This repository contains selected portfolio artifacts completed as part of the Google Cybersecurity Certificate on Coursera.

Each project demonstrates hands-on application of core cybersecurity concepts, including security controls, risk assessment, compliance awareness, and professional security documentation.

• ▶️ Project Overview:
  Botium Toys – Internal Security Audit

• 📄 Audit Writeups & Recommendations:
  Writeup Folder

• ✅ Completed Controls & Compliance Checklist (PDF):
  View Completed Checklist

• 📚 Source Documents Used (Audit Inputs):
  Source Documents

• 🧠 Reflection & Lessons Learned:
  Reflection Folder

This project documents an internal security audit for a fictional organization (Botium Toys). The audit focuses on evaluating existing security controls, identifying compliance gaps, and providing risk-based recommendations.

• Reviewed audit scope, goals, and a risk assessment
• Completed a controls assessment and compliance checklist
  (PCI DSS, GDPR, SOC)
• Identified control gaps and compliance risks
• Wrote prioritized, risk-based security recommendations

This repository is organized to make it easy for reviewers and employers to quickly find relevant materials.

Contains the complete internal security audit project.

• README.md
  Project overview, scope, and key takeaways.

• writeup/
  Written audit documentation.

  • Audit summary
  • Methodology (how decisions were made)
  • Security recommendations

• reflection/
  Lessons learned and how this project relates to real-world SOC and GRC roles.

• evidence/
  Supporting materials used during the audit.

  • source-documents/ – Scenario and reference materials used as audit inputs
  • completed-work/ – Final completed controls & compliance checklist (PDF)

• screenshots/
  Optional screenshots included as supporting evidence.

This repository is intended to showcase portfolio-ready cybersecurity work. It emphasizes clear documentation, risk-based thinking, and professional communication rather than tool output alone.