Hey all,

We have heard a lot about the skills gap in security. We are also seeing articles that say we are short something like a million people worldwide.

Because of this we started the Pay What You Can model for intro classes at Antisyphon over COVID.

My next class starts next week.

It is an Intro To Security class.

Yes, even paying nothing is an option.

We do this to help the industry, but more so to help people get jobs that would be unavailable to them.

Any barrier you see can be boiled down to two things. Restrictions on money and restrictions on education. Knowledge is power. But traditionally knowledge was expensive.

Very expensive.

By embracing the Pay What You Can model we at Antisyphon are helping to break down barriers based on where you come from or who you are.

We just want more cool people to do cool stuff with.

Please share this post or link with someone you think would kick ass in the industry, but they just need a shot.

Thanks,

John

https://www.antisyphontraining.com/getting-started-in-security-with-bhis-and-mitre-attck-w-john-strand/

People of infosec.exchange:

I need to ask you a favor.

There’s a lot of animosity across the fediverse about my decision to allow CISA on infosec.exchange. This situation has people torqued up. I need y’all to bring it down a few notches (inside and outside of Infosec.exchange)

Please be respectful of those who have different views. Do not harass others or try to convince people their views are wrong.

I learned a long time ago that you can’t and shouldn’t tell someone that what they’re feeling is wrong: it is literally what THEY are feeling. Respect that, disengage, and move on.

In the same way that I will not tolerate others in the fediverse harassing our members, I will not tolerate our members harassing people on other instances or our own.

Please continue being awesome. To those who will be leaving us or blocking us, I wish you well.