ITNoob👨🏻‍💻Ameen

Network Engineer | CCTV Technician | Barcelona💙❤️ | Cybersecurity Analyst Noob

[COOLEE BRAVO @ItalianFiesta]

It’s cuz men remember da best thing about you and women remember da worst thing about you. You be like damn she did stab me but she could cook like a mf. Women brain can erase 100 good things from 1 bad thing you did.

[24 🥷🏽 @twenty4_io]

The hunt has begun. 🚀

Today, I moderated the opening session of the Defcomm Virtual Bug Bounty 2026, a focused, boxed program with hunters testing specifically against Defcomm targets: the OS, the infrastructure, and the web applications.

What stood out wasn't just the technical scope, it was the questions. Hunters came prepared, asked hard questions, and we left that session with real clarity on scope, scoring, and approach. That's how you know the room is serious.

But here's what I keep thinking about.

We always talk about the problems "our systems aren't secure," "we need better infrastructure," "Nigeria is behind." Okay. But wetin you don do about am? Even something small. One tool. One report. One patch. (Not discrediting the small fraction actually doing)

Today, Nigerian engineers showed up to test a Nigerian-built, military-grade communication platform created by Nsikak Joseph and the Defcomm + Silex Secure Lab team. Not theory. Not tweets. Actual work finding vulnerabilities, reporting them, strengthening sovereign technology from the inside.

This is just the stepping stone. The vision goes beyond one event. It's about building a culture where technical development and engineering take priority over noise. Where securing homegrown infrastructure becomes standard, not optional.

So the question isn't "what's wrong with Nigeria's cybersecurity." The question is, what are you building to fix it?

Big ups to Nsikak Joseph Michael Bassey Sophiat Salami, all team and every hunter who showed up ready to work.

48 hours. Let's see what they find.

#BugBountyNigeria #CyberSecurity #DefcommBugBounty #SovereignTech #EthicalHacking #NigeriaTech #AfricanInnovation #CyberDefense

[Columbo 🚬 @ColumboFootball]

Ah yes let's go back to "Chelsea 2009" once again

[Oluwadamilare Ffs 🌺🇦🇷🇪🇸 @xxfw1da]

PENALTY — NO PENALTY

[Ṣẹ́gunfúnmi😎 @segoslavia]

Let me break it down for you guys…

Layer 1
➰Physical➰

Devices: cables, hubs, repeaters
Protocols: Ethernet/wifi
Packet activity: Transmits raw data bits over the physical medium.

[𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐝𝐢 @Mahdii_365]

Mistakes in prayer ❌ ✅

[Emmanuel Umoru @thecaptainumoru]

See bah . . . This advice can lead one down a rabbit hole with nothing to show for it but sensory overload and information constipation.

I would advise that you "learn Linux" based on your workflow or pathway.

So:

1. For Backend Engineering
• File systems & permissions
• Package management
• Running web servers & services
• Logs and basic server operations
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2.. For Cloud (DevOps
/-- In DevOps, Linux is the language of automation. --/

• Bash scripting & automation
• Process monitoring & troubleshooting
• Networking fundamentals (SSH, ports, DNS)
• Containerization (Docker)
• CI/CD pipelines running on Linux
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3. For Cloud (Infrastructure)
• Server provisioning & OS configuration
• Network & firewall configuration
• Storage and disk management
• Virtualization & container hosts
• Troubleshooting Infrastructure automation (Ansible, Terraform)
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4. For Cybersecurity
• Linux system internals
• Privilege & access control
• Log analysis & auditing
• Network monitoring tools
• System hardening & incident response

There's actually more, but I decided to narrow it down to 5 key areas in each pathway.

Hope this helps? Happy to answer any question(s) if I can.

[Abdussamad @grndmaster_]

I setup PRTG on a live subnet at work to test monitoring, find ease, and improve my skills.
I added some virtual machines to the network with SNMP on.
I also configured email notifications so that I get notifications whenever i was away from work.
@akintunero @lanceeihoda @OnijeC

[☁️💰 The Cloud Siren 💰☁️ @MahoganyMonro]

Yall! Come look at this again 😭

[Russ White @rtggeek]

Next Friday, the 23rd, I'm teaching a course on troubleshooting and resilience over an Safari Books Online (via Pearson).

https://t.co/psOrCQEUpP

A recording will be available for those who register.

[Russ White @rtggeek]

Why do network engineering certifications seem like such a mess right now? Let's talk about one of the reasons ...

[Ivory ✪ @mide_io]

Lord put me in a Position where I don’t have to Beg, Borrow or Struggle

[Esther Umoh @EstherUmoh10]

Senegal didn’t allow anyone rig their elections and certainly didn’t allow the game to be rigged. I hope this teaches Nigerians a thing or two.

[TechWorld with Nana | DevOps 🚀 @Njuchi_]

30 minutes is all it takes.

Everything you're chasing is just 30 minutes away.

The skill. The breakthrough. The fitness. The momentum.

30 minutes focused beats 3 hours distracted.

I actually see this pattern very often in tech careers.

Because, the ones who make it from junior to senior in months?
They're not smarter. They're not luckier either.
They just choose differently. Every single day.

↳ 30 minutes learning that tool you've been avoiding.
↳ 30 minutes actually building instead of reading about building.
↳ 30 minutes debugging that issue instead of "I'll deal with it Monday."
↳ 30 minutes working out instead of rewatching The Office.

The students who transform their careers in our bootcamp? Same exact pattern.

They show up for 30 minutes when they're tired.
When Netflix is calling.
When nobody's checking.

Great example is Mauricio, who went from full-stack developer to DevOps Engineer within a few months.

What made the difference? 30 minutes. Over and over.

Consistency is what makes the difference.

That AWS cert you want? Start with 30 minutes.
That side project? 30 minutes.
Learning Docker properly? 30 minutes.

The distance between stuck and unstuck isn't years.

It's 30 minutes. Today.

So open the docs. Fire up the terminal. Start the tutorial.

Those engineers who are crushing it, aren't waiting for motivation.

They gave it 30 minutes when it was inconvenient.

💬 What are you giving your next 30 minutes to?

[ITNoob👨🏻‍💻Ameen @ITking_]

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[ITNoob👨🏻‍💻Ameen @ITking_]

@_0b1d1 PDF

[ITNoob👨🏻‍💻Ameen @ITking_]

This almost happened to me today but thank God I woke up on time

Alhamdullilah

[SALMAN👑 @AWholeSalmanPR]

Pain 💔😭

[DsL_a ʚїɞ ® @_DeejustDee]

Thank you all, I appreciate it

[Moosa @mmusaktk]

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