Sam Seyller

- Education -

Western Governors University

B.S. Cybersecurity and Information Assurance



Certifications:

  • ISC² - Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)
  • CompTIA Project+
  • CompTIA CySA+
  • ISC² - Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) [Exam Passed]
- Education -

  • Elgin Community College

    Computer Information Systems
    Associate of Applied Science

  • Purdue University Global

    Cybersecurity Fundamentals
- Competitions -

National Cyber League Challenge

- Competitions -

Mindhack 2026

April 10, 2026 | Chicago, IL

Worked as a team in a no-technology challenge to design a bank security system using layered controls to address both external and insider threats. Presented a practical solution leveraging physical and procedural controls to reduce risk while maintaining operational effectiveness.

This experience reinforced the importance of collaboration and critical thinking without relying on technology, and that tools like AI should enhance core problem-solving skills, not replace them.

- Learning -

Antisyphon Cyber Range - ACE-T

The Cyber Range features hands-on challenges that encompass cryptography, forensics, penetration testing, reconnaissance, reverse engineering, threat hunting, and web exploitation. The ACE-T is a certification with multiple levels that can be earned by demonstrating proficiency in the Cyber Range.

Certifications

Core Security

CompTIA CySA+
CompTIA Pentest+
CompTIA Security+
CompTIA SecAI+

Practical Security

TCM Security Practical Junior Penetration Tester
TCM Security Practical SOC Analyst Professional

Cloud & Infrastructure

CompTIA Cloud+
Amazon AWS Cloud Practitioner
CompTIA Network+

Additional

CompTIA Project+
ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)
ISC2 Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)

Coursework and Other Activities

  • MindHack 2026

    Unplug From Tech, Unlock Your Mind
    ISSA Chicago Student Group
    Date: April 10, 2026

  • Script-Based Malware Analysis

    John Hammond | Bsides Chicago
    Date: October 31, 2025

  • SOC Level 2

    Issued by: TCM Security
    Date: October 29, 2025

  • SOC Core Skills

    Issued by: Antisyphon Training
    Date: October 23, 2025

  • Detection as Code:

    Modernizing Threat Detection with Sigma

    Patrick Bareiß | Blue Team Con
    Date: September 5, 2025

  • Telemetry to Tactics: A Hands-on Detection Engineering

    Issued by: Antisyphon Training
    Date: August 22, 2025

  • Web Fundamentals

    Issued by: TryHackMe
    Date: August 18, 2025
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  • SOC Detection Engineering Crash Course

    Issued by: Antisyphon Training
    Date: July 18, 2025

  • Defending Azure

    Issued by: TryHackMe
    Date: July 6, 2025
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  • PNPT Accelerated

    Issued by: TCM Security
    Date: March 20, 2025
    Certificate

  • Hacking & Defending AD

    Issued by: TCM Security
    Date: February 7, 2025
    Certificate

  • SOC Level 1

    Issued by: TCM Security
    Date: January 24, 2025
    Certificate

  • Security Engineer

    Issued by: TryHackMe
    Date: December 27, 2024
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  • Cybersecurity 101

    Issued by: TryHackMe
    Date: December 11, 2024
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  • Networking with Microsoft Technologies

    Issued by: uCertify
    Date: August 6, 2024
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  • Complete beginner

    Issued by: TryHackMe
    Date: August 10, 2024
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  • Pre Security

    Issued by: TryHackMe
    Date: July 23, 2024
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  • Introduction to Cybersecurity

    Issued by: TryHackMe
    Date: March 17, 2024
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