We hear this cybersecurity advice all the time: “Don’t click suspicious links.” But I kept thinking about the step before that… How does someone know why an email or text is suspicious in the first place? 👀 So for Hacktoberfest, I built Does This Belong Here? 🔐 You can paste in a sus

I was looking through old photos and found this one from when I competed in a dragon boat race. 🚣🏽‍♀️ Looking at it now, I realized it taught me something about teamwork that still applies to my career today. You can put 20 strong people in one boat and still go nowhere if everyone paddles at

Cybersecurity doesn’t have to mean changing everything overnight. Sometimes it’s checking an old password. Turning on MFA. Updating a device. Reviewing an app permission. Or simply pausing before clicking a link. This month, I’m focusing on the small habits that can make our everyday digital

Before DataSec Chronicles, before my career in data, and long before cybersecurity, I was already writing about STEM. 📰💜 In September 2014, fresh out of Howard University with my master’s in atmospheric science, I wrote a letter to the editor at EBONY. They published it. 🥹 I wrote about re

Case File 01: The Silent Intercept — a cybersecurity mystery that plays out one clue at a time. Here’s how it works: 🔎 A new hint drops daily on X, Aug 25–31 🧩 Each hint cracks one indicator in the case 🛡️ Solve along at the DataSec Labs page 🔒 The verdict stays LOCKED until Mon, Aug 31 at

🕵🏽‍♀️ A cyber mystery is coming to DataSec Labs. Introducing Case File 01: The Silent Intercept — a 7-day interactive cybersecurity mystery. 🧩 7 clues 🔎 7 indicators 🔗 1 attack chain Beginning August 25, one new hint will be declassified each day. Use it to solve the interactive crosswor

I thought I was starting over. Turns out I was just switching datasets. 1. SQL & Log Analysis From SELECT * FROM sales to hunting in SIEM. If you can query dirty data, you can hunt threats. 2. Data Storytelling Dashboards taught me to turn metrics into stories. In cyber it's the sam

I can officially take the “aspiring” out of at least one part of my cybersecurity journey. 🥹🔐 On August 15, 2026, I earned my ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC) certification — and now the certification is official and my ISC2 membership is active. 🎉 This one means a little more than adding