Listen, you probably picked up Blue in the parking lot of Melvin’s Hardware because he was a unique cat. I get that. But I miss my cat. I’m willing to pay you $200 for my cat, and I won
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Deep Work
Deep Work is a book by Cal Newport that looks at how social media affects our lives. However, this is not merely “Social media is bad” — we all know this — this is about a f
Cackalackycon 2024
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
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