InfoSteph
@stephandsec.com
She/Her. Cybersecurity Educator & Engineer. Writer. Keynote Speaker. LinkedIn Learning Author (150K+ learners). Neurospicy (ADHD). Sharing insights to inspire growth and connection. Black and proud.
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· Nov 20
Now for the professional intro! 🧵
I’m Steph, a cybersecurity educator, content creator, and engineer empowering professionals to protect their digital lives and grow their careers on their terms. My focus? Making complex ideas simple, actionable, and relatable. #Cybersecurity #infosec
I’m Steph, a cybersecurity educator, content creator, and engineer empowering professionals to protect their digital lives and grow their careers on their terms. My focus? Making complex ideas simple, actionable, and relatable. #Cybersecurity #infosec
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Change has never been easy. It takes persistence and determination, and requires all of us to speak out and stand up for what we believe in. As we honor Dr. King today, let’s draw strength from his example, and do our part to build on his legacy.
January 19, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Change has never been easy. It takes persistence and determination, and requires all of us to speak out and stand up for what we believe in. As we honor Dr. King today, let’s draw strength from his example, and do our part to build on his legacy.
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life fighting for equity and justice. He taught us that even in the face of intimidation and discrimination, we must never stop working towards a better future – a lesson that feels especially relevant today.
January 19, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life fighting for equity and justice. He taught us that even in the face of intimidation and discrimination, we must never stop working towards a better future – a lesson that feels especially relevant today.
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The black and white pictures are meant to deceive you. It was not long ago. #MLKinColor
January 19, 2026 at 1:34 PM
The black and white pictures are meant to deceive you. It was not long ago. #MLKinColor
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A good day to log off and do some work in your community.
January 19, 2026 at 1:43 PM
A good day to log off and do some work in your community.
Stopped using and paying for Spotify a couple months ago. On Apple Music now but just because it’s free for a bit.
Any alternatives y’all are using? I found out that my music quality was actual shit for years. So…anything with good music quality that pays artists.
Any alternatives y’all are using? I found out that my music quality was actual shit for years. So…anything with good music quality that pays artists.
January 16, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Stopped using and paying for Spotify a couple months ago. On Apple Music now but just because it’s free for a bit.
Any alternatives y’all are using? I found out that my music quality was actual shit for years. So…anything with good music quality that pays artists.
Any alternatives y’all are using? I found out that my music quality was actual shit for years. So…anything with good music quality that pays artists.
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Security folklore of the morning is that no one should share URLs on Signal because it exposes IP addresses and people should use QR codes instead. Please don’t do this! QR codes are much less secure. If you’re concerned about link security, turn off link previews which you can do in Signal settings
January 15, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Security folklore of the morning is that no one should share URLs on Signal because it exposes IP addresses and people should use QR codes instead. Please don’t do this! QR codes are much less secure. If you’re concerned about link security, turn off link previews which you can do in Signal settings
I had no idea so many people used Ghost Writers…like in our industry.
Writing my own shit is the fun of it…but I hadn’t considered that others may not feel that way or create the time to write.
Writing my own shit is the fun of it…but I hadn’t considered that others may not feel that way or create the time to write.
January 15, 2026 at 3:33 PM
I had no idea so many people used Ghost Writers…like in our industry.
Writing my own shit is the fun of it…but I hadn’t considered that others may not feel that way or create the time to write.
Writing my own shit is the fun of it…but I hadn’t considered that others may not feel that way or create the time to write.
Baby steps, Steph. Just focus on the baby steps.
December 24, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Baby steps, Steph. Just focus on the baby steps.
ChatGPT about me: You have low tolerance for relational inefficiency.
Generally I have low tolerance for ALL inefficiency, but thanks. 😂
Generally I have low tolerance for ALL inefficiency, but thanks. 😂
December 23, 2025 at 2:58 AM
ChatGPT about me: You have low tolerance for relational inefficiency.
