About
My name is Matthew Hancock (aka TheCyberAstronaut), I am a Cyber Security student at The University of Tulsa, focused on developing skills in offensive and defensive security.
When I am not in class I work Part-Time as a Security Analyst in TU’s Security Operations Center where I triage alerts, maintain tools, hunt threats, and enhance our SIEM by integrating log sources and building detection rules.
I am also in charge of the infrastructure for Root66Tulsa Cyber Clubs where I help maintain resources for events, labs, tools, and ranges for our competition teams.
While at TU I have competed in the following competitions:
- NCAE (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity)
- Spring 2023
- 1st Place in Southwest Region.
- 8th Place in Nationals.
- Spring 2023
- Cyberforce
- Fall 2023
- 45th Place.
- Fall 2023
- CCDC (Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition)
- Spring 2024
- 2nd Place in Southwest Region.
- Spring 2025
- Competed in Southwest Region.
- Spring 2024
- CPTC (Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition)
- Fall 2024
- 3rd Place in Central Region.
- Fall 2025
- Competed in Central Region.
- Fall 2024