
Pep Talk: Building the Confidence To Start Writing
The web is a graveyard of half-finished and abandoned blogs, and many more never get started in the first place from lack of confidence.

COVID19 AND THE NEED FOR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
The image below has been traversing the web for a few months now, and it is pointing towards the need of an almost cataclysmic event in...

Reality of The Job: Pentesting isn't Hacking, it's Consulting
Clearing up some of the gaps between what people think penetration testing is as a job, and what it's actually like.

Recommended Reading: Rethinking Infosec by Greg van der Gaast
Rethinking InfoSec is a collection of a respected thought leader's experiences and thoughts on a career in the trenches.

Cybersecurity Policies. Pesky😒? Annoying😠? Confusing😵? Yup....., but still very important.
I have been seeing a lot of similarities in policy between organizations, especially small to medium sized businesses. A policy is meant...

Launch A Penetration Testing Career With Self-Study by Dzianis (Denis) Hlukhau, Penetration Tester
From time to time, I receive questions about starting a career as a Penetration Tester.

Recommended Reading: Red Team Development And Operations by Joe Vest and James Tubberville
Recommended to me by multiple friends in the information security industry, Joe Vest and James Tubberville have produced stellar work here.

He Who Dares…. Rodders… He Who Dares! by Phil Green (No.2 in the Veteran Tries the OSCP Series)
I’ve done it! I have booked the OSCP and I am due to start on the 4th April 2020!

To OSCP or not to OSCP == The Question by Phil Green
This will be the beginning of a series of posts (hopefully) detailing Phil's journey through the new 2020 OSCP (Offensive Security Certified

A Comparison of Tech Careers In and Out of the Military (by Anonymous)
I received an article from someone in the military who has some insights on comparing a technology career both in uniform and out of it.

Stay at Home = Stay SAFE at home
As this viral pandemic sweeps the world and most people are forced to stay at and work from home - You don't need to show everyone!

Opinion: There's a Difference Between Hacking and Consulting
I think a lot of people go wrong when entering the industry from playing CTFs - confusing pentesting for hacking rather than consulting.

Insights From Both Sides Of The Fence (so far!) by Matt Hockey, Cyber Recruiter @ Blackthorn Trace
Matt Hockey is a rare recruiter: one that has a hands-on knowledge of what we as cybersecurity professionals actually do!

The kids are alright!.......but the parents though🤦🏾♂️
I've been taking some time off #linkedin for a bit, as life catches up with deadlines and all that good stuff. But dear lord🤦🏾♂️, I...

Q and A: Brett Smith MSc PGCE, Surface Technologist for Tata Steel - Journey Into Cyber
Brett Smith MSc PGCE sat down with Comfortably Dumb to talk about his impending move into the cybersecurity sector, and the journey so far.

Waffles and Cybersecurity
This happened 2-3 years ago, at a cafe called Gina's in Freetown. Best waffles ever, miss that place..

💥"Everyone has a plan, till they get punched in the mouth"💥
With the epic #nbaallstar2020 game between #teamlebron and #teamgiannis, this year has got off to a bang for the sporting world.

A (Very Short) Introduction to Bug Bounty Hunting
"They won't hire me because I have no experience, but if I can't get hired, how do I get experience?"

Q and A: Michael Parsey, Professional Services Intern at Crowdstrike and Final Year InfoSec Student
Michael Parsey is a final-year InfoSec student, and a prolific intern - which I can only imagine will set him in great stead in the future.
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