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I'm Kyle! (aka CybersecKyle)

I'm an IT professional working in the MSP/Cybersecurity industry. I love everything tech. You can check out more about me here or read my blog posts below. I blog about cybersecurity, technology trends, and best practices in IT. I even share the occasional tech review every now and then.

$ hostname
cyberseckyle.local

$ cat about-$(hostname).config
description = "Cybersecurity analyst and MSP operator focused on securing modern infrastructure. Lover of all things tech and coffee."
focus_areas = ["Endpoint Hardening", "Network Security", "Threat Intelligence", "Cloud Security"]
tech_stack = ["PowerShell", "Python", "Linux", "SonicWall", "Kaseya", "EDR/XDR", "SIEM"]

$ diagnostics --run full
> Scanning system configs... ✅
> Verifying patch compliance... ✅
> Reviewing firewall rules... ⚠️  minor gaps found
> Checking audit logs... ✅
> Correlating threat intel... ✅

Report saved to /opt/kyle/intel/summary-02-20-26.log

$ buildtime
2/20/26, 4:25:07 PM

Blog

Here are the 6 most recent posts. There's probably more though...

Fighting the PUP Wave: A Practical PowerShell Cleanup Workflow for MSPs

#MSP #powershell #vulnerability-management #endpoint-security

When unwanted apps keep sneaking onto client endpoints and allowlisting is not in the budget, a repeatable uninstall script plus RMM automation can still move the needle.

Weekly Notes: WFH Mode, Olympics Nights, and F1 Is Back (Week 7, 2026)

#weeklynotes

A steady week of remote work, health follow-ups, and new tooling, with plenty of winter sports and preseason F1 hype

Goodbye, Ring. I'm Not Buying Into Your Mass Surveillance.

#privacy #smart-home #cybersecurity

Ring’s Super Bowl ad tried to sell a heartwarming story. I saw default opt-in surveillance getting normalized, and I’m done.

Weekly Notes: Small Upgrades, Loud Lessons (Week 6, 2026)

#weeklynotes

Good progress all week, plus Olympics vibes and family news, followed by a reminder that logs are not a convenience feature. My RMM task cleared Windows event logs and the SOC noticed immediately.

Don’t Do This: How I Accidentally Simulated Attacker Cleanup

#cybersecurity #windows #soc #MSP #incident-response

I accidentally triggered the classic “attacker covering tracks” signal across our fleet. Here’s why that matters, what you lose, and the safer alternatives.

Making SIEM Useful: How It Works, What It Does, and Why You Should Care

#cybersecurity #soc #incident-response #endpoint-security

A plain-English walkthrough of SIEM’s pipeline, the pieces that matter, and how to keep it from becoming a noisy log warehouse.