Starting my career, I am building practical skills and a portfolio to show what I can do.
A collection of early projects and exercises that document my learning process, tools I'm practicing with, and outcomes I can discuss in interviews.
Analyzed packet captures to identify protocols, endpoints, traffic patterns, and anomalous communications; applied TCP/IP and DNS fundamentals to investigate network behavior and connectivity.
Investigated simulated ransomware, phishing indicators, suspicious network traffic, and malicious hashes while documenting evidence, troubleshooting actions, findings, escalation considerations, and remediation-oriented next steps.
Starting my career, I am building practical skills and a portfolio to show what I can do.
I am Marissa Boback. I am at the start of my career and exploring opportunities to build practical experience and grow my skills. I am focused on learning, developing a professional practice, and creating work I can show to potential employers.
Experience
Intern
Esho Sound
Key Holder & Sales Associate
Bath & Body Works
Education
Vancouver Film School
A.S., Sound Design for Visual Media · Class of 2021
Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate
Certificate · Class of 2025
CompTIA Security+ Certification
Currently Pursuing
Skills
Analyzed packet captures to identify protocols, endpoints, traffic patterns, and anomalous communications; applied TCP/IP and DNS fundamentals to investigate network behavior and connectivity.
Investigated simulated ransomware, phishing indicators, suspicious network traffic, and malicious hashes while documenting evidence, troubleshooting actions, findings, escalation considerations, and remediation-oriented next steps.
Audited file and directory permissions, corrected inappropriate access using least-privilege principles, and verified resulting access states.
Developed scripts to update IP allow lists; troubleshot execution errors, validated outputs, and documented workflow changes for accuracy and repeatability.
Evaluated vulnerabilities and potential impact for an exposed database server and documented prioritized remediation recommendations.