hankins.

Find the gaps.
Build what’s next.

Exploring penetration testing, AI security, and practical integrations—with a focus on understanding risk and building useful systems.

Explore our focus

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Good systems start with good boundaries.
INPUTEVIDENCE
TEST THE
BOUNDARY
TRUST BOUNDARY

Trace how access is granted. Test what can cross it.

Conceptual workflow · not a live assessment
Penetration testingAI security reviewsWorkflow integrations

A critical eye.
A builder’s mindset.

Our areas of focus bring security testing and implementation into the same conversation: understanding how systems fail and how to build them thoughtfully.

Penetration
testing.

Studying how attackers move through web applications, APIs, and environments. Exploring access controls, documenting weaknesses, and understanding remediation in authorized settings.

  • Web & API testing
  • Access controls
  • Remediation guidance

Practical AI
integration.

Exploring useful connections between AI, tools, data, and everyday workflows. A focus on clear tasks, intentional permissions, and human oversight.

  • API integrations
  • Workflow automation
  • Human review

AI security
and boundaries.

Examining what AI systems can access, what they might reveal, and which actions they can take. Focus areas include prompt injection, data handling, and tool permissions.

  • Prompt injection
  • Data boundaries
  • Agent permissions

Clear scope.
Useful answers.
No mystery.

A considered approach to learning, experimentation, and building systems.

  1. Agree on the boundaries.

    Define the goal, the systems in scope, and what success looks like. Security testing starts with written authorization and agreed rules of engagement.

  2. Test or build with purpose.

    Focus on the paths that matter to the system. Keep access intentional, work reviewable, and surprises visible.

  3. Document what comes next.

    Record findings, explain the tradeoffs, and identify the fixes, validation, and follow-up that come next.

About Christopher.

I’m Christopher Hankins, a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer at K-LOVE. Hankins is where I explore security testing, practical AI integrations, and the boundaries that make systems trustworthy.

My focus is hands-on: understanding how systems fail, building useful connections between tools, and keeping access and human oversight intentional.

Professional background on LinkedIn

Education

  • Master of Science, Cybersecurity and Information AssuranceWestern Governors University
  • Bachelor’s degree Southern New Hampshire University · Summa Cum Laude

Certifications earned

  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)ISC2
  • Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)ISACA
  • GIAC Security Leadership Certification (GSLC)GIAC Certifications
  • CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+)CompTIA
  • CompTIA PenTest+CompTIA
  • Junior Penetration Tester (eJPT)INE
  • Jr Penetration Tester (PT1)TryHackMe
  • Security Analyst Level 1 (SAL1)TryHackMe
  • Certified Cybersecurity Operations Analyst (CCOA)ISACA
  • CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+)CompTIA
  • CompTIA Cloud+CompTIA
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure FundamentalsMicrosoft
  • CompTIA Security+CompTIA
  • Certified in CybersecurityISC2