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       2023-11-27T17:07:49Z
       
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       Today I’m excited to be at USC to give a lecture on cybersecurity to a class of upcoming legal experts.OK, I’m not exactly headlining Black Hat or Defcon today - but it’s always really special to me when I get a chance to speak at good universities, for a very personal reason: Due to a combination of bullying and my genetics, I did not do well in school and it makes me feel great to be setting foot in academia on my own terms!Everyone walks a different path the best they can. For many people that’s studying hard, getting into college, graduating with a degree, and applying those lifelong learning skills in their chosen field. For me it was stubbornly walking my own path, repeatedly focusing on what I love to do and growing my skills on the job and as the industry emerged in front of me. I’m so thankful that the two things I most love to do (Hacking and Helping) ended up being a lifelong career and I’m grateful to everyone along the way who taught me, challenged me, and accepted me on the basis of what I can do and not what the paperwork says.That list of folks is too numerous to call out one by one in a thread, but you know who you are! :)