Cover6 Community

Cybersecurity community powered by @Cover6Solutions. Free meetups, mentorship & career resources. Led by @TyWilson21. #BreakingN2Cyber #SeekSuccess

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Cover6 Community is one of the largest #cybersecurity communities in the nation & we've been at it since 2012.

Live & virtual meetups. Real talk. Real professionals. No gatekeeping.

Whether you're breaking in or have been in the game, you belong here.
https://t.co/u44tBOXZPy

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Speaking tip: practice out loud, not in your head. Your first run-through will be rough. That's the point of having one.

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Feeling rusty after a busy week? Do one CTF challenge on your lunch break. Twenty minutes, one flag, momentum back.

5 days left in the free October CTF:
https://t.co/enyiizgq4j

#CTF #NCSAM

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Monday reminder: you don't have to know everything to show up. Wednesday, first-time speakers prove it.

https://t.co/IN6k6FQXGF

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Can't tell if you're learning or just watching videos? Try one CTF challenge without a walkthrough. Whatever you get stuck on is the next thing to study.

6 days left, free:
https://t.co/enyiizgq4j

#CTF #NCSAM

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New to CTFs? Three first moves:
Web: read the page source
Forensics: check the file header
Reversing: run strings

6 days left in the free October CTF.
https://t.co/enyiizgq4j

#CTF #Cover6Community

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Watching first-time speakers Wednesday and thinking "I could do that"? You could. Pitch a talk for a future Cover6 meetup:

https://t.co/Z14BPr4VUE

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Tip: at every meetup, jot down one term you didn't know and look it up afterward. Ten minutes a session builds a real vocabulary.

Bring a notebook Wednesday: Oct 28 · 6 PM ET · free
https://t.co/IN6k6FQXGF

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CTF tip: when you're stuck, write down what you know and what you've tried. Half the time the gap jumps out. The other half, it makes your question in #ctf much easier to answer.

#CTF

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A lot of career changers wait until they feel "ready" to share what they know. The ones who move faster share early.

In 3 days, first-time speakers do exactly that. Be in the chat cheering them on.

Wed Oct 28 · 6 PM ET · free
https://t.co/IN6k6FQXGF

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Sunday question: what's one thing you wish someone had told you when you started in cyber?

We'll share our favorites.

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Who in here got their first CTF flag this month? Reply with the category. We want to celebrate you.

#CTF #Cover6Community

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Nervous about speaking up in this field? Watching someone a step ahead of you do it is the fastest cure.

Four days until New Voices in Cyber. Wed Oct 28 · 6 PM ET · free
https://t.co/IN6k6FQXGF

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CTF tip for the last week: write down what you tried, even when it fails.

Your notes become the writeup, and a writeup is something you can show in an interview.

https://t.co/enyiizgq4j

#CTF #Cover6Community

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Not sure what an early cyber career actually looks like? Hear it from people living it: first alerts, first labs, first jobs, career switches. 5–15 minute talks, live Q&A after each.

Wed Oct 28, 6 PM ET:
https://t.co/IN6k6FQXGF

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Speaking tip from people who've done it: you don't need more slides. You need one story. What happened, what you did, what you learned. That's a talk.

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Stuck on a CTF challenge and about to quit? Don't stay stuck alone. Post what you tried in #ctf on Discord and someone will nudge you.

One week left in the free October CTF:
https://t.co/enyiizgq4j
Discord: https://t.co/eO5ibTi6tM

#CTF #NCSAM

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CTF tip: read the challenge title twice. It's often a hint about the tool or technique you need.

#CTF #Cover6Community

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A lot of cloud breaches start with one identity that has more access than it needs. In this replay we set one up on purpose, then find it in the logs.

Watch it this weekend:
https://t.co/smxy9IsmVm

#CloudSecurity #Cover6Community

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"I could never give a talk." Most first-time speakers said that too. What changed: a short format, a coach and a friendly room.

Watch them do it Wed Oct 28, 6 PM ET, free:
https://t.co/IN6k6FQXGF

#Cover6Community #PublicSpeaking

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Giving a first talk is scary. Watching someone else nail theirs is how you get brave enough to give yours.

1st Time Speaker Series · Wed Oct 28 · 6 PM ET
https://t.co/IN6k6FQXGF

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