HACKERY

I’m an ENFP — which, if you’re not into the whole Myers-Briggs thing, basically means I run on curiosity, big-picture thinking, and a genuine love of connecting with people and ideas. I get excited fast, ask a lot of “what if” questions, and tend to see patterns and possibilities before I see the fine print. It’s part of why this blog is such a grab bag. I like having my hands in a lot of different pots.

By background, I work as a resource manager, where I spend my days turning chaos into something structured. Outside of that, I’m always picking up something new. Right now it’s working through Hack The Box labs, cooking, and writing poetry when the mood strikes.

I learn by doing, so I love Hack the Box. It’s an online platform where you practice cybersecurity skills in hands on labs. Think virtual machines and challenges you actually have to break into. They have write-ups so that you don’t have to do this blind, it literally walks you through the labs, so there’s no worries about being stuck.

Getting started:

Create a free account at hackthebox.com

Try Starting Point — a series of easy machines designed specifically for newcomers to active labs.

Connect to the lab network via their VPN (HTB walks you through this) and start poking around.

If you want to connect, you can find me on LinkedIn.