Chris @chrishackademic

PhD Student | Maritime Cybersecurity | Hackademic Creator | Bridging theory + practice in workforce-ready training | Zeek Kickstart 👇 stan.store/hackademic/p/z… San Diego Joined November 2008

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Chris @chrishackademic

2 weeks ago

Cal Newport's latest podcast confirms what I've been seeing in cybersecurity training: IQ scores are declining for the first time since WWII. The culprit? We stopped reading AND smartphones killed our attention spans. Full thoughts here: linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

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Chris @chrishackademic

3 weeks ago

🚀 "Zeek acts as a 'network telescope,' passively observing all network communications and creating detailed records." The difference between junior and senior analysts? Methodology. Systematic investigation beats intuition every time. Learn the approach that separates security…

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Chris @chrishackademic

3 weeks ago

🎯 From Vern Paxson's 1998 research paper to today's industry standard. Zeek transforms raw network traffic into structured, searchable evidence. 25+ years of proven methodology. Thousands of SOCs worldwide. One systematic approach to network investigation. Ready to level up your…

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Chris @chrishackademic

3 weeks ago

💡 "The first benefit a new user derives from Zeek is the extensive set of logs describing network activity." Stop drowning in packets. Start building evidence. conn.log + dns.log = Your investigation foundation. Everything else builds from here. Struggling with network log…

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Chris @chrishackademic

3 weeks ago

Just shipped my first digital product! 📦 Zeek Kickstart: 7-day roadmap to network analysis confidence. Built this after watching analysts struggle with scattered resources for years. Know anyone ready to dive into Zeek? Link in bio

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JS0N Haddix @Jhaddix

4 weeks ago

New Executive Offense Newsletter - Building AI Hackbots, Hard-Earned Lessons Pt 1 (and course giveaway) executiveoffense.beehiiv.com/p/ai-hackbots-… Giveaway: Retweet this post and be entered to win a seat in Q4s courses! ("Red Blue Purple AI" or "Attacking AI") Three winners will be chosen next…

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Chris @chrishackademic

a month ago

Before it was Zeek, it was Bro. In 1998, Vern Paxson published “Bro: A System for Detecting Network Intruders in Real-Time.” Twenty-five years later, it’s still one of the most battle-tested network analysis tools we have. Ignore the hype cycles — some tools never stop being…

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Chris @chrishackademic

a month ago

Check out my latest article: Why Recent Graduates Are Struggling More Than Ever (And What Cybersecurity Students Can Do About It) linkedin.com/pulse/why-rece… via @LinkedIn

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Chris @chrishackademic

a month ago

Just launched: Zeek Kickstart 🚀 — stop being lost in network logs. Pre-order today for $10. stan.store/hackademic/p/z…

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Chris @chrishackademic

a month ago

Zeek isn’t new. It’s been quietly defending networks since the late ’90s. #dfir

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Chris @chrishackademic

a month ago

Ready to start your Zeek journey but don’t know where to begin? Pre-order the Zeek Kickstart today. A 7-day roadmap to build skills with confidence. $10 to get started 🚀 👉 stan.store/hackademic/p/z…

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Chris @chrishackademic

2 months ago

From professor to entrepreneur! 📚➡️💼 Joining @AliAbdaal 's $1K Challenge to turn my cybersecurity expertise into a business that actually helps people stay safe. Starting with $1 founding supporters who believe in making security accessible. stan.store/hackademic…

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Chris @chrishackademic

2 months ago

Spoke with @CSOonline about the #1 threat intel challenge: operationalization. Having data isn't enough, CISOs need seamless integration across their security stack to move from reactive to proactive. csoonline.com/article/653990… #ThreatIntel #CISO #CyberSecurity

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Chris @chrishackademic

2 months ago

Cybersecurity students want quick fixes. Elite professionals read daily. The difference? Deep analytical thinking that only comes from serious reading habits. From military technical manuals to the NSA Rainbow Series, how reading shaped my career: linkedin.com/pulse/power-re…