In case anyone out there is interested, I’ve updated my resume to include recently obtained degrees and certifications.  Specifically, a couple of months ago I managed to obtain OSCP status, and today I graduated with my Associate of Science in Information Technology.
I’m continuing on to achieve my Bachelor’s by next summer and I hope to obtain another [...]

OK, so I asked my family, “What are some more goals I can set for myself for next year?”  And Josef, my oldest son, said, “Come up with more goals.”  So, that’s pretty much it.
If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook you’ve already seen all these, but I thought I’d take some time to [...]

I you don’t already know, this is the informal company motto of Google, and I think is a pretty good goal for anyone both personally and professionally.  It’s simple and too the point.

For those who don’t know, OSS = Open Source Software.
I need to find a good OSS project that I care about that I think I can make some kind of contribution to.  I’m most likely looking for something security-focused.  I also need to continue to improve my programming skills before I can get too involved. [...]

One of the things I regret about living in Joplin, is that there isn’t a thriving IT community.  There are plenty of IT people, as there are in any decent size town, but all attempts that I am aware of to form a community out of these people have failed.  There is currently a group [...]

In case you haven’t already caught on, I’m working on fine-tuning my skills and planning for a future career in IT Security.  One of the skills I need to continue to improve is penetration testing.  For those laymen out there, you would probably use the term “hacking.”  Of course, I intend only to use my [...]

1. Learn x86 Assembly.
For those who don’t know, this is a programming language. Assembly differs from other programming language because it is basically line for line the instructions sent directly to the systems processor. Most programming languages work on a higher level and are written in such a way as to be mostly human readable. [...]

I suppose we could call this Y2K10, but what would be the point? It’s not shorter than saying 2010.
Anyway, the end of the year is often a time where we take some time for self reflection to look back and what has been accomplished the past year and then to look forward to the [...]

Today I ran across a document I created right after I started my current job in the beginning of 2004.  It was a list of long term goals that needed done.  This was about a month and a half into the job and I had pretty much figured out where the problems were, and what [...]

Looks like I’m going to Louisville in Octover for the 2009 Louisville Metro Infosec Conferece.  Thanks to IronGeek who provided me with a free ticket just for agreeing to participate in the CTF.  I’ve got family close to Louisville so I’m going to try to make a vacation of it, but I’ve still got to work out [...]