I got a Raspberry Pi 3 a couple of years ago to use as a retro gaming device, which is well worth doing if you’re in to gaming and feeling nostalgic. It is super easy to set up, if you’re interested check out RetroPie – just be aware that many ROMs are copyrighted and mayContinue reading “Raspberry Pi, Pi-hole DNS Sinkhole, Ad Blocker and DHCP Server with Log2RAM”
Category Archives: Cybersecurity
Nearing the End of the First Leg of My Journey in to Cybersecurity
It has been a while since I posted and I want to update the journey blog on my studies, job hunting and my love of interviews. I’ve had a break recently with a week away and then various events and things happening at home, so the best part of two weeks went by with littleContinue reading “Nearing the End of the First Leg of My Journey in to Cybersecurity”
Blockchain and its Implications for Cybersecurity
In the simplest terms, a blockchain is a chain of blocks containing information. First described in 1991, its intended use was to time stamp digital documents so that they could not be tampered with. Each block in the chain contains some data, for example financial transactions, along with the hash of the block and theContinue reading “Blockchain and its Implications for Cybersecurity”
My Experience of RangeForce’s Community Challenge
Cards on the table: I’m part way through the TryHackMe beginner course and I have a bit of hands on experience with Kali (mostly just nmap scans and practicing hacking my wi-fi), so this is the first challenging lab/real-world scenario-type thing I’ve done, at least where you’re not having your hand held. I had absolutelyContinue reading “My Experience of RangeForce’s Community Challenge”
Getting to the Bottom of the Cybersecurity Skills Gap/Hiring Issue
There is a virus infecting the cybersecurity industry. The number of breaches and the cost of cybercrime continues to skyrocket, there are millions of unfilled positions, and yet many would-be cybersecurity professionals are struggling to find a job. Astonishingly there is much disagreement in the cybersecurity community about the reasons for this gap. For anyoneContinue reading “Getting to the Bottom of the Cybersecurity Skills Gap/Hiring Issue”
Securing the Cyber World 