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
Published in ILLUMINATION·PinnedMember-onlyThe complete guide to becoming a Tech Writer in 2023Follow these steps and reap the rewards as a Tech Writer 2023 is right around the corner, with everyone busy making their career plans for the next year. 2022 was a .. shall we say, interesting year for the Tech Industry, and 2023 might not be any different The massive…Side Hustle8 min readSide Hustle8 min read
PinnedMember-onlyTech layoffs and CybersecurityIs cybersecurity a recession proof industry ? — The tech industry has been seeing a bit of a blood bath in 2022 From Meta to Twitter to Stripe to Coinbase and on and on, times are tough for the tech industry Last year people were spoiled for jobs in tech industry and willingly leaving to search for better…Layoffs4 min readLayoffs4 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
PinnedMember-onlyPassive Income in Cyber Security — How to guideAnyone who is reading the news nowadays will realize that these are financially trying times for everyone. Due to several global crises, everyone is feeling the pinch on their wallets no matter where they live in the world and having a side-hustle or a passive income stream is quickly becoming…Cybersecurity9 min readCybersecurity9 min read
Published in InfoSec Write-ups·14 hours agoMember-only3 practical steps to learn AWS security in 2023Follow these steps to get from a beginner to a pro in AWS security — Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the current king of cloud providers with Azure and GCP in fast pursuit Professionals with AWS security skills are in huge demand as nearly every type of company from Fortune 500s to new startups use AWS as their cloud backbone AWS itself provides a huge…AWS4 min readAWS4 min read
1 day agoMember-onlyWill AI replace Cybersecurity jobs ?Do cybersecurity jobs have a limited lifespan as AI becomes better and better at securing stuff ? — AI has been hugely popular these last couple of years but it seems to have really entered the mainstream in late 2022 with ChatGPT Along with all the crazy things ChatGPT can do, it seems to have sparked the conversation of how much AI can replace humans in the future …Artificial Intelligence6 min readArtificial Intelligence6 min read
Published in The Side Hustle Club·4 days agoMember-onlyWhy writing is the start to all content creationDo not neglect writing for a successful content creation career — It seems strange to be writing about writing but let me give you a brief background on why I felt the need to put these thoughts in this article Last year, I decided to jump into the crazy world of content creation without much prior experience … I was going…Writing5 min readWriting5 min read
5 days agoMember-onlyIs the CISSP certification still worth it in 2023 ?Spoiler alert: yes it is ! The Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) is the most well known of all cybersecurity certs and considered the “gold standard” within information security These last couple of years however have seen a backlash against cybersecurity certs within the wider community as senior professionals…Cybersecurity5 min readCybersecurity5 min read
Published in InfoSec Write-ups·Jan 18Member-onlyHow I passed the AWS security specialty certification in 2023Another year and another cert ! I have written before on which Cloud Security certification you can choose if you are planning this career path in 2023 and I thought I should take my own advice first ! Cloud Security Certification Path for 2023 — What to choose Choose your cloud security certification path in the coming yearmedium.com I will try not to bore you with how certs and important…AWS6 min readAWS6 min read