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jacob-kraniak/README.md

Hello World! I'm Jacob Kraniak.

jacob-kraniak

Driving vision:

"Learn something new every day."
"Move fast and break things."

  • 💬 Ask me about Security Architecture, Project Management, Workflow Automation, API/Data Pipelines, Threat Intelligence, GRC

  • 📫 How to reach me jacob.kraniak@protonmail.com

Certifications

Actively maintaining foundational infrastructure skills while advancing in cybersecurity (inspired by Paul Jerimy's Roadmap and CyberSecCertificates).

Active Badges

CompTIA Server+ Certification

### Certification Details
Certification Issuer Status Issued Expiration Notes
CompTIA Server+ SK0-004 ISC² Active May 2026 N/A CredlyIssue #7
ISC² Certified in Cybersecurity (CC) ISC² Active May 2026 May 31, 2029 CredlyIssue #10

Ongoing Journey

Researching and tracking next certifications (e.g., Security+ as immediate next step → CySA+ → advanced paths like CISSP or specialized domains).
Progress Tracked in this Repo ./cybersecurity-certification-tracker

All badges verifiable on Credly Profile


The Book of Secret Knowledge Fork – Cleanup Phase

  • Date Started: March 03, 2026
  • Fork URL: https://github.com/jacob-kraniak/the-book-of-secret-knowledge
  • Recent Work:
  • Current Focus: Low-hanging fruit cleanups before full split refactor.
  • Long-term Plan: Split monolithic README into category-based .md files under /docs/ for better navigation/maintainability.
  • Status: Fork up-to-date with upstream; PR to original submitted earlier.
  • Next: Implement markdown-link-check Action; start extracting 1-2 sections to docs/.

🌐 Socials:

LinkedIn X

Instagram <only for cool people I've met in-person

💻 Current Rigs

  • Primary home build (Bazzite Linux)
  • Dev/testing convertible (Kali)
  • Workhorse ThinkPad (Windows 11)

Full specs and history → my-hardware.md

💻 Tech Stack:

Languages:

Markdown Python TypeScript Bash Script JavaScript PowerShell

Software Tools:

Windows Terminal Power Bi Raspberry Pi Postman Pi-Hole Bitwarden

📊 GitHub Stats:



🏆 GitHub Trophies

🔝 Top Contributed Repo

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  1. the-book-of-secret-knowledge the-book-of-secret-knowledge Public

    Forked from trimstray/the-book-of-secret-knowledge

    A collection of inspiring lists, manuals, cheatsheets, blogs, hacks, one-liners, cli/web tools and more. FORKED 2026-03-03. Original Repo listed below.

    5 1

  2. LongIslandEVs LongIslandEVs Public

    LongIslandEVs serves as a platform for disseminating EV-related information tailored to Long Island residents. It covers topics such as local charging stations, policy updates, ownership tips, and …

    Python

  3. Project-ideas Project-ideas Public

    Grok Brainstorming/project ideation sessions

    Python 1

  4. ai-siem ai-siem Public

    Forked from Sentinel-One/ai-siem

    A community‑driven, SentinelOne‑assisted library of parsers, dashboards, detections & response playbooks that supercharge the Singularity Platform.

    Lua

  5. cybersecurity-certification-tracker cybersecurity-certification-tracker Public

    Project tracking my personal progress in achieving new cybersecurity certifications, while acknowledging those I've already obtained.

  6. cybersecurity-research cybersecurity-research Public

    Responsible security research, vulnerability discovery, and write-ups (browser, automotive, protocol, and memory-safety focus).

    JavaScript