👋 Hi, I’m Porscha Lucio
I’m a Cybersecurity Specialist-in-Training and future IT leader, blending hands-on help desk work, network defense projects, and AI-powered research. My focus is on building secure, ethical, and accessible technology that empowers both IT teams and end users.
🚀 Featured Projects
🛰 Secure-Pi: AI-Powered Cybersecurity Testbed (WGU Capstone / CCD AI Committee Presentation) Raspberry Pi 5 with Hailo-8L AI accelerator, acting as an AI-driven defender in a multi-device attack-defense lab. Includes honeypot logging (Pi 3B), attacker simulation (Pi Zero WH / Pwnagotchi), and real-time AI detection with dashboards.
👾 Pwnagotchi Rebuild & Expansion Advanced setup on Raspberry Pi Zero WH with Waveshare V3 e-ink display, DNS/SSH integration, and extended logging. Forms the attacker component (“Halley”) in Secure-Pi.
🌐 101Labs Networking Cisco Packet Tracer labs for connectivity troubleshooting, secure configurations, and defense-in-depth exploration.
🔒 TryHackMe Progress Top 5% globally, with focus on Linux privilege escalation, log analysis, IDS/IPS practice, and simulated SOC workflows.
🤖 AI & Automation in IT
📊 Data Dashboards – Experimenting with Grafana, Plotly, and Salesforce Einstein for security & IT metrics.
🔍 Threat Detection Research – Exploring TensorFlow Lite + Hailo for anomaly detection in live traffic.
🧩 Self-Contained AI Assistant (Pi 5 project) – Long-term goal of building a personal AI companion device that integrates with your lab and studies.
📜 Certifications Industry Certifications
🛡️ (ISC)² Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)
🛡️ CompTIA Security+
🛡️ CompTIA Network+
🛡️ CompTIA A+
🛡️ GIAC GFACT
📘 ITIL 4 Foundation
🐧 Linux Essentials
Professional Development
🎓 Google IT Automation with Python
🎓 Google Data Analytics
🎓 Google Project Management
🎓 LinkedIn Learning: Generative AI for IT Professionals, AI for Cybersecurity, Prompt Engineering for Non-Programmers
🎓 Udemy: Windows 11 Desktop Administration with Server & Cloud Support
🎯 Current Goals
Build and present Secure-Pi for WGU capstone
Complete CompTIA PenTest+ and CySA+
Develop accessible AI-powered security tools for higher education IT
🤝 Let’s Connect
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