Driving vision:
"Learn something new every day."
"Move fast and break things."
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💬 Ask me about Security Architecture, Project Management, Workflow Automation, API/Data Pipelines, Threat Intelligence, GRC
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📫 How to reach me jacob.kraniak@protonmail.com
Actively maintaining foundational infrastructure skills while advancing in cybersecurity (inspired by Paul Jerimy's Roadmap and CyberSecCertificates).
| Certification | Issuer | Status | Issued | Expiration | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CompTIA Server+ SK0-004 | Unknown | Active | N/A | N/A | Credly • Issue #7 |
| CompTIA Network+ | Unknown | Active | N/A | N/A | Credly • Issue #8 |
| CompTIA A+ | Unknown | Active | N/A | N/A | Credly • Issue #9 |
| ISC² Certified in Cybersecurity | Unknown | Active | N/A | N/A | Credly • Issue #10 |
| ISC2 - ISSMP - Information Systems Security Management Professional | Unknown | Active | N/A | N/A | Credly • Issue #15 |
| ISC2 - ISSEP - Information Systems Security Engineering Professional | Unknown | Active | N/A | N/A | Credly • Issue #17 |
| ISC2 - ISSAP - Information Systems Security Architecture Professional | Unknown | Active | N/A | N/A | Credly • Issue #16 |
| ISC² CISSP | Unknown | Active | N/A | N/A | Credly • Issue #5 |
| ISC² SSCP | Unknown | Active | N/A | N/A | Credly • Issue #4 |
| CompTIA SecurityX | Unknown | Active | N/A | N/A | Credly • Issue #3 |
| CompTIA CySA+ | Unknown | Active | N/A | N/A | Credly • Issue #2 |
| CompTIA Security+ | Unknown | Active | N/A | N/A | Credly • Issue #1 |
Researching and tracking next certifications (e.g., Security+ as immediate next step → CySA+ → advanced paths like CISSP or specialized domains).
Progress Tracked in this Repo ./cybersecurity-certification-tracker
All badges verifiable on Credly Profile
- Date Started: March 03, 2026
- Fork URL: https://github.com/jacob-kraniak/the-book-of-secret-knowledge
- Recent Work:
- Handful of commits pushed (link fixes, formatting).
- Branch: https://github.com/jacob-kraniak/the-book-of-secret-knowledge/tree/JK_Revisions
- Initial checks: Broken links (manual + planning GitHub Action), TOC accuracy, markdown consistency.
- Current Focus: Low-hanging fruit cleanups before full split refactor.
- Long-term Plan: Split monolithic README into category-based .md files under /docs/ for better navigation/maintainability.
- Status: Fork up-to-date with upstream; PR to original submitted earlier.
- Next: Implement markdown-link-check Action; start extracting 1-2 sections to docs/.
<only for cool people I've met in-person
- Primary home build (Bazzite Linux)
- Dev/testing convertible (Kali)
- Workhorse ThinkPad (Windows 11)
Full specs and history → my-hardware.md


