Welcome to my Website!

Welcome!

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I'm Nick, an aspiring security professional and recent graduate of computer engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This website is my portfolio, a place where I can show others my projects and hobby work.

Over time, this website will grow and change. Right now there's not much going on here, but I would like to put my cool projects and hobby work here soon. Thanks for stopping by!

Who am I?

I am a recent computer engineering graduate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Before that, I developed an interest for computer science and engineering in my studies at Augustana College, where I studied engineering physics before transferring to Illinois. Over the next couple of years, I took courses in algorithms and computer architecture and developed an interest in cybersecurity. A significant portion of my interest comes from my involvement in SIGPwny, the UIUC cybersecurity student interest group, and SPR@I, the Security & Privacy research group at Illinois.

Outside of school, I enjoy designing websites; I was part of the Augustana Web Guild while I was I was studying at Augustana College and worked on plenty of websites for local clients. While I don't do as much website design work as I used to, I love bringing content, design, and usability together in one package. I began participating in CTFs once I joined SIGPwny, and I also dabble in photography every once in a while. Check out my Hello World article to see some of my favorite shots!

Contact Me

One of the easiest ways to get in touch with me is to send me an email at nick@nmuskopf.com.

You can also get in touch with me through LinkedIn, or look at my GitHub repository.

Featured Article

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Chip Defense: The Secure Boot Project

In my experience dabbling with development boards, one area that I wish more developers touched on was the principle of Secure Boot. By securing IoT devices at the root of execution, we can introduce some peace of mind when it comes to cyberattacks.

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