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Plotting Ports and Pleats: The Cross-Stitch Between Style and Systems

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  Hi friends, It’s been almost two months since I started this blog, and what a ride it’s been. Between school, work, and everything life has thrown at me, it’s taken much longer than I planned to sit down and write this second post. But here we are, finally, and I’ve brought something a little different this time. After wrapping up my first semester at Altschool Africa, I took advantage of the short break to experiment with some of the networking basics we learned in class. And since I’m a fashion designer stepping into the world of tech, this post is a mix of both. Think fashion, think tech, and a whole lot of sketching. At first glance, sketching a dress and drawing a network diagram might seem like two completely unrelated things. But when you look closer, you’ll find they actually share a lot in common. Both require creativity, structure, planning, and yes, sketches. Whether you're laying out a sleek silhouette or configuring VLANs in Cisco Packet Tracer, you’re essentially bu...

Sonnets, Swatches & SIEMs: An English Major’s Cybersecurity Pivot

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Hi friends, If you’d told me while analyzing Shakespearean sonnets or sourcing organic cotton for my slow fashion brand that I’d soon be configuring AWS IAM policies or dissecting network packets… well, I’d have assumed you’d misplaced your protagonist. Yet here I am, a literature graduate and ethical fashion founder—plunging headfirst into cloud security. The Spontaneous Pivot Late 2024, I made a decision that surprised even me: I enrolled in cybersecurity courses. No gradual transition, no "tech friends" to guide me (seriously, zero connections in the field!). Just raw curiosity about how data moves, lives, and stays safe in the cloud. I knew nothing about tech but enrolled in Netacad's Introduction to cybersecurity course and few others (all from Netacad.) After this, I discovered ISC2, and sat for the exam after studying really hard. The more I learned, the more I needed to learn. My Toolkit So Far ✅ ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC): Passed in February 2024 (my fi...

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