Michael ➟ 👨💻 🐍
@themeek766.bsky.social
👨🏽💻| Tech Enthusiast •Coding Life •IT •Cloud
👼🏽| Building My Brand & Sharing the Process W/ Others
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Michael ➟ 👨💻 🐍
@themeek766.bsky.social
· Aug 22
14 Programming Languages with the Best YouTube Channels to Learn From:
❯ C ➟ The Net Ninja
❯ C++ ➟ CodeBeauty
❯ C# ➟ Brackeys
❯ Golang ➟ Tech School
❯ Java ➟ Programming with Mosh
❯ JavaScript ➟ Traversy Media
❯ Kotlin ➟ Coding in Flow
❯ Lua ➟ TheCodingTrain
❯ PHP ➟ Traversy Media
❯ C ➟ The Net Ninja
❯ C++ ➟ CodeBeauty
❯ C# ➟ Brackeys
❯ Golang ➟ Tech School
❯ Java ➟ Programming with Mosh
❯ JavaScript ➟ Traversy Media
❯ Kotlin ➟ Coding in Flow
❯ Lua ➟ TheCodingTrain
❯ PHP ➟ Traversy Media
You only need 5 skills to start data analysis:
• Python
• Pandas
• Data cleaning
• Visualization (Matplotlib)
• Basic statistics
Start here → you’re already ahead of most beginners.
• Python
• Pandas
• Data cleaning
• Visualization (Matplotlib)
• Basic statistics
Start here → you’re already ahead of most beginners.
November 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
You only need 5 skills to start data analysis:
• Python
• Pandas
• Data cleaning
• Visualization (Matplotlib)
• Basic statistics
Start here → you’re already ahead of most beginners.
• Python
• Pandas
• Data cleaning
• Visualization (Matplotlib)
• Basic statistics
Start here → you’re already ahead of most beginners.
This Google Drive has 20+ free cybersecurity resources.
Including study guides for CompTIA Security+!
drive.google.com/drive/u/0/fo...
Including study guides for CompTIA Security+!
drive.google.com/drive/u/0/fo...
Cybersecurity Books - Google Drive
drive.google.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:29 PM
This Google Drive has 20+ free cybersecurity resources.
Including study guides for CompTIA Security+!
drive.google.com/drive/u/0/fo...
Including study guides for CompTIA Security+!
drive.google.com/drive/u/0/fo...
Certifications prove you studied. Projects prove you can work. Build something this weekend: home server, PowerShell automation, small network setup. Document with screenshots. This separates you from 90% of candidates who only have paper certs and no hands-on proof.
November 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Certifications prove you studied. Projects prove you can work. Build something this weekend: home server, PowerShell automation, small network setup. Document with screenshots. This separates you from 90% of candidates who only have paper certs and no hands-on proof.
Stop optimizing your resume for old IT roles. Recruiters are searching for tool names. List Splunk, Wireshark, Kali Linux, and Metasploit under a 'Lab Experience' section. Your ability to operate the tools is your new college degree.
November 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Stop optimizing your resume for old IT roles. Recruiters are searching for tool names. List Splunk, Wireshark, Kali Linux, and Metasploit under a 'Lab Experience' section. Your ability to operate the tools is your new college degree.
Multi-factor is non-negotiable →
Enable MFA everywhere → email, VPN, cloud → teach users → enforce policy → log exceptions.
Protects org → proves you think like a pro.
Enable MFA everywhere → email, VPN, cloud → teach users → enforce policy → log exceptions.
Protects org → proves you think like a pro.
November 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Multi-factor is non-negotiable →
Enable MFA everywhere → email, VPN, cloud → teach users → enforce policy → log exceptions.
Protects org → proves you think like a pro.
Enable MFA everywhere → email, VPN, cloud → teach users → enforce policy → log exceptions.
Protects org → proves you think like a pro.
Insider risk micro-check 🚨
• Review unusual file copy from shared drive.
• Cross-check user’s recent HR status.
• Validate USB and cloud sync logs.
Action: escalate HR+Security, apply temporary monitoring.
• Review unusual file copy from shared drive.
• Cross-check user’s recent HR status.
• Validate USB and cloud sync logs.
Action: escalate HR+Security, apply temporary monitoring.
November 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Insider risk micro-check 🚨
• Review unusual file copy from shared drive.
• Cross-check user’s recent HR status.
• Validate USB and cloud sync logs.
Action: escalate HR+Security, apply temporary monitoring.
• Review unusual file copy from shared drive.
• Cross-check user’s recent HR status.
• Validate USB and cloud sync logs.
Action: escalate HR+Security, apply temporary monitoring.
Wi-Fi outage rapid fix 📶
• Check AP load → redistribute clients.
• Validate DHCP scope exhaustion.
• Run interference scan on 2.4/5GHz.
Action: adjust channels, expand IP pool, document root cause.
• Check AP load → redistribute clients.
