Keith DeSantis

about me

Hello! I'm interested in Cybersecurity, Software Development, Networking, and System Administration. I graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a Bachelor's in Computer Science and Focus in Cybersecurity in 2023. In my free time I enjoy rowing, video & board games, Dungeons and Dragons, playing guitar, and baking.

Resume

Below you can find a short summary of my resume along with a downloadable PDF copy.

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Experience:

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard:
Cyber Defense Developer & Administrator
Systems Engineering Internship
Worcester Polytechnic Institute:
Undergraduate Cybersecurity Research
Certifications:
Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin
Splunk Enterprise Certified Power User
Relevant Courses:
Operating Systems, Software Engineering, Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, Advanced Computer Networks, Software Security Engineering, Computer Network Security, Introduction to Cryptography

Proficient in:

Java
Splunk
Python
OpenFlow
C and C++
Networking
JavaScript & HTML
Command Line
Powershell
Windows
MySQL
Linux
Bash
PHP
Git

Projects

Listed below are some projects from my time at WPI, relating to cybersecurity, system administration, network security, and software development.

Warden: CFI in Web Applications

A system to detect control flow integrity compromises in PHP web applications with line number granularity.

SDN Networking Through OpenFlow

A term project simulating a Software Defined Network using OpenFlow and the Ryu Controller, allowing for packet modification and inspection.

Brigham and Women's Hospital App

A full stack application built for a Brigham and Women's Hospital kiosk to help guide visitors and input service requests.

Web Infrastructure Security

A online mock election infrastructure, that we then executed a man-in-the-middle attack against to compromise the ballots, then implemented HTTPS to secure the site.

Multi-Factor Authentication

A project where we used a timing attack to compromise a mock 2FA system, then designed an offline authenticator app based on real world practices.

Botnets and Intrusion Detection

A mock implementation of a Command and Control botnet with proof of concept on an isolated network, as well as a SDN based intrusion detection system to combat the botnet.