Category: Security
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The Linux Basics for Hackers book that I ordered came in. Time to up skill my Linux knowledge.
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As it has been recommended by some of the people I have talked to in Cybersecurity I should be attending more local security/hacker events. So went out to the DC404 meet-up today. Quite a few people were there and talked with some other people who were interested in Cybersecurity as…
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As I go through some of the job listings for CyberSecurity jobs it seems to list Linux on a lot of them. I have a small base of Linux from working on some of the Tryhackme.com rooms but want to see if I can find a book that might give…
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As a lot of my focus has been on Blue Team stuff it was also recommended that I look into Red Team items as well. While I have never participated in any type of CTF (capture the flag) events it does provide you with the skill needed for pen. testing.…
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Talking with a friend and they recommend that I go to some meetups. They showed me over to the DC404 site and looks like they have a meet-up later this month. Will have to see if can attend that one.
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Well, have spent the last few months just applying to jobs via LinkedIn, Dice, and Monster. Seems to be a lot of job listings with entry-level but seems like even these jobs require 3-5 years of experience. A high requirement for someone to come in and learn their system.
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Started working on another module via Let’s Defend and ran onto another paid block. Seems like some of the coursework is blocked under a higher-paid tier called VIP+. At this point, I already subbed to VIP so I’m not going to bother going any higher and those modules will go…
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July 8, 2024 Finished up the Coursera Google Cybersecurity Certificate course. So it gives me access to some of the Google careers sites which might yield some good leads. I also have another credit I can add to the resume.
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Well, an interesting day at work today. Seems I got laid off. I wouldn’t say it was unexpected but still a bit of surprise. I had planned for this so should be good but guess I can focus on cybersecurity stuff a bit more.
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Decided to start up the Google Cybersecurity Certificate via Coursera. Looks like a brief cyber course where you watch some videos and answer some questions. Go through a few exams and looks like it should take a few weeks.