• Validate DHCP scope exhaustion.
• Run interference scan on 2.4/5GHz.
Action: adjust channels, expand IP pool, document root cause.
November 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Wi-Fi outage rapid fix 📶
• Check AP load → redistribute clients.
• Validate DHCP scope exhaustion.
• Run interference scan on 2.4/5GHz.
Action: adjust channels, expand IP pool, document root cause.
• Check AP load → redistribute clients.
• Validate DHCP scope exhaustion.
• Run interference scan on 2.4/5GHz.
Action: adjust channels, expand IP pool, document root cause.
Laptop hardening in 4 steps 💻🔒
• Enable full disk encryption.
• Block unsigned apps via policy.
• Enforce automatic updates.
• Set lock screen to 1 min.
Action: baseline device, apply to all new hires.
• Enable full disk encryption.
• Block unsigned apps via policy.
• Enforce automatic updates.
• Set lock screen to 1 min.
Action: baseline device, apply to all new hires.
November 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Laptop hardening in 4 steps 💻🔒
• Enable full disk encryption.
• Block unsigned apps via policy.
• Enforce automatic updates.
• Set lock screen to 1 min.
Action: baseline device, apply to all new hires.
• Enable full disk encryption.
• Block unsigned apps via policy.
• Enforce automatic updates.
• Set lock screen to 1 min.
Action: baseline device, apply to all new hires.
Splunk skills pay →
Free Splunk Fundamentals 1 & 2 →
Build searches, analyze logs, prep dashboards.
Every SOC uses a SIEM → Splunk dominates.
This skill alone opens $70K-$90K SOC roles.
Free Splunk Fundamentals 1 & 2 →
Build searches, analyze logs, prep dashboards.
Every SOC uses a SIEM → Splunk dominates.
This skill alone opens $70K-$90K SOC roles.
November 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Splunk skills pay →
Free Splunk Fundamentals 1 & 2 →
Build searches, analyze logs, prep dashboards.
Every SOC uses a SIEM → Splunk dominates.
This skill alone opens $70K-$90K SOC roles.
Free Splunk Fundamentals 1 & 2 →
Build searches, analyze logs, prep dashboards.
Every SOC uses a SIEM → Splunk dominates.
This skill alone opens $70K-$90K SOC roles.
20 HR Position Abbreviations📌
1. HRA – HR Assistant
2. HRE – HR Executive
3. HRG – HR Generalist
4. HRS – HR Specialist
5. HRC – HR Coordinator
6. HRO – HR Officer
7. HRM – HR Manager
8. SHRM – Senior HR Manager
9. HRBP – HR Business Partner
10. HROM – HR Operations Manager
1. HRA – HR Assistant
2. HRE – HR Executive
3. HRG – HR Generalist
4. HRS – HR Specialist
5. HRC – HR Coordinator
6. HRO – HR Officer
7. HRM – HR Manager
8. SHRM – Senior HR Manager
9. HRBP – HR Business Partner
10. HROM – HR Operations Manager
November 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
20 HR Position Abbreviations📌
1. HRA – HR Assistant
2. HRE – HR Executive
3. HRG – HR Generalist
4. HRS – HR Specialist
5. HRC – HR Coordinator
6. HRO – HR Officer
7. HRM – HR Manager
8. SHRM – Senior HR Manager
9. HRBP – HR Business Partner
10. HROM – HR Operations Manager
1. HRA – HR Assistant
2. HRE – HR Executive
3. HRG – HR Generalist
4. HRS – HR Specialist
5. HRC – HR Coordinator
6. HRO – HR Officer
7. HRM – HR Manager
8. SHRM – Senior HR Manager
9. HRBP – HR Business Partner
10. HROM – HR Operations Manager
As a man, no one is coming to save you.
Not your friends. Not your family. Not society.
If you get lazy or lose focus, life will crush you without warning.
So stay hungry. Eliminate distractions. Sharpen your discipline.
Not your friends. Not your family. Not society.
If you get lazy or lose focus, life will crush you without warning.
So stay hungry. Eliminate distractions. Sharpen your discipline.
November 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM
As a man, no one is coming to save you.
Not your friends. Not your family. Not society.
If you get lazy or lose focus, life will crush you without warning.
So stay hungry. Eliminate distractions. Sharpen your discipline.
Not your friends. Not your family. Not society.
If you get lazy or lose focus, life will crush you without warning.
So stay hungry. Eliminate distractions. Sharpen your discipline.
Which one do you use as your daily driver?
November 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Which one do you use as your daily driver?
Shadow IT quick sweep 🕵️
• Scan network for unknown SaaS logins.
• Identify accounts using personal emails.
• Check data flow & permission level.
Action: migrate to approved tools, enforce SSO.
• Scan network for unknown SaaS logins.
• Identify accounts using personal emails.
• Check data flow & permission level.
Action: migrate to approved tools, enforce SSO.
