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Do You Hold Beliefs That Don't Match Reality? Come and Find out - Crony Beliefs

I came across an incredible article the other day. It started by asking: Why do people believe Bill Gates created the Coronavirus? Why do some people think that Black Lives don't matter? (I might have added the second one here... ) "The government created the vaccine to implant

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Feel Like You're in a Rut? Here Is 1 Simple Solution That Could Help You Out

Are you in a rut? Feel moody, feel unhappy? There can be many variables in that equation. It can be bad habits, negative people, or a toxic environment. But if it's not that, what could it be? Another reason that many tend to ignore is this one: Routine

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7 Powerful Lessons About Being Broke and How You Can Use Them to Your Advantage

Being broke sucks. We know. You’ve probably experienced it and I did too. But let’s first define what being broke really is, so we’re on the same page here: The state of having no, or very little money. It is a really frustrating time for everyone but

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Do You Have Someone Like This in Your Life? If Not... Good Luck

Some conversations are so superficial. You get together with some friends, and afterward, you're just as smart as you were before. The conversation did not go past the first onion layer. (Is that an official expression?) With people you don’t know too well, I get it. It’

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Who Is Responsible for Secure Web Browsing? Everything About Certificate Authorities

In my previous article "How to Better Understand the Internet", we shortly mentioned the role of CAs (Certificate Authorities) and what they have to do with Digital Signatures. In this post, I would like to a bit more about the different types of CA's and discuss

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How To Better Understand The Internet - Digital Certificates and Encryption

Did you ever access a page and something felt off? You felt a bit uncomfortable because the small lock in the search bar was red and open. Also, the page probably looked a bit sketchy too. That doesn't mean anything good, right? Well, I can tell you exactly

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The Hidden Treasures In Journaling

"I changed so much, if I could only go back in time" "I don't even know what I was thinking back then" "Life was so much easier when I was in school" ... oh really? Those are all phrases we've probably

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Entering the Corporate World as a Rookie

I just started my new job. I have to admit, being an intern is entirely different than being a working student. As a working student, you have 20 hours a week and 40 hours a week (if you want to), while not having any classes. My experiences so far have

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How Mindset Shapes Your Reality - Ego and Adversity

Reality is neutral and not tailored to you. "Ego loves this notion, the idea that something is “fair” or not. It's called narcissistic injury. It is when we take personally totally indifferent and objective events. We do that when our sense of self is fragile and dependent

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This Is How You Get Tricked by Your Ego

"Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are" -Naval Ravikant The Ego is a powerful part of our consciousness. It is incredibly useful to us, especially when it comes to self-protection or navigating us through the world. But it’s not all fun!

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Tokenization

Hello all! After a while of absence, I decided to publish another post in which I explain the principle of tokenization. It came across when I was going through my Security+ notes and at first glance, I must say, the definition sounded easy but I still couldn't really

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Race Conditions

Have you ever heard of race conditions? I haven't... not until I decided to dive deeper into the world of cyber. In general, race conditions stand for multiple things happening at the same time. Developers should be aware of what might happen and when. A race condition is

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Captive Portals

Are you familiar with the term "Captive Portal"? Most of you are probably not familiar with this term, however, the majority that uses their phone on a daily basis, especially when being away from home, have probably come across one. If you logged onto public wifi and wanted

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New Employment - Update

Lately, life has been stressful. But, many things have changed for the better. I realized that I haven't been posting in a while which is why I decided to post a current update on my situation. I started to apply for internships or other working student positions back

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Ever Wondered How Hackers Get Malware on Your Computer? Here Are Some Techniques

Hackers become more creative by adding more and more attacks to their repertoire. Cybersecurity is becoming a rising problem for every company out there, which is why they have to properly train their employees and enhance their security. It gets harder and harder for them to access a company'

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Evil Twins and more

In this post, I will explain 5 terms that you have probably come across or you most definitely will come across on your early cyber journey. This is a list of terms that I didn't properly understand at first, which is why it makes sense to try to

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TCP - UDP - ICMP

This post discusses the difference between the TCP, UDP and, ICMP protocols. As you continue with your cyber journey, those protocols are one of the first and most important things that will cross your path. It is important to understand the difference between them and when each of them should

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Malware Types

The following blog post is designed to give you a better overview of the different malware attack types that can be used to exploit a target. Hackers use different approaches when it comes to exploiting vulnerabilities. Many choose their target wisely and use an attack that has been thought through

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Threat Actors

In this post, we will take a closer look at different threat actors that are out there. I am pretty sure most of us heard certain words such as "Script Kiddies" or "Hacktivists" but never really knew what these terms were supposed to mean. I will

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Metadata - Exiftool

During my Digital Forensics class, I came across a tool called "Exiftool". After researching what this tool is for and what you can do with it, I was pretty impressed. Not only do I think that understanding the functionalities behind it is easy to understand, but it also

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Password Cracking in Digital Forensics

With the rise of technology, Digital crime is becoming an increasing issue. Companies are being bombarded with Cyber attacks. Passwords still represent the most common form of authentication to access computer systems. But instead of cracking passwords to access sensitive information and commit a crime, this blog post focuses on

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Proxy Server

"A proxy server is a server that retrieves data out on the internet on behalf of the user" This is the general definition you get, once you look up the term proxy server. I have to admit, this is not telling me much. You can find the term

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VPN explained

I remember exactly when I was sitting at a table with my friends, and one of them asked me if I could explain what a VPN is. Of course, they asked me, because I was the one studying Computer Science. This was many years ago, and I gave him a

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How To Create A Phishing Mail - Step-by-Step Guide

Many people believe that phishing emails require sophisticated expertise in hacking. Surprisingly, this is not the case at all. You would be surprised by how easy it is to create phishing mail. This post will demonstrate how to effectively trick your target into giving you his credentials, using a simple

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nmap

What is nmap? In this post, we will focus on the network scanner "nmap". Nmap is an abbreviation for “Network Mapper”, which is an open-source tool for network exploration and security auditing. What can it do? By scanning the network, we can find information on what hosts are