Category: Event Recap

The Importance of the National Cyber League (NCL) Scouting Report

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CryptoKait
CryptoKait felt embarrassed by how badly she ranked in her first season of NCL. She was pretty sure she only beat the people who didn't log in. Later, the improvement demonstrated season over season by her Scouting Report landed her an interview with Google. CryptoKait had used the Scouting Report as both a means to improve and a validation of that improvement. Read to find out how you can, too!

The WiCyS logo in 2017—a combination lock with the female gender symbol as its dial.

Women in Cyber Security (WiCyS) 2017 Recap

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CryptoKait
Being relatively new to the tech field, what surprised CryptoKait the most about her first WiCyS conference—where she got to teach password cracking—was how many women came into the field from indirect routes and non-cyber backgrounds. Turns out the only use in looking back is to see how far you've come. Read about the conference that gave CryptoKait the courage to finally start her blog.