Tasha Sumo

Senior Data Analyst ➡️ Cybersecurity. Atmospheric Sciences background. ISC2 CC candidate. Documenting the pivot at DataSec Chronicles. DMV. 📊🌐

[Tasha Sumo @DataSecChron]

👋🏽 Hi, I'm Tasha. As an atmospheric scientist I spent years reading storm data for anomalies. Now I hunt them in network traffic.

Same instinct, different domain. 📊

By day I'm a Senior Data Analyst living in SQL, Python, and dashboards. I founded DataSec Chronicles to document my pivot into cybersecurity, the raw, honest version. The wins, the technical hurdles, and the study strategies as I work toward the ISC2 CC, SC-900 and Security+.

Whether you're a data nerd, a cyber practitioner, a fellow career-changer, or just someone who appreciates good data hygiene and warm cup of chai tea, welcome to my corner of the inter webs.

What to expect:
🔍Data & cyber insights, complex concepts made simple
📚The pivot journey, study tips, resource reviews, real talk
🌱 Community, a space to learn out loud and grow together

Drop a comment introducing yourself, what you're working one, or your favorite study tool 👇🏽

🖤 https://t.co/jlp1YMuFrC

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@I_am_Setale @TechSphereAcad Nice! Congrats 🎉

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@Nishant_N_25 Hi, Let's connect

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@TechPriest_001 🔒 Cybersecurity

Because every organization needs people who can understand data, identify risks, and protect what matters most.

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@donsteve__ Great insight!

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@RecruitmentPq SQL.

It took me from working with data to solving business problems—and that had the biggest impact on my earning potential.

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@codewithsushi AI literacy

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Consistency is the whole game.

No viral spike—just showing up, writing, and leaving receipts every week.

Zero followers to a portfolio I can stand behind. That's the compounding nobody sees early.

Every post is another step toward the career I'm building. 🖤
#BuildingInPublic

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1.3M records analyzed.
An exam that failed at #1 on r/isc2. A .gov subscriber.

A few weeks of building DataSec Chronicles in public taught me more than any course.
6 lessons 🧵👇🏽

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6/
Specific beats broad.

"Career changer breaking into cybersecurity" is a crowded lane.

"Data analyst applying anomaly detection skills to threat hunting" is a story I can own.

The tighter the niche, the clearer the signal.

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@femi_dumelo Nice!

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Day 5. The Mirai Detection Toolkit is complete. 🛡️

One raw Zeek log. SQL, SQLite, and a Mac. No SIEM, no alerts, no guided lab.

From "something looks off" → a Mirai botnet identified → C2 beaconing confirmed → internal recon mapped → an attacker found inside the network.

Both parts of the investigation are now live on the blog, and every query is public and reproducible.

🔗 https://t.co/bCrp8g8Drx

#BuildingInPublic #ThreatHunting #SOCAnalyst

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This is exactly how I'm approaching my transition into cybersecurity.

One course.
One project.
One certification.
One blog post.
One GitHub commit.

It doesn't feel extraordinary day to day, but consistency compounds. 🔐📊

[@Uzo-Amaka Ibeziako @UzoamakaIbez]

Don’t stop moving forward.

Those small, consistent steps will eventually lead to extraordinary results.

We move again tomorrow🙌🏼

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@SriBuilds Python

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@NerdyNoctivane @X Hi!

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@yeeshadev Congrats 🎉🎉🎉

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@chukwupg Congrats 🎉