JeanaByte
From terminology, to tools, to matters of life and death, discover the cryptography lessons that JeanaByte has absorbed from CryptoKait and would now never teach cryptography without!
Category: NCL-Player Ambassadors
An Open Letter About the NCL/CompTIA Partnership from the NCL Player Ambassadors
CryptoKait
Potential employers may not have heard of NCL (yet), but they've heard of CompTIA! CryptoKait is proud to announce that CompTIA is now officially collaborating with NCL and its Player Ambassadors to introduce activities, programs, and promotions which will benefit the developing cybersecurity workforce—that's you!
What is an NCL Player Ambassador?
CryptoKait
CryptoKait created a role which never existed before: Player Ambassador. It makes sense that she's been asked to explain what one is... a lot. After two months of soul searching, she endeavors to definitively explain a program that is still evolving.
Lessons in Leadership: What I Learned from Leading the NCL Player Ambassadors
CryptoKait
Mistakes were made (and that's OK)! CryptoKait shares the hardest and most valuable lessons she's learned so far about effective leadership, mental health, and the appropriate times to go full Kait-nado.
Why I Became a Player Ambassador – MistressVenom
MistressVenom
MistressVenom became an NCL Player Ambassador in order to bring a certain type of person back into the cybersecurity fold. Read to find out who and why.
Why I Became a Player Ambassador – Aaron
Aaron James
Aaron James wasn't going to spend more than two minutes on NCL. How did he end up with 50 browser tabs open on how to use Wireshark? Find out what happened seasons later, just as he was about to make his escape!
Why I Became a Player Ambassador – Fred
Fred Stinchcombe
Fred's story is an unusual one, because he's never competed in NCL! He was first introduced to it when a student appeared to be goofing off in class. Fred has since become an invaluable resource for other coaches and anyone who needs help bringing NCL to their school.
Why I Became a Player Ambassador – Tristan
wolfshirtz
Open-access education is something wolfshirtz is passionate about, and deep down there are three things he has always wanted to do. But are we sure that list is in order of preference? 😉
Why I Became a Player Ambassador – Hush
Hush1e
Hush1e grew up playing with a TRS-80 in the '80s, and her idea of a Sweet 16 involved finding backdoors into BBSes. So what did she naturally go to college for? Not what you'd expect! How did she find her way back to cybersecurity and the NCL?
Why I Became an NCL Player Ambassador – Jacob Corley
Jacob "gond0r" Corley
Along his ascent through his school's cybersecurity club and through the NCL rankings, Jacob "gond0r" Corley discovered a passion for open-source cyber instruction which culminated in an impressive college capstone project!
