Learning Resources – Security Queens

Typo-What?! How Attackers Use Typo-squatting to Lure You to Dodgy Websites

by SophiaAwareness, Learning Resources, OSINT 6 January 20235 January 2023No Comments

Estimated difficulty: 💜🤍🤍🤍🤍 New year, new blog post… obviously! To kick things of in 2023, today we’ll be talking about a commonly used social engineering technique called typo-squatting and how you can identify malicious domains/websites to protect yourself, or how to protect your organisation or brand if you own a website domain. Typo-squatting is by …

The Importance of Not Doing Work: Avoiding Burnout Part Two

by SophiaLearning Resources, Rapid Reads 4 November 20222 November 2022No Comments

So in hindsight this title is a tad misleading, I’m definitely not suggesting to drop all your job responsibilities in a blink of an eye…! But rather evaluate your work/life balance to ensure you’re prioritising your mental health above all – as of course, you should always be your first priority. I’m writing this blog …

Stressed Out, Burned Out, and a I Feel Like a Fake

by SophiaLearning Resources, Rapid Reads 5 March 20214 March 20214 Comments

I’ve always been a perfectionist. I’ve always striven to be the best version of me that I could be! When I started in university and my journey into cybersecurity, I pushed myself to stand out, be “perfect” and to do it with no mistakes. An impossible task, I realise now, but I kept pushing myself …

System…//…Lockdown

by MorganLearning Resources 24 April 20205 July 20204 Comments

Estimated difficulty: 💜🤍🤍🤍🤍

Welcome to week four of government-mandated sourdough-baking and Netflix-binging, and my first post on Security Queens. 🎉

I’m asked quite often how I managed to get into the security industry, coming from a non-technical background, and for useful resources for people just starting out…