Should I use the new skills I am about to learn for good or for evil. I know it should be an easy choice but I want to play with powerful machines and expensive toys. I am going to get some offensive security for the commute to Manchester on the train and start gathering data…

Sp here we are at new years eve and I am thinking back about all the struggles that I have overcome both in private and in the open. I have been accepted to study at 2 institutions this year but because there was a problem with my student finance the offer was rescinded, the next…

Had a lovely conversation with a lady from Solent University yesterday who asked if I had put in to get student finance and to check that I knew what I was getting myself into, she also mentioned that I have to attend all weeks worth of activities during welcome week. Am not sure if I…

Willow the google quantum processor has just released some new info that it solved a problem that would take classical computers over 20 septtillion years to complete…. What does this mean? It means that RSA and AES have been compromised and shouldnt be trusted from now. Just wait until a bad faith actor comes around…

AI aint that good! there I said it, yeah it can tell you things you might not have gotten to the answer yet but its not that clever and it has biases and a throttle on how fast it can react and respond…. remember the old saying “If you dont pay for something then you…

So I checked all the documentation that was sent to me when I got my offer and it says that I dont register until 02/02 so I have almost 2 months to get this python course finished and get started on the discrete mathematics refresher. Have a nice break before Christmas and then get really…

If I was to look back at my adult life and some of the crazy stuff I have done or been involve with, I would think I may have made my career choice more challenging as I ran with people who were not exactly legal. Without going into too much detail I was never caught…

What kind of role do I want to train for? I like the idea of SOC (security operations center) Analyst. I don’t really want to go down the pentester role as that just seems to be testing web applications and not the infrastructure. I like the idea of being proactive and having some help from…

Now we prepare for a full-on year… I need to finish the Python course on udemy and start the discrete mathematics course on Alison. Oh and there is Christmas as well, I am expected to go out with mates in Leeds before and during the holiday period and I am well up for it.

Well I got in by way of this email this afternoon less than 24 hours since the interview