Cackalackycon is a hacker convention that takes place in North Carolina, and I was able to attend this year. It took place over the weekend of May 17th at the Doubletree by Hilton in Durham. For me
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Passing the BTL1, Raleigh ISSA, and “Countdown to Zero Day…”
Three weeks ago I passed the Blue Team Level One (BTL1) certification exam. If you’re not familiar with this certification, head over to https://www.securityblue.team/ and look at the domains
Creating a New Video Series, plus Studying for BTL1
New Video Series I decided to start a video series dedicated to exploring cybersecurity concepts through installing, configuring, and securing a virtual network based on Linux. As I’ve spent
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TAKING UP VIDEO WORK AGAIN I think that one of the things that I’ve picked up while figuring out how to tread my path to my first real cybersecurity role is that having a YouTube channel can
New Video: Getting My First IT Job at 44
I recently did a video on the position I got that marks my entry into the world of IT. What amazes me is how I thought the job would be so demanding that I would have to put my pursuit of Cybersecu
5 Things I’ve Picked Up Working an ISP Help Desk Job
About four months ago, I got hired at a rather large, east coast fiber ISP called Lumos Fiber. After two months of training, I was sent home to set up shop as a remote network support technician, a
Shifting Roles: Building Graphical Assets for my Battleship Clone
Last summer, I set out to work on a Python project that I thought would really help move me along in the language, be fun to program, and be a good way to showcase my skills in the future. No
Applying Cybersecurity Principles with Linux VMs
A few weeks ago, I decided that I want seriously pursue Linux, and gain considerable experience on my own time that would be valuable in future job roles. Now, while learning things that are relate
Reflections on a month at Lumos Fiber
Back in March, I started working at a fiber ISP called Lumos. Lumos is a reasonably sized ISP, and is one of the top providers for fiber internet in both Virginia and North Carolina, with expansi
Landed it!
A few weeks ago, I was contacted by a company called Lumos for a potential job offer, and I wanted to start posting about it then, but I really wanted to wait until everything had been settled and