Introduction — A Human Story to Start When I plugged my first honeypot into a misconfigured router two decades ago, I didn’t realize I was starting a career that would ask me to be a coder, an investigator, a manager, and occasionally a storyteller who can explain technical risk to non-technical leaders. Cybersecurity is not […]
Day 24 – Career Roadmap: Becoming a Professional Cyber Security Engineer Read More »
Introduction: Learning by Doing Cybersecurity isn’t truly mastered until you roll up your sleeves and attack systems (legally). Reading theory about OWASP Top 10 won’t make you a penetration tester — hands-on practice will. In my 20+ years of experience, I’ve seen even the brightest students struggle until they performed a real-world penetration test. That’s
Day 20 – Hands-On Project: Pen Test aVulnerable Web Application Read More »
In my 20 years as a cyber security consultant, I’ve learned this truth: what isn’t tested isn’t secure. Organizations often believe their defenses are solid after installing a firewall or updating policies. But until those defenses are actively tested, no one really knows how strong they are. This is where Vulnerability Assessment (VA) and Penetration
Day 7 – Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing Basics Read More »