Most of us are aware of the infamous cybersecurity skills shortage gap. I think it has less to do with a skill a more of a 'hiring expectation' and 'talent' gap. I see the hiring expectations gap as a need for improvement in the sec industry - here's why. youtu.be/uFNqXgjwVyI

Yet another Anti-Virus selling user data... what's new? I thought to use Avast's recent $16.5 million fine as an excuse to talk about 3rd party AV.

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Maybe unpopular opinion, 3rd party AV isn't really necessary for every users. What are your thoughts?

This week, I investigate and peform a malware analysis deep-dive into the prolific open-source malware variant, AsyncRAT. I stumbled upon this variant while reading the security news a few weeks ago.

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2024 has been a bit of a struggle for me personally in terms of feeling motivated / inspired in the security industry. Thought I would open up on what my thought process is right now. youtu.be/byUlyEig0IM

Per a recent YT commenter, this video is a small rant aka word salad 😀

A little late to the '2024' trend, thought I would share my regards for getting started in cybersecurity 2024, from a both a career and technical perspective. All learning resources are linked in the description.

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Sometimes reality in cybersecurity careers is different, often depicted as 'trendy' by the marketing / influencer industry. I talk about my recent reflections on expectations vs. reality in security. Curious, what are your thoughts on realities?

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Burnout is a real challenge in cybersecurity. Everyone will experience this dilemma at some point in their career. This week I talk about my struggles with burnout and some strategies I am using to help.

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This month, I challenged myself to earn $30k in 30 days from bug bounties. Mission accomplished - with a little extra and 10 days to spare. Thanks HackerOne bugcrowd

It's been an informative experience lurking on cyber crime underground forums and chats. Thanks to Flare for powering my video series and for winter the goodies! Always enjoy some comfy socks and a hat 😀

My last video is coming out soon, exploring IABs 🔍

The collaboration that you didn't know you need! Grant Collins and I talk about getting into cybersecurity:

This is a two part chat!

Here's Part One:
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Part Two is on ​⁠Grant Collins's channel:
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I often talk about entry-level cybersecurity careers, challenges, etc. This week, I have teamed up with unixguy to talk about cybersecurity careers!

Part One on my channel: youtu.be/aEWq36kvoIQ

Part Two is on unixguy

Underground Cybercrime Telegram channels are quite interesting, opportunities to buy services, equipment, etc.
This week I explored Cybercrime Telegram channels with 3 challenges: youtu.be/bQq8-t96RaQ

This week, I investigate Phishing Kits offered on the open and dark web for my first series of 'cyber hunting'.
I chat with a couple individuals offering various phishing kits, including the notorious evil proxy. youtu.be/eOYdg95s6es

I recently tried a new CTF challenge, playing HackTheBox for 30 days. I opted for the easy machines. I still suck at CTFs. Overall, a fun and informative challenge.

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I recently completed a small project, building a red team / blue team homelab in the Cloud via AWS with Splunk and Nessus for detections. Thought I would build a crash course to 'share the knowledge forward'

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While I often talk about the realities of cybersecurity careers and feel discouraged. It's still a great career for 3 key reasons:
1) So many areas you can pursue.
2) Always Learning Something New.
3) The Infosec Community really is awesome.

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I am one with the matrix in this video thumbnail.

Learn the techniques used to hide your tracks online and preserve privacy as best as you can.

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and you then you too, can become part of the matrix :)

For the final step for the malware analysis project, we analyze the prolific Zeus Banking Trojan, which has inspired hundreds of variants since its source code leak in 2011. We extract valuable information, look at the assembly-code, and run the malware.

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