Generally I have low tolerance for ALL inefficiency, but thanks. 😂
Generally I have low tolerance for ALL inefficiency, but thanks. 😂
It’s Friday and I’m done with my day job’s work, but because work has been hectic, I’m behind on my 5 to 9 work.
So…close work laptop, open Chromebook.
So…close work laptop, open Chromebook.
December 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
It’s Friday and I’m done with my day job’s work, but because work has been hectic, I’m behind on my 5 to 9 work.
So…close work laptop, open Chromebook.
So…close work laptop, open Chromebook.
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NYT reports that the TSA is giving ICE a list of every person who's to be taking a domestic flight inside the US so ICE can run it through their database looking for targets.
I'm not a lawyer, but I feel like the 4th Amendment has something to say about this.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
I'm not a lawyer, but I feel like the 4th Amendment has something to say about this.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM
NYT reports that the TSA is giving ICE a list of every person who's to be taking a domestic flight inside the US so ICE can run it through their database looking for targets.
I'm not a lawyer, but I feel like the 4th Amendment has something to say about this.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
I'm not a lawyer, but I feel like the 4th Amendment has something to say about this.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
My favorite game of the year was Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Second was Dragon Age: Veilguard. Most played was Assassin’s Creed: Shadows (a black Sumarai??? Come on. Had to be played).
I game a lot on my “off” seasons. Meaning when I’m just working and not doing side stuff.
I game a lot on my “off” seasons. Meaning when I’m just working and not doing side stuff.
December 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
My favorite game of the year was Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Second was Dragon Age: Veilguard. Most played was Assassin’s Creed: Shadows (a black Sumarai??? Come on. Had to be played).
I game a lot on my “off” seasons. Meaning when I’m just working and not doing side stuff.
I game a lot on my “off” seasons. Meaning when I’m just working and not doing side stuff.
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My book, "The Staff Designer", was officially published by @rosenfeldmedia.com this week! 200+ pages of IC design leadership advice including personal experience and 20+ interviews with staff designers & managers ✨
It's performance reviews season. Get you a copy: rosenfeldmedia.com/books/the-st...
It's performance reviews season. Get you a copy: rosenfeldmedia.com/books/the-st...
December 12, 2025 at 5:53 AM
My book, "The Staff Designer", was officially published by @rosenfeldmedia.com this week! 200+ pages of IC design leadership advice including personal experience and 20+ interviews with staff designers & managers ✨
It's performance reviews season. Get you a copy: rosenfeldmedia.com/books/the-st...
It's performance reviews season. Get you a copy: rosenfeldmedia.com/books/the-st...
Week 2 of having an assistant complete.
- she’s completely reorganized my inbox
- she’s providing research support as I plan talks and articles for the new year
- she’s even done some light social media support for LinkedIn
I’m learning:
- how to be clear in my instructions
- delegation
- she’s completely reorganized my inbox
- she’s providing research support as I plan talks and articles for the new year
- she’s even done some light social media support for LinkedIn
I’m learning:
- how to be clear in my instructions
- delegation
December 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Week 2 of having an assistant complete.
- she’s completely reorganized my inbox
- she’s providing research support as I plan talks and articles for the new year
- she’s even done some light social media support for LinkedIn
I’m learning:
- how to be clear in my instructions
- delegation
- she’s completely reorganized my inbox
- she’s providing research support as I plan talks and articles for the new year
- she’s even done some light social media support for LinkedIn
I’m learning:
- how to be clear in my instructions
- delegation
I’ve had so much negative inspiration this week that I’m turning into positive creativity and I’m so excited for this to make me money.
My favorite form of revenge is to take someone’s malicious intent and make it make me successful.
My favorite form of revenge is to take someone’s malicious intent and make it make me successful.
December 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I’ve had so much negative inspiration this week that I’m turning into positive creativity and I’m so excited for this to make me money.
My favorite form of revenge is to take someone’s malicious intent and make it make me successful.
