About Me

I'm Jordan Glass (he/him), and I graduated from the University of Suffolk in 2023 with a First Class BSc (Hons) degree in Cyber Security.

I now volunteer at Suffolk Archives and the NHS. I also revisited core Cyber concepts last year to keep my knowledge fresh. I'm looking for work within IT, whether it's a regular role, graduate scheme, or apprenticeship - please reach out if you're interested.

University

At University, assignments covered both Cyber-specific and broader computing topics, including:

• Research tasks, finding information and discussing what it meant in-context. This includes the Post Office Horizon dispute, and DNS tunnelling.
• Analytical tasks, creating solutions in a given scenario. This includes identifying threat actors and security risks to an organisation, recommending ways to manage them, as well as identifying malware and its potential impacts.
• Practical tasks, creating products and discussing my process of design, implementation and testing. This includes re-implementing RSA cryptography in Java, designing a relational database with MySQL, creating a redundant network in Cisco Packet Tracer, and analysing data with pandas and Jupyter.

Distilling information into accessible reports, academic researching and writing, time management, and independent working, were all crucial to success.

My Dissertation project explored Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT), introducing the topic, presenting a case study of a real investigation, and drafting ten guidelines to make them safer and more effective. I delivered this project as a written report and spoken presentation.

Interests

In my own time, I've used Git and static site generation to create this blog. I've also explored Linux, self-hosting, server security, SSH, and shell scripting. I've also written a few simple code snippets.

I'm interested in motorsport and karting, open-source software, data privacy, photography, and urban design, and contribute to OpenStreetMap.

In Cyber Security, I'm interested in the motives of threat actors, state-backed groups, and ways security can be integrated with a low impact.

What I'm Doing

Last year, I revisited core Cyber concepts, building a knowledge base with QOwnNotes and Obsidian and a Cyber Security certificate.

Now, I volunteer at Suffolk Archives, transcribing recordings of interviews to make the archive more accessible, and at my local NHS Trust, reviewing leaflets to ensure patients can understand them.

Looking ahead, I'm looking for work with opportunities to learn hands-on skills. I consider myself to be committed, empathic, punctual and methodical. Written communication and attention to detail are two of my strengths.

I'm looking into early career opportunities like apprenticeships and trainee roles, but please still reach out if you're interested and based near Ipswich (or offering a remote role).

Contact

If you'd like to reach out, you can send a message on LinkedIn or post a Private Mention on Mastodon.

For more information, see the Contact page.

About This Blog

You might find posts here on Cyber Security, Urban Design, and Technology more widely. My profiles are linked in the header above, alongside an Atom feed to subscribe to.

Licensing

From the perspective of the repository root folder:

• Content in content/ and static/, as well as the README.md, is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 unless otherwise stated in the post front matter (the header that contains information like the title and publication date) or if a different license text is included in the folder. If the latter applies, that license applies to the content in that folder. A copy of that license is available here.
• Content in templates/, and config.toml, is mostly derived from, and intended for use with, Apollo/Shuttle, and therefore licensed under MIT. A copy of that license is available here.
• Content in themes/ is licensed according to the respective author(s). These are submodules, so you can follow them to their repositories. Shuttle uses MIT, a copy of which is available here.
• Content in .github/workflows is derived from zola-deploy-action and inherits its MIT license. A copy is included in that directory.
• .gitignore and .gitmodules are created automatically by Git and are not licensed.