Thotcon 2023
This was the second time I have had the opportunity to attend Thotcon which took place May 19-20, 2023. I really enjoyed getting to go again as it is a great opportunity to see some of my friends who live in the Midwest again now that I have moved to California. On Thursday we arrived late afternoon after a fairly early morning and we met our friends Aaron and G. We got a late lunch before our friends headed off to the speaker dinner ahead of the conference while we took a short nap. ...Shmoocon 2023
This was my second time visiting Washington D.C. for Shmoocon, my first being back in 2022. First thing I was excited about was the theme of this year, which was Broadway. The year prior was picnic. I was pretty excited when I saw the booklet that usually contains the schedule and talks with speakers, as well as some challenges and puzzles was made to look like a playbill. Also, there were three different attendee badges were made to represent three different Broadway theaters. ...CISSP First Attempt Preparation and Afterthoughts
Preparation There are 8 domains that the CISSP tests on: security and risk management asset security security architecture and engineering communication and network security identity and access management security assessment and testing security operations software development security" Favorite way to study is use study mode and go through practice exams (Boson) and make my best guess at the right answer and then check if im right and if not I read the description as to why. ...Security Plus Preparation
Background I graduated in May 2020 with my BS in Cybersecurity from Purdue University. I also recently completed my MS in Cyber Forensics in August 2022 after defending my thesis, which was titled “Cybersecurity Industry Needs and the CSEC ABET curriculum analysis”. I also completed/passed EcCouncil’s Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) in Summer of 2021. I currently work as a security researcher at a small security consulting company. Now, I do NOT believe you need to have this background in order to pass and complete the Security+ certification, so do not let my experience discourage you from taking it. ...