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The Creative Connection: Jazz, Culture, and Cybersecurity
Yussef Dayes is a British drummer and composer, who makes music which moves me. He recently released a short documentary, Yussef Dayes In Japan (Film) 富士山. I’ve loved jazz since I was in my early teens. It began with Billie Holiday and expanded over the years. Something about the modern crop of jazz artists like…
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Round Three: Day Three
Round three began with a sense of urgency. Similar to round one, I knew I had to get to work. Unfourtunately, the once mythical adrenaline rush and subsequent dump was very much a reality…
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Round Two: Day Two
I don’t remember much of round two. The adrenaline dump was real and my memory of what happened is scattered. Unlike my overflowing note book from CyberCon, I don’t have my scrawled GP-style handwriting to refer to. I have glimpses of memories, like backing my opponent up into the corner but being unable to will…
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Round One: Day One
When I was preparing for my first boxing match, I received some excellent advice from a friend who had previously competed (and who, in doing so, inspired me to compete) ‘the rounds go SO quickly, don’t waste a second’ So, in training I worked judiciously to take full advantage of the limited time I had;…
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Top 10 Frameworks in Boxing and Cybersecurity
• Style Insight: The jab is the most important punch in boxing. The jab can close space, it can set up combinations, it can protect a fighter and keep them in the bout longer. Jabbing is an art of constant, precise, and strategic strikes intended to wear down an opponent over time. It’s about control,…
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Cybersecurity, Yoga, and the Thrill of the Hunt: My Journey Into the World of CTFs
If you had asked me a year ago what a CTF was, I could tell you it stands for ‘Capture the Flag’ and is a hacking competition. What I didn’t know a year ago was that there is not one flag, but many, and there is not one style of hack, but many. I’d been…