// BLOG
All posts.
Field notes from 20+ years in security. Plus the occasional detour into life, work, and whatever else is on my mind.
How NOT to Find a Cybersecurity Mentor: A Guide for Career Seekers
Turning a real-world example into lessons for breaking into cybersecurity the right way
When Life Gives You Network Timeouts, Make Automated Sunsets
How I turned camera API failures into an automated sunset timelapse system using Raspberry Pi, RTSP streaming, and YouTube uploads. A story about pivoting when technology doesn't cooperate.
Automating Ourselves Into a Cybersecurity Crisis
How AI automation in cybersecurity is eliminating entry-level roles and creating a dangerous skills gap, and why we must act now to prevent a workforce crisis.
The Unexpected Joy of Unemployment (and Building Geeky Little Things)
Rediscovering my inner builder, and giving my weather-obsessed husband the gift of livestreamed skies.
Basically A Tribute to Dr. Lewis I. Patterson
Honoring the beloved Birmingham-Southern College professor whose high standards, dry wit, and quiet encouragement shaped generations of computer science students.