Cybersecurity M.S. Candidate · Philadelphia

Kevin Beideman.

I examine how systems are built, attacked, and strengthened, backed by hands-on Windows and network labs, a Computer Science and IT foundation, and published AI security research.

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Focused on offensive testing, clear vulnerability reporting, practical remediation, and responsible AI use.

夢を持って生きろ。

Selected work

4.0 / 4.0 Graduate GPA

M.S. Cybersecurity Expected May 2027

B.S. CS + IT Graduated May 2026

IEEE Published Generative AI security education

Selected Work

Systems, security, and software in practice.

Hands-on infrastructure, peer-reviewed research, and software built around real workflows.

Completed Cyber Lab · August 2026

Enterprise Active Directory Security Lab

A Windows Server 2022 and Windows 11 domain lab spanning AD DS, DNS, AGDLP, secured SMB shares, Group Policy, event investigation, PowerShell telemetry, and validated security hardening.

Windows Server 2022 Windows 11 AD DS Group Policy PowerShell Event Viewer

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SRV-DC01 AD DS + DNS + auditing

CLIENT01 Windows 11 domain client

AGDLP Role-to-resource access

Security Events Authentication + identity

Hardening Policy + firewall + SMB

Published Research

Generative AI and Security Education

Research on ChatGPT, Gemini, social engineering, ethical hacking workflows, and safe classroom integration.

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Software Project

LRG Team Composition Tool

A deployed JavaScript application with composition planning, persistent settings, saved builds, and screenshot exports.

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Technical Focus

Built at the intersection of systems and security.

My current work connects Windows identity, network services, adversarial thinking, automation, and the responsible use of AI in security.

01 / Identity

Windows Administration

Building structured access, policy, telemetry, and hardening controls across a Windows domain.

Active Directory + Group Policy
AGDLP + SMB/NTFS security
PowerShell + event auditing

02 / Security

Attack and Defense

Analyzing services, traffic, and system behavior from both attacker and defender perspectives.

DNS + DHCP + TCP/IP
Wireshark + Nmap
Windows Event Viewer

03 / Research

AI Security

Studying how generative AI changes offensive, defensive, and educational security workflows.

Ethical hacking education
Social engineering research
Security task automation

The Story

From building software to understanding how systems break and how to strengthen them.

My Computer Science and Information Technology background taught me how applications, infrastructure, and networks fit together. Undergraduate research then pulled me deeper into ethical hacking, AI-assisted security, and the human side of technical systems.

I am now pursuing an M.S. in Cybersecurity while building hands-on Windows identity and network labs. The goal is straightforward: understand systems deeply enough to test, investigate, and strengthen them.