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Jun 26, 2020 9 tweets 2 min read Read on X
#ShareTheMicInCyber is happening! And I can't wait to introduce you all to Alexia aka @TypeErr0r.

To start let me tell you what I know about her.

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I met Alexia at a security conference the day after I launched the podcast, and it only had 4 episodes then. She was the first person I met who I didn't know at all, who told me she listened to all episodes and wants more. As a podcaster, this is something you never forget.
So over the years I've ran into at other conferences and such, and sat down and talked with her a few times. Every time I'm thrilled to chat with her because of her knowledge and stories.
Get this, she's spent month (maybe years?) freighthopping. Where she would just jump on a random train with no idea where it was headed and ride the rails for adventure. Crazy right? Imagine the social engineering skills she picked up doing that.

But now here's what she's up to.
As a security engineer, Alexia hacks and defends Washington’s critical infrastructure applications and systems. With a background in agile dev, she has a fiery passion for iterative improvement, documentation, and transparency as foundations of secure, successful tech projects.
Alexia has contributed to several projects impacting Washington citizens. As a QA engineer, she developed custom CI/CD pipelines and delivered highly resilient and modern web apps to serve Washington’s small business owners.
At Washington’s largest human services agency, she collaborated with multiple technology units to plan and execute a SIEM and logging infrastructure deployment in addition to deploying and maintaining a network intrusion detection system.
Alexia is an Associate of ISC2, a Certified ScrumMaster, and working toward OSCP. She holds a bachelor of science in computer science and an associate of applied science in computer network administration.
Here’s a collection of resources she’s been compiling while studying for the OSCP!
github.com/alexiasa/oscp-…

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I have a lot of respect for Jack Conte (co-founder of Patreon) and his band Pomplamoose—he’s a brilliant, creative force. What he built with Patreon is groundbreaking. I was thrilled to be part of this movement to support creators directly. Thank you Jack, truly.

But over time, Patreon has gone through growing pains—and I’ve felt every single one of them.
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Ironically, I wasn’t against this move. Patreon outsourced security to external experts—which was probably a smart decision. They wanted to focus on the product and let specialists handle security.

But here’s the problem: They botched the messaging completely.

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You. Yes you. You are the target of a massive disinformation campaign.
Corrupt, evil powers of the world do bad and nasty things. And their tactic is to then flood the world with tons of fake news. They don't have a good way to spin it, so they drown the truth. /thread
These evil powers will try to delegitimize journalists who report the truth. Journalists will be attacked, arrested, sometimes killed.
Journalists and investigators are on the front lines of this information war. And they're our only hope for finding the truth.
Inoculate yourself from this by recognizing where disinformation comes from and don't trust those sources.
And try not to be so outraged, fear driven, or believe everything you read or see. This knocks you off balance and distracts you.
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