👋 Hi there! I'm Max Moody, an aspiring Cybersecurity Professional passionate about making a positive impact in the cybersecurity world. I have a deep interest in penetration testing and DDoS protection, and I enjoy working with Linux systems to optimize security workflows.

• 🔐 Penetration Testing: I am eager to delve deeper into ethical hacking and penetration testing, learning and experimenting with techniques to strengthen security.
• 🌐 DDoS Protection: One of my key focuses is mitigating distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. I enjoy working on strategies and tools to safeguard systems from these threats.
• 🐧 Linux Enthusiast: I love working with Linux, and I believe it's one of the best environments for security professionals. Many of my projects are built or optimized for Linux systems.

• 🔭 Learning advanced penetration testing techniques through Capture The Flag (CTF) challenges and other hands-on learning experiences.
• 🛠️ Building tools related to DDoS protection and OSINT to contribute to the cybersecurity community.
• 👨‍💻 Always looking to collaborate on exciting projects in cybersecurity and penetration testing!

• Cloudflare-DDoS-Protection: A project focused on protecting websites via Cloudflare through ASN blocking, geoblocking, and other defense strategies.
• VSE-UDP-Amplification-Scanner: A proof-of-concept tool that uses Valve Source Engine servers as a UDP DDoS amplification attack vector.
• Kittysint: A basic OSINT tool for gathering social media data linked to a username.

• Advanced Penetration Testing: Exploring deeper techniques to perform ethical hacking.
• DDoS Mitigation: Finding new ways to detect and mitigate DDoS attacks, especially on large networks and cloud services.
• Linux Automation: Building security automation workflows on Linux to optimize efficiency.