@rideckszz / organizer
Derick G. Andrighetti
Cybersecurity student, technical writer, CTF organizer, and exploitCamp maintainer interested in offensive security, software security, SDN, and self-protecting networks.
profile.json
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"name": "Derick G. Andrighetti",
"handle": "rideckszz",
"role": "organizer",
}About me
I study and work around cybersecurity with a focus on offensive security, secure software, and practical learning environments.
My work connects CTFs, technical writing, security education, and research on self-protecting networks.
Security
I am interested in offensive security, vulnerability analysis, exploitation workflows, and defensive reasoning.
Research
I research cybersecurity and self-protecting networks, with interest in SDN, adaptation, and network protection.
Education
I create material for security learning, CTF practice, and technical onboarding.
What I do here
In exploitCamp, I help organize learning content and practical security activities for people who want to understand exploitation without skipping fundamentals.
Content
Introductory materials about web security, exploitation, enumeration, SQL Injection, privilege escalation, and CTF methodology.
CTFs
Challenges and guided practice designed to help beginners connect theory, tooling, and reasoning.
Writing
Technical notes that prioritize clarity, reproducibility, and safe practice in authorized environments.
Community
Support for building a stronger cybersecurity culture through study groups, practical labs, and shared learning.
Focus: learn the behavior of systems before relying on tools.
Main areas
Offensive Security
Enumeration, exploitation, web vulnerabilities, privilege escalation, CTF methodology, and practical labs.
SDN
Software-defined networks, Mininet, ONOS, traffic analysis, and mitigation strategies.
Self-protecting Networks
Adaptive systems that can detect, reason about, and react to security events.
Automation
Scripts and tooling to reduce repetitive work, organize security testing, and document results.
Technical Writing
Security materials, tutorials, walkthroughs, and structured documentation for learning.
CTFs
Challenges, study groups, labs, and exercises focused on applied reasoning.
Languages and tools
These are tools and technologies I use or study across security, development, research, and infrastructure.
Backend
Python, Java, C, C++, C#, Django, Bash, Lua, JavaScript.
Frontend
HTML, CSS, React, TypeScript, and interface prototyping.
Security
Linux, Burp Suite, Nmap, ffuf, Gobuster, Metasploit, Frida, CTF labs, and custom scripts.
Infrastructure
Docker, Kubernetes, Nginx, Cloudflare, AWS, Azure, and Linux servers.
Research Lab
Mininet, ONOS, Open vSwitch, SDN controllers, traffic simulation, and network experiments.
Workflow
GitHub, VS Code, Figma, Notion, technical notes, and reproducible documentation.
What I am building
exploitCamp materials
Writing beginner-friendly content about web security, exploitation, privilege escalation, and CTF practice.
Security training
Creating practical material that connects vulnerabilities, threats, tools, and developer guidance.
SDN security
Studying self-protecting networks and mitigation strategies for attacks in software-defined environments.
Technical portfolio
Publishing structured notes, labs, and educational resources for cybersecurity learners.
I like building material that turns vague security topics into concrete workflows people can reproduce safely.
Understand before automating
My approach to security learning is based on understanding the system before using the tool.
Observe
Start by understanding normal behavior: services, inputs, responses, permissions, and assumptions.
Hypothesize
Build a testable idea about where the weakness might be.
Validate
Use tools to confirm or reject the hypothesis instead of running random payloads.
Document
Record what worked, what failed, and why the result matters.