Andrew “OGSkeltal” Aurand (He/Him)
Socials: Credly | Accredible | Github | ORCID
Education
Wilmington University | Master of Science in Cybersecurity | 2022 – 2023 GPA: 4.0
Research Interests: social engineering, Generative AI and disinformation, penetration testing, cyberthreat intelligence, software defined radio (SDR)
Wilmington University | Bachelor of Science in Computer and Network Security | 2019-2021 GPA: 3.7
Accomplishments
Dean’s List: Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021
Publications
“The Coolest Hacker Multitool On the Market: The Flipper Zero,” 2600: The Hacker Quarterly, Volume Thirty-Nine, Number Four, Under alias OGSkeltal
Professional Organizations
International Association for Cryptologic Research – Student Member | 2021 – Present
Epsilon Pi Tau Honor Society – Member for outstanding academic achievement in undergraduate coursework | 2021 – 2023
Association for Computing Machinery – 2023 – Present https://member.acm.org/~aaurand
Professional Experience
Wilmington University | Adjunct Instructor | 2023 – Present
Courses Instructed:
- SEC230 – Introduction to Linux
- SEC335 – Linux for Systems Administrators
- SEC290 – Introduction to programming with Python
- PHI314 – Ethics for computer professionals
- SEC425 – Ethical Hacking
- SEC6015 – Cloud Security Essentials
Salt-Sys | Security Consultant | 2014 – 2023
Duties: Advised clients by auditing computers and networks. Developed disaster recovery plans, managed servers and repaired client systems, mitigated threats against networks, systems, and people. Triaged ransomware infections. Developed security policies as per the CIA triad, and best practices in the IA community. Utilized Metasploit, Nessus, and Nmap for security testing.
Wood Flooring Inc. | Information Technology Manager | Remote 2012 – 2014
Duties: Managed a team of four employees and ensured daily running of department. Utilized monitoring technology to ensure smooth operation of fleet vehicles and team. Ensured PCI-DSS compliance with point-of-sale systems. Updated website, databases, internal documentation. Devised and implemented backup systems.
Macomb Community College | Help Desk Associate | MI, 2011 – 2012
Duties: Resolved user account issues, repaired laptop and desktop computers, answered phones and used ticket systems to resolve issues.