Tracking my pre tournament designation of countries' chances
- Only 12 of the 18 teams I designated tourists ended up being tourists (any team that made it beyond group stage is not a tourist)
- Two countries I designated as having Outside Chances ended up being tourists
- Four countries I expected to flatter to deceive ie put up some flashes before capitulating (Pretenders) didn't even pretend anything.
- Someone here accused me of underrating African teams when I came up with this before tournament started. He has been proved right. I underrated African teams. I wish he didn't say it in an aggressive, baseless-motive-inputting manner.
- Will keep tracking.
WORLD CUP 2026
Favourites
1. France
2. Spain
3. Argentina
4. Portugal
Contenders
5. Brazil
6. England
7. Germany
8. Colombia
Outside Chances
9. Croatia
10. Belgium
11. Senegal
12. Uruguay ❌
13. Netherlands
14. Turkey ❌
15. Switzerland
16. Mexico
Pretenders
17. Austria
18. Czech ❌
19. Canada
20. Norway
21. Morocco
22. Scotland ❌
23. USA
24. Paraguay
25. Ivory Coast
26. Ecuador
27. Japan
28. Sweden
29. Egypt
30. New Zealand ❌
31. South Korea ❌
32. Bosnia
Tourists
33. South Africa
34. Qatar ❌
35. Haiti ❌
36. Australia
37. Curacao ❌
38. Tunisia ❌
39. Iran ❌
40. Saudi Arabia ❌
41. Iraq ❌
42. Algeria
43. Jordan ❌
44. Cape Verde
45. DR Congo
46. Uzbekistan ❌
47. Ghana
48. Panama ❌
If you're a cybersecurity beginner, retweet this, pin it, and affirm it.
Networking? — I'm going to learn it.
Linux? — I'm going to master it.
Cybersecurity? — I'm going to break into it.
Labs? — I'm going to complete them.
Certifications? — I'm going to earn them.
Skills? — I'm going to build them.
My first cybersecurity job? — I'm going to get it.
I will get stuck.
I will make mistakes.
I will fail some labs.
But I will not quit.
One day, I'll look back at these beginner days and realize they were the foundation of everything.
I'm going to win. #CyberSecurity #Networking #Linux #CybersecurityCareer
DNS Spoofing, also known as DNS cache poisoning, is a cyberattack in which an attacker manipulates DNS records to redirect users from legitimate websites to malicious ones. Since the Domain Name System (DNS) translates domain names into IP addresses, a successful spoofing attack can cause a victim to visit a fake website without realizing it.
Attackers often use DNS spoofing to steal credentials, distribute malware, conduct phishing campaigns, or intercept sensitive information. Organizations can reduce the risk of DNS spoofing by implementing DNSSEC (Domain Name System Security Extensions), using secure DNS resolvers, and monitoring DNS traffic for suspicious activity.
Understanding DNS spoofing is essential for cybersecurity professionals because it highlights the importance of protecting the systems that direct internet traffic.
A bank's primary function is what is called FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION, which means:
A. Helping those with money to keep (including moving) it on their instruction
B. Helping those without money to access money (loans etc).
Both are services. And that is what a bank does, at its core. That is what they sell.
Zenith Bank's total income (sales) for last year was N3.3 trillion, broken down as follows:
1. Interest and similar income: 3 trillion
2. Fee and commission: 300 billion.
Service A: Helping those with money keep (& move) it. They charge fees (part of income category 2 above)
Service B: Giving money to those that need it (ie loans etc). They charge interest (income from category 1 above).
Now, out of that N300 billion that came from fees and commission in 2025, only N155 billion (N85b from account maintenance fee + N70b from fee on electronic products) related to the "general market", "popular side", me and you (& our companies).
In short, out of the N3.3 trillion Zenith Bank made as sales (not profits) from all their services in 2025, only N155b was from our account bank charges and account maintenance fees.
That's less than 5%.
Valid to complain about the charges, but it is not the charges on our bank accounts and transfers that Zenith Bank (or any bank) lives on.
If all their income was N20, the money they make from our fees is less than N1 out of that N20.
Imposter syndrome in cybersecurity hits different.
because the field is so wide that even professionals feel lost sometimes.
so when you feel lost as a beginner you think it's only you.
you think you're the problem.
you think everyone else has figured it out.
they haven't.
they're also googling.
they're also confused.
they just post differently.
Your laptop camera is embarrassing you on calls.
Download Iriun Webcam on your laptop and phone, connect both to the same WiFi, and use your phone as a webcam instead.
Same setup. 10x the quality.
Repost for others to see.
So this APC supporter asked me to go and hug transformer because I said I would not vote for Tinubu.
I hugged the transformer for 12 hours straight, nothing happened. No light.
Please everyone should get their PVCs