Month: October 2022

Posted in Informational, Research, Using

Thinking About Thinking…

Posted on by Steph

So, I’ve always been interested in the way that people think. The Lil social scientist in me wonders the why’s of people’s actions. I’ve been looking into cyberpsychology like maybe a grad certificate in the field, but I can’t think of a purpose for doing so.

I always recommend that people in cybersce grab books like these:

These kind of books and puzzles have always helped me just relax and think about things from different angles. I shard these on a different social as well, but I will always advise people to pick up puzzle books to keep their brains young.

Posted in Cons, Goals

BSides Augusta

Posted on by Steph

Or fun with Soldering…

This weekend got the chance to go to my first BSides in Augusta. Smaller conference, but just as good as any big one.

The talks I sat in on were excellent, especially one about the infosec community and culture. It was basically about how people perpetuate a toxic culture feeding into this ‘hero’ mentality. Part of the issue is instead of seeing the attackers as the villain people see the users as villains and beneath them because they make “stupid” mistakes. It goes along with this book I’m reading: ‘The Smartest Person in the Room” which is about all the ego in tech.

I also got to try my hand at soldering for the second time and did pretty well. Like my little badge response to tapping and lights up like it’s supposed to. Now I’m going to go practice picking locks or soldering something else….lol.