This post has been a long time coming. DefCon 26 was one of the best experiences of my life. However, immediately after leaving, I suffered two great losses, back to…
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Accomplishment Alert!: Your New Security Analyst is Here
Yes, you read that correctly. Yesterday, I completed my first full month as a security analyst for a retail company. How I got here is a real whirlwind of events,…
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Took A Break and Came Back with a 100-day Challenge!
In every journey to greatness, you will face many kinds of obstacles. A seemingly trustworthy helper can turn out to be a thorn in your side. An underestimated individual can…
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Unofficial Tech-a-thon
Last Saturday, a small group of awesome women gathered together to lab virtually on Discord. Some of us were working on Splunk, some of us were working on exploits, some…
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Steph & Splunk Part 2: Ay Yi Yi!
So, I hosted an unofficial tech-a-thon for women at the very last minute and it was amazing! More to come on that later. My project for the day was going…
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New Event Coming Soon: Women In Tech-a-thon
“I just want an environment or a collaboration where I can work on projects alongside other tech individuals that want to lab and be technical but don’t want to do…
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The Effects of Sending the Ladder Down
October of 2017, after 4 years in the tech industry, I was about to give up. I was going to call it quits and never look back. I was tired…
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QTNA: I Want To Be More Technical…Where Do I Start?
Welcome to a new series I’m starting called Questions That Need Answers, where I answer common questions I’ve received with opinions that are my own. From questions on where to…
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Steph & Splunk: The Introduction
In an attempt to improve my technical skills, make myself more marketable and get my hands dirty with a side project, I decided to dive into the world of Splunk.…
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School Daze: Why I Picked WGU After Attending A Brick and Mortar University
In my Cryptography class, I always received my graded tests folded up vertically so that wandering eyes couldn’t see. You know that you’ve done poorly when your professor hands you…