How are you doing lovely people? It's been a while and the AI bug dragged me into the bottom less pit. Finally managed to come out.

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Are you an in-house security engineer or Red Team(er) and looking to make a move to a Red Team Specialist in Consulting - here are some pointers.

Ref: https://cybersins.com/consulting-red-team-role-preparation/

Tags: #security #redteam #hacking #consulting #pentest
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Since I became a father, the word “bootstraping” has a new meaning with my toddler. Though I believe it still involves taking risks, shitting in pants and building it from the scratch!

Tags: #startup #family #babytalk
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I got diagnosed ADHD in my late 30s and would like to know what is one thing that makes sense now?

To me it’s the “last moment punching the syllabus and then acing the test” OR a funny but true story - “went out to buy milk from a grocery store & rather bought a motorbike from a showroom closeby, impulsively.”

Tags: #adhd #neurodiverse #add #autism #neurodivergent #life
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Visiting Sweden for the Christmas / New Year holidays. Anyone around for mulled wine, coffee, or hot toddy?

Tags: #sweden #infosec #catchup #meetup #coffee #christmas #nordic #scandinavia
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The good thing of being in fediverse is no matter how many times I talk about something or someone, it just not bias or litter my feed on that topic. I know it’s still a bubble of my follows & universe/ instance but still - feels good that am not in an echo chamber.

Tags: #echochamber #fediverse #algorithm #nobias #freedom #community
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Completed a month here & it’s been great! Positive vibes, informative discussions and good folks to follow. Thanks @jerry (& moderators) for taking good care of this mammoth while we all are enjoying the ride. I cherish the support & shall not take this for granted.

QOTD: It’s punk as fcuk to be kind in this performative world. Be the punk!

Tags: #onemonth #journey #byetwitter #infosec #gratitute #community #positivity #QOTD #quote
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Phew! It’s a long day and after a streak of 8 hours study, 2 practice tests, multiple ways to consume sugar & keep the ADHD brain rewarded; I can proudly say I have passed the SANS SEC588 GIAC Cloud Pentest (GCPN) exam.

It was not an easy feat as I procrastinated most of last few 2 months (not ideal) and then this week - gave it all. Finished the labs, read the books, listened keenly to Moses Frost & then in 120 mins of pure focus - smashed it!

Great material, so much to learn and explore. Good content and frankly a lot of jargons, terms and IAM of AWS & AZURE + containers just all buzzing in my head.

Tags: #GCPN #SEC588 #cloudpentest #pentest #aws #azure #infosec #cloudnative #cloudcomputing #exam #adhd #exhausted #SANS
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Alright! It’s been a while and a lot has happened but most of all it’s time to revisit the introduction as much as it can be in public domain :) ya, you little scrapper! I know you.

I am now a part of Google family and frankly as every big family, it’s overwhelming - so many folks and smartness under one roof. It’s easy to feel intimidated or have the imposter syndrome. I’m managing the redteam function with my kickass team and helping clients all over the world to proactively secure their environments before nefarious actors knock at the doors. Cloud, onprem or hybrid - threats are always looming and it’s all about whether you are in their crosshairs or not (yet).

I am a active ADHD’er and like to balance time between my family, office, and personal self. I advocate of this balance & am an avid evangelist when it comes to mental health. A lucky husband and a proud dad (or, the other way). My wife’s been a big support & through her am also trying to understand more about ecology, wild life and genetics. My little one is polite, cute and slowly growing into a sassy nugget! All I expect from her is to be ethical, moral and kind - the world is her oyster.

Rest, I like building stuff, getting my hands dirty and my muses include watches and perfumes . I enjoy traveling and familiarizing with different cultures, food and socializing with locals. Have worked in multiple geographies in last 20 years, and now settled in Hong Kong.

Tags: #introduction #google #muse #perfumes #security #redteam #life #adhd #neurodiversity #dad #husband #impostersyndrome #infosec #cybersecurity #blueteam #chronicle #wanderlust
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