My favorite form of revenge is to take someone’s malicious intent and make it make me successful.
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Are we not even making our own disinformation? What happened to American manufacturing?
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 24, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Are we not even making our own disinformation? What happened to American manufacturing?
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A commonly-misunderstood aspect of computer security is that you are battling computers.
No. That is not right at all. Computers are barely involved.
You are battling humans who eat apathy and coordination problems.
No. That is not right at all. Computers are barely involved.
You are battling humans who eat apathy and coordination problems.
November 19, 2025 at 3:30 AM
A commonly-misunderstood aspect of computer security is that you are battling computers.
No. That is not right at all. Computers are barely involved.
You are battling humans who eat apathy and coordination problems.
No. That is not right at all. Computers are barely involved.
You are battling humans who eat apathy and coordination problems.
I’m making a series on leadership, and I’m going over leader archetypes. What types of leaders have you had?
November 20, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I’m making a series on leadership, and I’m going over leader archetypes. What types of leaders have you had?
I wanted to be a leader in an org and now I am leading in my business...gonna have my first 1099 hire!
It's genuinely for assistance with my business, but I also need to learn delegation, proper organization, and clarity. So, it's a growth opportunity for me...BIG TIME.
It's genuinely for assistance with my business, but I also need to learn delegation, proper organization, and clarity. So, it's a growth opportunity for me...BIG TIME.
November 19, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I wanted to be a leader in an org and now I am leading in my business...gonna have my first 1099 hire!
It's genuinely for assistance with my business, but I also need to learn delegation, proper organization, and clarity. So, it's a growth opportunity for me...BIG TIME.
It's genuinely for assistance with my business, but I also need to learn delegation, proper organization, and clarity. So, it's a growth opportunity for me...BIG TIME.
To know that we have been here before and that knowledge of history does naught for preventing it’s inevitable circular transition.
To know that we will be here again. That this cycle is one that’s as human as you or I.
It is too easy to acknowledge simply that we survived…without assessing cost.
To know that we will be here again. That this cycle is one that’s as human as you or I.
It is too easy to acknowledge simply that we survived…without assessing cost.
November 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
To know that we have been here before and that knowledge of history does naught for preventing it’s inevitable circular transition.
To know that we will be here again. That this cycle is one that’s as human as you or I.
It is too easy to acknowledge simply that we survived…without assessing cost.
To know that we will be here again. That this cycle is one that’s as human as you or I.
It is too easy to acknowledge simply that we survived…without assessing cost.
I’ve struggled a lot with my ambition and the reality of the times we’re in. It’s hard to dream in a world where dreams are dying so steadily. Where the switch from dreaming to surviving is becoming the norm.
It feels selfish and weak to avoid the state of things. To voice an un-impactful opinion.
It feels selfish and weak to avoid the state of things. To voice an un-impactful opinion.
November 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I’ve struggled a lot with my ambition and the reality of the times we’re in. It’s hard to dream in a world where dreams are dying so steadily. Where the switch from dreaming to surviving is becoming the norm.
It feels selfish and weak to avoid the state of things. To voice an un-impactful opinion.
It feels selfish and weak to avoid the state of things. To voice an un-impactful opinion.
Currently needing to put blinders on and not be influenced by the oppressive tendency to compare.
It’s a hard thing, but I’m working on it!
It’s a hard thing, but I’m working on it!
November 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Currently needing to put blinders on and not be influenced by the oppressive tendency to compare.
It’s a hard thing, but I’m working on it!
It’s a hard thing, but I’m working on it!
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ICE’s rampant technology spending raises the possibility of "targeted surveillance, not just of undocumented people, but of American citizens as well,” EFF’s @cooperq.com told @Axios.com. www.axios.com/2025/10/21/...
October 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
ICE’s rampant technology spending raises the possibility of "targeted surveillance, not just of undocumented people, but of American citizens as well,” EFF’s @cooperq.com told @Axios.com. www.axios.com/2025/10/21/...