Introduction & Background Let me preface this post by explaining that I study cybersecurity in college, and I have not taken any major certification examinations due to the realization that anything I take many years prior to getting “into the industry” would be wasteful due to the fact that they would be expired by the […]
CompTIA ITF+ vs Tech+ Read Post »
Introduction Having just taken and passed my Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer (PCEP) offered by the Python Institute, I wanted to share a little about my preparation for the exam and what can be expected from the exam, without violating the integrity of the testing progress. Background A little about my background leading up to taking
My Experience with the Python Institute PCEP Read Post »
We’ve all seen them, those sketchy account takeovers where someone you know is suddenly posting about how they are giving away free money via cash app, or maybe you’ve seen posts about how someone is a crypto or investment guru, and is willing to manage your money and turn your $100 investment into $1,000 overnight.
My Interview with a Social Media Hacker Read Post »
All of us that are interested in cyber security enough to be online reading about it can probably remember the first time we did something with a computer and what we expected to happen was not what actually happened. Some of us grew up to study how systems work and understand how bugs, exploits, etc
What got me Interested in Cyber Security? Read Post »
Super short post today, I recently rebuilt a PC and had to go through the process of activating Windows for the 6,000th time. As many of you who have gone through the process of activating Windows know, Microsoft has a few different ways set up for you to be able to activate your operating system.
Good Job Microsoft (2FA) Read Post »
While I was studying some python to try to better understand how automation works and how python can speed up the jobs we do on our computers, I had the idea of making a quick python script for pinging IP addresses. I was lucky enough to find a quick, simple, easy to follow YouTube video
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