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Field Notes & Dispatches

By Sonu Kumar โ€” Cybersecurity Specialist | Kathmandu, Nepal
10 in-depth articles on security, design, networking, and education.

MAY 2026 ยท CYBERSECURITY GUIDE

๐Ÿ  The Ultimate Guide to Securing Your Home Network in Nepal (2026)

A comprehensive, 1000+ word guide on protecting your digital life in Nepal, from router hardening to IoT isolation.

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SEPT 2025 โ€“ DEC 2025 ยท NETWORKING

๐ŸŒ Life as an L2 Network Support Engineer at WebSurfer Nepal

BGP incidents, fiber outages, MikroTik, Zabbix, and ISP infrastructure from inside Nepal's network.

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2021 โ€“ 2024 ยท GRAPHIC DESIGN

๐ŸŽจ Senior Graphic Designer at Skyline Tours Nepal

Brand identity, tourism campaigns, motion graphics and 3 years of creative leadership at Nepal's top travel company.

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2022 โ€“ PRESENT ยท EDUCATION

๐ŸŽ“ Inside Islington College Kathmandu โ€” BSc Computing Review

An honest, in-depth review of Nepal's top IT college affiliated with London Metropolitan University.

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2022 โ€“ PRESENT ยท CYBERSECURITY

๐Ÿ” My Cybersecurity Journey โ€” From Nepal to Red Team Ops

How a curious student became an offensive security practitioner. TryHackMe, tools, methodology, and goals.

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2022 โ€“ 2024 ยท CYBERSECURITY

๐Ÿ† Reaching TryHackMe Top 1% from Kathmandu, Nepal

The rooms, paths, and daily discipline that got me into the global top 1% on TryHackMe.

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2021 โ€“ 2025 ยท CREATIVE

โœ๏ธ 4 Years of Graphic Design Across Three Companies in Nepal

Skyline, Sama Publications, UHS Holdings โ€” what four years of professional design taught me about storytelling.

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2024 ยท CLOUD SECURITY

โ˜๏ธ AWS Cloud Security from a Nepali Developer's Perspective

My AWS Academy journey โ€” S3 misconfigs, IAM privilege escalation, and cloud-native attack surfaces explained.

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2024 ยท RED TEAM

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Red Team Operations โ€” Offensive Security Methodology

A deep dive into the red team mindset, engagement lifecycle, and how I approach offensive security assessments.

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NOV 2024 โ€“ MAR 2025 ยท PUBLISHING

๐Ÿ“ฐ Graphic Design at Sama Publications โ€” Editorial & Print in Nepal

Typography obsession, book covers, magazine layouts and the world of publishing design in Kathmandu.

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MAY 2025 โ€“ AUG 2025 ยท WEB DEV

๐Ÿ’ป Web Developer & Designer at UHS Holdings Nepal

Where design meets code โ€” building production web experiences and leading digital transformation at UHS.

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> ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sonu Kumar is a cybersecurity specialist, web developer, and graphic designer based in Kathmandu, Nepal. Currently studying BSc (Hons) Computing at Islington College (London Metropolitan University), Sonu has professional experience spanning ISP network engineering (WebSurfer), creative design (Skyline Tours, Sama Publications, UHS Holdings), and offensive security research. Top 1% on TryHackMe globally.

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