krausc2

G'day, I'm Curtis, a Cyber Security Engineer in Sydney, currently finishing my undergraduate studies at Macquarie University.

I've spent the last six years building a foundation in IT operations, hybrid infrastructure, and cyber risk management. I spent a significant amount of time as a Systems Administrator and Support Technician for large independent schools, was an Electronics Repair Technician, and also a Systems Integrator. This hands-on background gave me an understanding of how systems actually function (and break), which I now use to manage security posture and aligned with frameworks such as the ACSC Essential Eight.

You are not your job though, so who am I?

Well when I'm not neck deep in vulnerability reports, my interests are very broad. I enjoy building software (though would not consider myself a software engineer) and am currently learning Svelte, Tauri, Rust, and C for a variety of cross-platform projects. Analogue hardware is another big interest of mine, CRTs and tube amplifiers in particular, along with hardware design and repair more generally. I collect physical media (especially vinyl), and am always reading books that challenge my perception of the world. At university I studied cyber security, but also took electives in philosophy, sound engineering, and medical humanities.

Spending too much time lost in thought can leave the mind without physical grounding, so I also enjoy top-rope climbing, bouldering, and weight lifting.

Most of my professional time in spent buried in the security tools (Defender, Sentinel, Entra ID, Azure), but my favorite element of the job is the human part: translating complex technical risks into actionable mitigation strategies that actually make sense for businesses.

Check out my things page for a living document of what I've found insightful, a reading (and listening) list of sorts. Feel free to reach out if you'd like to chat about tech, security, or anything in between: X@X(dot)X