Cover letters, like résumés, are hard. And most people are bad at them. This makes sense – you probably only write a cover letter or résumé every few years. It involves selling yourself and your skills, which is something most people struggle with. On top of this, it's difficult to sort…
Job hunting is hard. It's not something you ever get comfortable with, because you typically don't do it often enough to get good at it. There's also A LOT of bad advice on the internet about how to job hunt. Because it can be difficult to figure out which resources…
Résumés are hard. And most people are bad at them — which makes sense, because you probably only write or update your résumé every few years. It involves selling yourself and your skills — something most people struggle with. On top of this, it’s difficult to figure out how to sort…
First, you use a mail user agent, or MUA to read and send email from your device (such as gmail, or the mail app on Apple devices). These programs are only active when you're using them. Generally, they communicate with a mail transfer agent, or MTA (also known as a…
Cryptography, at its most basic, is the science of using codes and ciphers to protect messages. Encryption is encoding messages with the intent of only allowing the intended recipient to understand the meaning of the message. It is a two way function (you need to be able to undo whatever…
Ever gotten a spam or phishing message from an email address you didn't recognize? Maybe someone offered you a free trip, asked you to send them bitcoin in exchange for personal photos, or just sent you an unwanted marketing email? Have you wondered where those emails came from? Seen a…
A brief note - this article is about the theory of how to crack hashed passwords. Understanding how cybercriminals execute attacks is extremely important for understanding how to secure systems against those types of attacks. But attempting to hack a system you do not own is likely illegal in your…
A brief note - this article is about the theory of how to crack passwords. Understanding how cybercriminals execute attacks is extremely important for understanding how to secure systems against those types of attacks. Attempting to hack a system you do not own is likely illegal in your jurisdiction (plus…
