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The Lab of a Keyboard Warrior
Zachary D. Rife

Hello World! I’m Zachary 👋

Student, Volunteer, and Tech Enthusiast

In my free time, I enjoy exploring the latest in technology, collaborating on solutions to complex problems, and serving my community.

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Game Boy
Super Nintendo
Keyboard
Headphones
Mouse

The Binary Journal

Statistical Analysis of Network Intrusion Detection

Statistical Analysis of Network Intrusion Detection

A MATH 211 portfolio project applying probability, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and regression to the UNSW-NB15 network intrusion dataset — and deriving a logical root-cause signature for malicious traffic.

The State of Open Source Security

The State of Open Source Security

Examining the security challenges facing the open source ecosystem — the funding gap, governance failures, and the initiatives working to secure the software supply chain that 90% of modern applications depend on.

Zero Trust Architecture — Beyond the Buzzword

Zero Trust Architecture — Beyond the Buzzword

What Zero Trust actually means in practice, why traditional perimeter security failed, and how organizations are implementing the NIST and CISA frameworks to verify every access request regardless of network location.

Cloud Native Development with Containers

Cloud Native Development with Containers

A practical introduction to container-based development with Docker and Docker Compose. Covers containerization fundamentals, multi-stage builds, development vs production configurations, and container security best practices.