Published in Geek Culture·PinnedMember-onlyThe Ultimate Cloud Security Career Guide for 2023Answers to the most common questions asked about a Cloud Security career — We are about to finish the first quarter of 2023 and hard to believe it went by so fast ! Q1 is ending with some bad news unfortunately as layoffs do not seem to be going away anytime soon. A recession in 2023 is now inevitable. Layoffs in tech and finance will spread to other sectors More than a year ago, I forecast a recession would begin in the second half of 2023. That was a no-brainer. Years of…fortune.comCybersecurity5 min readCybersecurity5 min read
PinnedMember-onlyCybersecurity in movies vs real lifeEvery cybersecurity pro cringes during these scenes — Cybersecurity is a tough job but can also be very glamorous with cyberattacks and data breaches now on everyone’s minds It is great to see so much awareness now and boards becoming more and more tech / cyber savvy Movies and TV shows have also embraced cybersecurity with shows like…Funny3 min readFunny3 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·PinnedMember-only5 tips to make Cybersecurity presentations that dont put people to sleepCure the “death by PowerPoint” plague with these tips — Cybersecurity is an exciting field to be in honestly with terms like hacking , cyberattacks, ransomware etc. all making headlines in the news And yet Cybersecurity presentations can end up being some of the most excruciatingly boring events you can ever attend If you have ever worked in Cybersecurity then…Cybersecurity4 min readCybersecurity4 min read
PinnedMember-onlyCybersecurity side-hustles — My last income report for 2022What worked and what did not work for me in 2022 — 2023 is just a few days away ! I hope you have started making your New Year’s resolutions and goals which is a great way to measure how you will do throughout the year I made a goal of writing consistently on Medium for 2022 and I have tried to stick with it as much as possible I…Side Hustle5 min readSide Hustle5 min read
PinnedMember-onlyPassive Income in Cyber Security — Part 2More ways to start side-hustles in cybersecurity — My previous article on Passive income in cybersecurity turned out to be a bit of a hit and by far the most popular piece I have written on Medium to date. I had no idea that so many cyber-security professionals are interested in side hustles! Since I wrote it months…Cybersecurity7 min readCybersecurity7 min read
2 days agoMember-onlyGoogle Cloud is introducing Attack Simulation within its platformThis is great step forward for cloud security platforms — One of the best things about Cloud Security is how new capabilities keep getting added to cloud platforms every year The unique model of the cloud also means that you dont have to do any deployments and these new features can just be deployed with a button click Last year…Cybersecurity4 min readCybersecurity4 min read
Mar 23Member-onlyAI based malware can now outsmart the latest cybersecurity solutionsThis is not good — AI and Cybersecurity seem to be close cousins to each other when it comes to competing as to who is more important Everyday we hear more news of how AI is changing the world along with news of how cyberattacks are getting more and more dangerous Or in recent times…Tech4 min readTech4 min read
Mar 15Member-onlyHere is a 90 day career plan to enter the cybersecurity industryFollow these simple steps to start your cybersecurity career — Tech layoffs are starting again with the first quarter of 2023 ending on a bit of a downer Yet at the same time, cybersecurity remains a safe bet for people willing to put in the hard work and enter this industry Just look at the job boards and you will…Cybersecurity6 min readCybersecurity6 min read
Published in Geek Culture·Mar 10Member-only3 key takeaways from the 2023 Crowdstrike Global Threat reportCrowdstrike’s annual report is a great resource on cyber attack trends — Cyber and Cloud Security is a fast moving field and it can be overwhelming at times to keep track of the industry One of the best ways to do this is to study the security reports that industry leaders release about cyber attack trends and techniques CrowdStrike is a well…Technology4 min readTechnology4 min read
Published in InfoSec Write-ups·Mar 7Member-onlyAI security — the new face of application securityHow AI based application risks are a new blind spot in cybersecurity — AI based applications seem to be taking over the world nowadays While the AI market has been growing by leaps and bounds for many years, ChatGPT in late 2022 really made it mainstream. Suddenly everyone from content creators to big tech CEOs are pushing the AI hype train even more…Artificial Intelligence6 min readArtificial Intelligence6 min read
