hey!!! thanks for checking this out because who even does blog posts in 2024, apparently computer nerds like myself. anyway, my name is jonathan skeete, a sophomore at penn state; however, you’ll see me go by my alias, “indigo”, practically everywhere else (music production, CTFs, usernames, etc). i’ve studied cybersecurity formally since my sophomore year of high school, and, fun fact, i’ve inconsistently and incoherently used kali since elementary school (i like to joke that i was born for this). these days, i serve as the red team captain for penn state’s competitive cybersecurity organization and spend my free time learning windows exploitation and malware development with the goal of winning a national CPTC title for my team and becoming a professional penetration tester (or APT lol). this blog serves as a journal for anyone interested in the journey or what i do. i think this stuff is pretty cool and i’m super passionate about it, so i hope you find this as interesting as i do.

Accomplishments

• 2nd Place in the Great-Lakes Regional Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition (CPTC). Oct 2024
• 1st Place in Temple Social Engineering Competition. May 2024
• 4th Place in Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC; Alternate). Jan 2024
• Participated in New England Regionals Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition (CPTC). Nov 2023
• 7th Place Department of Energy’s Cyberforce Competition. Oct 2023
• 2nd Place in PA State SkillsUSA Cybersecurity Competition. Apr 2023
• 1st Place in PA State Cyberpatriot Competition (Platinum Level). Oct 2022