My name is Richard Arellano and I am a web hosting professional with a strong passion for information security.

I am employed by an international web hosting provider as an Incident Manager and Senior-Level Web Hosting Support Agent. This position has given me an in-depth knowledge of Linux server administration and allowed me to dive deep into the world of web applications and their many vulnerabilities. This interest led me to create a capture-the-flag game that contains web application vulnerabilities which can be exploited using MySQL Injection and Cross Site Scripting.

I have a B.S. in Computer Information Systems and I will be graduating with a M.S. in Information Security in May 2021. I am also Security+ certified by CompTIA (June 2020-2023). Throughout my education, I have excelled in Security and Privacy in Information Systems, Advanced Computer Forensics, and Advanced IT Auditing. I have also volunteered as a Student Ambassador at Rio Hondo College, teaching students how to program in Java and C++.

Learning in a classroom is great, but I also like to learn hands-on with practical projects. This led me to build a home lab with the goal of securing my own infrastructure. I'll be documenting my home lab projects in the blog portion of this website. Thank you for visiting!