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Tanner Garlick
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Cybersecurity Analyst & Homelab Builder

Security+ certified IT professional focused on detection & response, identity hardening, and practical automation—validated in my homelab.

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Email: [email protected]

About

BS in Computer Information Technology (BYU‑Idaho). I build and break in a safe lab to learn: authoring detections, hardening identity paths, and scripting the boring parts.

  • Open to SOC Analyst / Blue Team roles
  • Location: Las Vegas area
  • Links: GitHub • LinkedIn

Focus Areas

  • Incident detection & response in Windows and cloud
  • Identity & endpoint hardening (AD, GPO, MFA)
  • Network segmentation & monitoring (pfSense, Suricata)
  • Security automation (PowerShell, Bash, Ansible)

Skills

A snapshot of tools I use regularly.

Security Operations

Log analysis, threat hunting, alert triage.

Windows EventsKQLSigma

Systems Administration

Windows Server, Ubuntu, virtualization.

ProxmoxWindowsLinux

Cloud & Identity

Azure AD, M365 hardening, Conditional Access.

AzureM365

Automation

PowerShell, Bash, Ansible for builds and tasks.

AnsiblePowerShellBash

Networking

pfSense, VLANs, Suricata IDS.

pfSenseSuricata

Highlighted Projects

StorageBackups

TrueNAS Backup System

Configured ZFS RAID1 mirror with automated scrubs (SSD + HDD), weekly SMART tests, and cloud sync for critical data, plus periodic offline backups.

Repo
Remote AccessPhotos

Immich Backup & Secure Access

Daily photo/video backups from phones; remote access secured through Cloudflare Zero Trust tunnel with HTTPS; isolated behind VLANs.

Repo
ComputeGaming

VM & Game Servers

Two VMs (Windows & Ubuntu) - Ubuntu hosts several game servers; Windows for admin/testing. Segmented network and monitored with Suricata.

Repo

Homelab Architecture

TrueNAS SCALE based lab focused on data integrity, detection engineering, and safe remote access.

Storage & Backups

  • TrueNAS SCALE: RAID1 mirror with 2x8TB HDDs; ZFS datasets.
  • Integrity tasks: Weekly SMART tests; automated scrubs on SSD + 2 HDDs.
  • Backups: Cloud Sync for important data; offline backup every few months.
ZFSSMARTCloud Sync

Services

  • Immich: Automatic daily photo/video backups from phones.
  • Gaming: Multiple game servers hosted on Ubuntu VM.
  • Access: Cloudflare Zero Trust tunnel with HTTPS to Immich.
ImmichCloudflare Zero TrustHTTPS

Compute & Network

  • 2 VMs: 1xWindows, 1xUbuntu (runs game services).
  • pfSense gateway; VLAN segmentation; Suricata IDS.
  • Elastic stack + Sysmon + Winlogbeat for detections.
WindowsUbuntupfSenseElasticSysmon

Certifications & Education

CompTIA Security+ (SY0‑701)

Earned: 2025

BS - Computer Information Technology

BYU‑Idaho

Hobbies

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Mountain Biking

Kayaking

Contact

Open to Security Analyst, SOC, or Detection Engineering roles.

Or email: [email protected]