Cybersecurity · Applied AI

Nicolas Trabazo

Cybersecurity student working at the intersection of cloud security and applied AI.
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About Me

I'm a cybersecurity student at Kennesaw State University, completing my B.S. and M.S. in cybersecurity concurrently through the Double Owl accelerated pathway and already enrolled in graduate-level coursework. My focus is the intersection of cloud security and applied AI, and how the two can reinforce each other. I'm CompTIA A+, Security+, and Microsoft AZ-900 certified, currently working toward AZ-104.

Outside of coursework I serve as President of Theta Chi, the largest IFC chapter on campus, leading its strategic direction and daily operations and representing it to university leadership and the national organization. My goal is simple: bridge the gap between efficient AI systems and secure infrastructure.

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Projects

Projects

Academic — Bachelor's Level

Cybersecurity Risk Assessment

Built a weighted asset inventory and decision matrix to evaluate system criticality across a simulated multi-asset environment. Quantified risk using likelihood × impact scoring and developed cost-benefit mitigation recommendations aligned with industry standards.

A full-scope risk assessment conducted for a simulated small business running on legacy infrastructure with no existing security policies, trained IT staff, or incident response planning. The goal was to move from a completely unstructured environment to a prioritized, defensible security posture.

Phase 01

Asset Inventory

Catalogued each asset in the environment, documenting data classification, ownership, usage patterns, and recovery requirements. Established a clear baseline of what existed, what it handled, and what depended on it.

Phase 02

Asset Valuation Matrix

Built a weighted scoring model to rank assets by business importance. Criteria were selected and justified to reflect the organization's profile as a small consumer brand, balancing operational continuity, revenue impact, legal exposure, and reputational risk.

Phase 03

Risk Determination

Applied a likelihood-impact framework to score each asset's exposure. Identified environment-wide weaknesses including legacy software, lack of network segmentation, no multi-factor authentication, and no employee security training.

Phase 04

Risk Response

Developed per-asset mitigation recommendations scaled to a realistic small business budget. Proposals covered infrastructure modernization, access control improvements, network segmentation, backup hardening, and a structured employee training program.

Academic — Master's Level

Enterprise Risk Management

Conducted asset-threat-vulnerability assessments using Clearwater IRM|Pro, producing residual risk scores to inform control selection across a simulated enterprise environment. Applied NIST risk assessment methodology to quantify inherent vs. residual risk and develop prioritized mitigation plans with documented feasibility and effectiveness ratings.

Personal Project

AI OS

A personal AI operating system built on top of Claude Code: a layered system of agents, skills, workflows, and MCP integrations, backed by a persistent memory layer that gets smarter with use. Engineered for real productivity over demos, with automated triggers handling everything from a daily email and calendar brief to recurring scheduled tasks woven into daily life.

AI OS architecture diagram

Certifications

AZ-900
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
Earned
Security+
CompTIA
Earned
A+
CompTIA
Earned
Intro to Cybersecurity
Cisco Networking Academy
Earned

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