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Career Transformation
Cybersecurity Mentor vs Coach: What's the Difference (and Why Both Matter)
You've probably heard the same advice a dozen times if you're exploring cybersecurity: "Get certified.” "Build a home lab." "Practice hands-on skills." "Start with blue team fundamentals." “Get into IT first and pivot from there.” “Learn 1,5, or 10 programming languages.”
26 March 2026Sammy Chuks
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Career Transformation
Hands-on Cybersecurity Portfolio Building Guide
If you're one of the many “cyber enthusiasts” out there trying to break into the Cybersecurity industry, but don’t know where to start, then I've got a hack to increase your visibility. It’s all good to do some hacking labs on TryHackMe or level up your defensive skills on BTLO (both great platforms which I use btw), but it’s not exactly something you fit on a single page resume… or is it?
24 March 2026Sammy Chuks
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Learning & Development
OSINT 101: How to Google Like a Hacker – Mastering Google Dorking
Every day, Google processes over 8.5 billion searches. We know how much we use it daily. Most people use Google to find answers, professionals use it to find intelligence. If you think this is just a box where you type questions, you’re already behind. On a daily basis, it quietly indexes documents, servers, misconfigurations, exposed files, and forgotten digital footprints often without the owners realizing it. When you learn how to ask Google the right questions, it stops being a search engine and becomes a powerful OSINT tool.
23 March 2026Sammy Chuks
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