So, aside from the obvious plate of philosophical linguine that sits inside my head, who am I? This is always a question that bugs me as the answer is never simple…or it is rather simple and I just don’t like that the answer is uncomplicated. Yeah…one would say that I’m a bit of a mess but I like it that way.
I am a husband, father, IT guru at my day job and Ethical Hacker. I also like to hike when the weather is good, play a game or two and of course I am an addict of stories. I love a good story be it a short story, book, movie, play or a humorous musing told by a friend.
What is this place?
Well, I’ve had a personal website since the mid 1990’s. It’s been a blog and/or digital signpost where to find me online. In the early days of the internet, that wasn’t too many places. I used to comment often on various Usenet message boards and a few websites that were around at the time. I used to blog about anything and everything. Then social media came along and blogging for me changed in that I just didn’t write much. Why spend the time writing a blog post when you could interact with people in a conversational way?
As for some of the additional questions one may ask:
- I spend my days fixing and addressing computers and cyber security related issues. I like to do other things when I am off work.
- Yes, I do hold some IT related certifications.
- I have a Security+, CySA+ and CSAP from CompTIA.
- From Offensive Security I have the Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP).
- From TCM Security I have the Practical Network Penetration Tester (PNPT).
- I am working on more certifications, updates on those to follow.
- I did write a few books over the years. After all of then ended up being pirated and publicly available I gave up on the efforts to sell them. They are free to download now, so enjoy! Who doesn’t like free stuff, eh?
Where can I be found online:
And the formal legal stuff.
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- All content may NOT be used without my prior written consent and yes, that means you EC-Council! While they have not stolen anything from me that I know of yet, they have from many others. Details: https://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/ec-council/.
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