Sunday, October 4, 2026

Security Testing Journal Entry | w/e Friday October 2, 2026 - “Autumnal Chill” Ed.


Highlights for the week

BSidesNYC 0x06 .. got my ticket, signed up to Volunteer ... LET'S GO!!!

MONDAY

Affirmation: WORK HARD AT BECOMING WHO YOU ALWAYS WERE

Remove the mask and build the habits that lead to success.

Authenticity means never having to apologize for who you are or compromise your integrity to fit in.

TUESDAY

Affirmation: KILL THE IDEALIZED IMAGE OF WHO YOU "SHOULD" BE

Instead, focus on being your best present self as you work to drop all pretense of living up to a standard set by others, and live for the standards you've set for yourself.

WEDNESDAY

Affirmation: PRACTICE MINDFULNESS

You had a morning issue with something that slipped your mind. Learn from it, but don't dwell on it. You filed an incident report with yourself and recognized where you went wrong. Pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and keep moving. Forgive yourself. Apologize. Take ownership. DON'T LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN!!

THURSDAY

Affirmation: THE DAY YOU STOP ABANDONING YOURSELF IS THE YOU REALIZE YOU WERE NEVER BROKEN

... you were simply ignoring who you were to fit in.

FRIDAY

Affirmation: REMOVE THE MASK, STAY TRUE TO YOURSELF

You don't fit in because you don't wear the mask of someone trying to fit in. Focus on making things happeng and getting sh** done.

SATURDAY/SUNDAY

Affirmation: KEEP GRINDIN’

Liberty Tiki idea in full effect.

What We’re Grateful For

  1. EVERYTHING .. especially getting over my cold
  2. Happiness is a full 'fridge

What We Loved

  1. Hitting 90% of my goals this week. Considering the priorities of food shopping and paying the bills, it was a phenomenal week.
  2. Two weeks til BSidesNYC

What We Learned

    TO DO
  1. Google Cloud (Coursera) ... still in the backlog.
  2. Write - Medium .. need inspiration
  3. Write - Substack .. need inspiration

  4. IN PROGRESS
  5. Write - "Husband" .. Enzo is poisoned; The Queens reunite and prepare for battle
  6. Side Project - "Liberty Tiki" -- had an awesome saturday conceptualizing a point-of sale system. Need to think about the business plan.

  7. DONE
  8. Web PT - Optus
  9. AI PT - Wraith CTFs - 96% done .. 1 remains, and it's a tough nut.
  10. Android PT - HexMAP: Learned about bound services and how SERVICES in general can be an attack surface. Will need to make time to circle back and get the flags.
  11. Network Security - Module 3:Device Hardening .. took the stupid cumulative quiz 5x before passing with a 100%. Kept bombing the "select all that apply" questions.
  12. Reading - Network Security
  13. Reading - "Zorro" .. got my glasses and finished the book.

What We Longed For

  1. A good job in as a pen tester or QA automation engineer.

What We Loathed

  1. 2026 Job Market and the bs recruiters with their rejection letters, only to see the job reposted a week later.

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