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Introduction I just spent ~$15k and 15 months getting a cybersecurity degree from WGU. Would I hire someone with just this degree? No. Was it worth it? Barely, and here’s why. I’ve been giving this very expensive piece of paper some serious thought and found myself questioning a few key objectives of the program; what did I actually learn from this experience, how much can one stand to learn about the cybersecurity world from this degree, how up to date is the curriculum, and most importantly, can a beginner break into the industry with just this degree? To add more to the discussion, how does WGU and similar online universities compare to traditional colleges? ...

Introduction It’s no secret that Windows is becoming increasingly bloated and less suited for productivity with each passing update. While Linux remains the most suited OS for productivity, especially in the IT and cybersecurity industry, it’s undeniable that Windows has the better UI, graphics, audio drivers, applications, and general support. Fortunately, there are several ways to bring Windows up to speed with the productivity powerhouse that is Linux! ...

Intro I recently built a new server with off-the-shelf consumer hardware and wanted to throw an extra 3070 GPU in it. Since I run Kubernetes at home, I had to figure out how to pass this GPU through to my Kubernetes cluster, and in turn any pods that need to use it. This was the magic adventure I had to go through to get this done. Of course, I used several articles and sources to acomplish this and these sources will be listed at the end of this post. ...

Hello! I don’t like writing blogs, so naturally I started a blog! To make things interesting, I’ve over-engineered it, making it a great starting point for explaining all the intricate components behind my setup. And so, what’s a better first blog than one that explains this over-the-top infrastructure? I won’t go into all the details behind this so it doesn’t become too long. Instead, I’ll just explain the main components and how they work together to make this blog possible. ...

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