About
I'm Ryo Soikutsu, a cybersecurity student in Singapore
I have interest in red-team and blue-team cybersecurity activities. As well as teaching others about cybersecurity
I enjoy participating in, and organizing capture-the-flag (CTFs) competitions.
I am part of a CTF team, Yes But No. I also help to organize CTFs and workshops for my school's cybersecurity club.
I have my own blog, where I publish CTF challenge writeups and challenge creation tutorials to share my experience. You can check out my blog here.
I enjoy using Linux, and I have a daily driver laptop using Arch Linux. My dotfiles can be found here
Currently Im a student at a polytechnic in Singapore. I am also part of the WorldSkills Singapore programme, representing the Cyber Security trade.
Aside from studies, I enjoy playing video games, particularly technical Minecraft modpacks and space MMOs.
Experience
Competitor @ WorldSkills Competition
Aug 2024 - Present
Representing Team Singapore on the global stage for the Cyber Security trade, covering topics such as penetration testing, network and systems administration, digital forensics and incident response
Core Technologies
Vice-President @ NYP InfoSec Club (Special Interest Group)
Dec 2024 - Present
Leading the planning, coordinating and execution of cybersecurity workshops and events, and collaboration in events with external partners and organizations
Events
Bi-annual CTFs
Workshops
External events and workshops
Core Team Member / Challenge Creator @ Yes But No (Student Group)
January 2022 - Present
Organizing and participating in Capture-The-Flag (CTF) competitions, challenge creation and vetting for CTFs. Volunteering and representing YBN in cybersecurity events and workshops.
Projects
Capture-The-Flag Challenges
Tech Stack
Usually the tools I use for the job, depend on the job. There's no one-size fits all, and as such I'm always trying out new technologies, and constantly learning.
The following tools are the ones I'm most familiar with, and I've linked the original resource for each tool.