supervised way.
Labs, Assignments & Security Tools
Practical Exercises
Gaining experience with SIEM tools, firewalls, IDS/IPS, and basic scripting and network analysis to understand how attacks and anomalies appear in real data and logs.
Self-Study & Personal Projects
Portfolio & AI Security
Using this digital portfolio, AI Protector–inspired content, and security-focused blogging to practice secure web development, database design, and early AI/MCP security concepts.