I am gaining hands-on experience in IoT cyber defense through a Hydroficient externship while preparing for my first full-time role.
Work shown includes tasks and deliverables from my Hydroficient IoT Cyber Defense externship and other early-career projects that build relevant technical skills.
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Hydroficient · ✅ Verified by Extern · ⏱️ In progress
Build, hack, and defend real IoT infrastructure, then hand your security playbook to an actual company. You’ll launch realistic cyberattacks, from spoofing and replay attacks to unauthorized shutoffs, and implement defenses like TLS and mTLS.
I am gaining hands-on experience in IoT cyber defense through a Hydroficient externship while preparing for my first full-time role.
I am Loretta Quashie. I have some work experience and I'm building skills through an active Hydroficient IoT Cyber Defense externship as I prepare to start my career.
Externships
Hydroficient IoT Cyber Defense Externship
Hydroficient
Experience
Technical Support Specialist
Stratix Corporation, Canada · May 2025 – present
Technical Specialist
Apple Store, Conestoga Mall, Waterloo, Ontario · January 2025 – August 2025
Product Specialist
Apple Store, Conestoga Mall, Waterloo, Ontario · May 2024 –January 2025
Project Coordinator
Meridian Port Services Ltd, Tema Ghana · January 2022 – April 2024
Administrative Assistant / Customer Service Representative
Meridian Port Services Ltd, Tema Ghana · November 2019 – December 2021
Administrative Assistant
Vanguard Life Assurance, Accra, Ghana · September 2018 ‒ August 2019
Education
Conestoga College, Guelph campus Canada.
Post Graduate Diploma in Project Management · Class of 2024
University of Ghana Business School (UG-BS), Accra, Ghana
Certificate in Procurement Management · Class of 2021
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana
BSc. Dairy and Meat Science Technology · Class of 2018
Skills
✅ Verified by Extern · ⏱️ In progress
Build, hack, and defend real IoT infrastructure, then hand your security playbook to an actual company. You’ll launch realistic cyberattacks, from spoofing and replay attacks to unauthorized shutoffs, and implement defenses like TLS and mTLS.
The externship worked on a smart-utility deployment for a marina, examining device behaviors and network flows before running controlled attacks and implementing protocol-level defenses. The work mapped device roles and communication patterns, then executed spoofing and replay techniques and applied TLS/mTLS mitigations where the system allowed.
I explored the deployed IoT devices, documented their interactions, and identified attack paths before conducting controlled exploit tests and deploying protocol defenses.
