DocM - handle Vamegabyte

Mom/Adventurer/traveler/teacher in life and cyberspace. Cybersecurity professional. BtVS occasionally referenced. My own thoughts represented here. Bluer skies.

[DocM - handle Vamegabyte @Vamegabyte]

Spent a week disconnected and it was worth everything. If you’re interested in the same, Belize is coming up in October. Patagonia in January. #FishingNotPhishing - join us.

[Security BSides Northern Virginia @BSides_NoVA]

> YEAR: 2016
> BSIDES_NOVA: INITIALIZED
> YEARS_ACTIVE: 10
> DATE: HALLOWEEN
> GHOST_PROCESS: RUNNING
> STATUS: HAUNTED

A decade in the making - BSides NoVA 2026. Join us this Halloween to celebrate a decade of community and collaboration.

#BSidesNoVA

[Security BSides Northern Virginia @BSides_NoVA]

Got a security story, hard-earned lesson, research, useful tool, or topic you think the community needs to hear about?

We want it.

Help us make our 10th year one to remember by submitting your talk!

#BSidesNoVA #CFP

https://t.co/CFU4IAo7o9

[DocM - handle Vamegabyte @Vamegabyte]

@Ornyadams Made it to the end. Still fangirling today. Thanks again!

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Thx @Ornyadams for being so gracious at the game last night!

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Love seeing #HackerSummerCanp posts, especially from #DcNextgen - let’s make cyber welcoming for all. hope everyone there is encouraging all the newcomers! #Defcon

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Spotted @WomenCyberjutsu today at the Cybersecurity Summit

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@RayRedacted @UK_Daniel_Card Was just wearing my #TeamSam shirt today!

[Ray [REDACTED] @RayRedacted]

On the Fourth of July, Speed Climber Sam Watson wins GOLD!!!!! 🥇 🥇 #TeamSam

[DocM - handle Vamegabyte @Vamegabyte]

#CyberjutsuCon2026 kicking off and so awesome!

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Reconnecting with some #SymantecAlumni here at Gartner Security and risk - so good to catch up!

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Anyone I know at Gartner Security and risk?

[Georgia Weidman @georgiaweidman]

There’s a scene in Season 2 of Hacks where Deborah Vance admits she sabotaged another woman early in her career because she believed there was only room for one woman to succeed.
That mentality exists in a lot of industries — including tech and cybersecurity.
People sometimes talk about older generations of women not mentoring other women as though it was a personal failing or “women being catty.” But in many workplaces, there really was an unspoken rule that there was only one “woman slot.”
One woman on the leadership team.
One woman keynote speaker.
One woman expert quoted in the article.
One woman at the table.
If your survival depended on being “the exception,” helping another woman rise could feel like threatening your own position.
That doesn’t make sabotage or gatekeeping okay. But it does explain why some women adapted by distancing themselves from other women or refusing mentorship opportunities.
The real problem wasn’t women.
The problem was mostly male leadership setting those quotas.
And I think that’s important context when we talk about mentorship, leadership, and why some older women in male-dominated industries have very different perspectives from younger generations.
The good news is that things have changed in some ways. Once there’s enough representation that success stops feeling zero-sum, collaboration becomes easier. Mentorship becomes safer. Community becomes possible.
But I still think a lot of industries — especially cybersecurity and tech — quietly carry remnants of that “one woman seat” mentality even now.
Is this something you've seen in your own career and if so have you seen a change for the better since you started out in your field?

#womenintech #feminism #womenincybersecurity #hacks #cybersecurity

[SherryRahman 🇳🇬 🇨🇦 @Sheriffie]

The free ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC) exam offer is ending next week — May 20th.

This certification exam normally costs $199 USD, but you can still sign up and claim it for free before the deadline above. You can also register for a future exam date after signing up.

Read more here https://t.co/Icttofo9bd

[DocM - handle Vamegabyte @Vamegabyte]

@BSidesCharm with @HackersHealth - come find me. I have stickers and a calm space!

[BSidesCharm @BSidesCharm]

Ok, for the last minute folks, #BSidesCharm 2026 tickets are still available - go to https://t.co/ncEyYLMTxi - 1 ticket gets you in for BOTH days!

[BSidesCharm @BSidesCharm]

#BSidesCharm 2026 Village spotlight: we would like to welcome back Mental Health Hackers - https://t.co/pM7HV5vLvt (visit Sat & Sun)

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If you haven't grabbed a ticket for #BSidesCharm 2026, WHY NOT??? - go to https://t.co/ncEyYLMTxi - 1 ticket gets you in for BOTH days!

[DocM - handle Vamegabyte @Vamegabyte]

@WiCySorg So pleased to see so many friends on this. Trust is at the very core of security, and without a community to trust … what are we even doing?