November 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Shadow IT quick sweep 🕵️
• Scan network for unknown SaaS logins.
• Identify accounts using personal emails.
• Check data flow & permission level.
Action: migrate to approved tools, enforce SSO.
• Scan network for unknown SaaS logins.
• Identify accounts using personal emails.
• Check data flow & permission level.
Action: migrate to approved tools, enforce SSO.
Learn to Translate Tech for Executives
→ Take a recent technical report and rewrite it in plain business terms.
Why: Senior roles require storytelling, not just accuracy.
→ Take a recent technical report and rewrite it in plain business terms.
Why: Senior roles require storytelling, not just accuracy.
November 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Learn to Translate Tech for Executives
→ Take a recent technical report and rewrite it in plain business terms.
Why: Senior roles require storytelling, not just accuracy.
→ Take a recent technical report and rewrite it in plain business terms.
Why: Senior roles require storytelling, not just accuracy.
Draft a 1-Page Cybersecurity Strategy
→ Include: mission, 3 priorities, and 5 measurable outcomes.
Why: Simplicity drives execution.
→ Include: mission, 3 priorities, and 5 measurable outcomes.
Why: Simplicity drives execution.
November 24, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Draft a 1-Page Cybersecurity Strategy
→ Include: mission, 3 priorities, and 5 measurable outcomes.
Why: Simplicity drives execution.
→ Include: mission, 3 priorities, and 5 measurable outcomes.
Why: Simplicity drives execution.
Design a “Future Team” Vision
→ Define what kind of IT department or SOC you’d lead someday.
Why: Vision precedes opportunity.
→ Define what kind of IT department or SOC you’d lead someday.
Why: Vision precedes opportunity.
November 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Design a “Future Team” Vision
→ Define what kind of IT department or SOC you’d lead someday.
Why: Vision precedes opportunity.
→ Define what kind of IT department or SOC you’d lead someday.
Why: Vision precedes opportunity.
Hold a “Retrospective” Review
→ Evaluate your growth from Day 1 to now.
→ Write 3 key leadership lessons learned.
Why: Reflection converts experience into wisdom.
→ Evaluate your growth from Day 1 to now.
→ Write 3 key leadership lessons learned.
Why: Reflection converts experience into wisdom.
November 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Hold a “Retrospective” Review
→ Evaluate your growth from Day 1 to now.
→ Write 3 key leadership lessons learned.
Why: Reflection converts experience into wisdom.
→ Evaluate your growth from Day 1 to now.
→ Write 3 key leadership lessons learned.
Why: Reflection converts experience into wisdom.
Build a Communication Template Library
→ Templates for incident updates, management summaries, and user notices.
Why: Clear communication saves time and reputation.
→ Templates for incident updates, management summaries, and user notices.
Why: Clear communication saves time and reputation.
November 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Build a Communication Template Library
→ Templates for incident updates, management summaries, and user notices.
Why: Clear communication saves time and reputation.
→ Templates for incident updates, management summaries, and user notices.
Why: Clear communication saves time and reputation.
Draft Change Management Documentation
→ Define process: Request → Approve → Test → Deploy → Review.
Why: Leadership means accountability for impact.
→ Define process: Request → Approve → Test → Deploy → Review.
Why: Leadership means accountability for impact.
November 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Draft Change Management Documentation
→ Define process: Request → Approve → Test → Deploy → Review.
Why: Leadership means accountability for impact.
→ Define process: Request → Approve → Test → Deploy → Review.
Why: Leadership means accountability for impact.
Handle a Hypothetical Escalation
→ Write how you’d manage a critical incident: calm, report, resolve, review.
Why: Grace under fire earns trust.
→ Write how you’d manage a critical incident: calm, report, resolve, review.
Why: Grace under fire earns trust.
November 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Handle a Hypothetical Escalation
→ Write how you’d manage a critical incident: calm, report, resolve, review.
Why: Grace under fire earns trust.
→ Write how you’d manage a critical incident: calm, report, resolve, review.
Why: Grace under fire earns trust.
Build a Mini Mentorship Guide
→ Write 3 labs a beginner could follow to reach where you are.
Why: Mentorship solidifies mastery.
→ Write 3 labs a beginner could follow to reach where you are.
Why: Mentorship solidifies mastery.
November 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Build a Mini Mentorship Guide
→ Write 3 labs a beginner could follow to reach where you are.
Why: Mentorship solidifies mastery.
→ Write 3 labs a beginner could follow to reach where you are.
Why: Mentorship solidifies mastery.
Run a Simulated Team Stand-Up
→ Write a one-minute update for each “team member role” (Admin, Analyst, GRC).
Why: Coordination is a technical skill.
→ Write a one-minute update for each “team member role” (Admin, Analyst, GRC).
Why: Coordination is a technical skill.
November 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Run a Simulated Team Stand-Up
→ Write a one-minute update for each “team member role” (Admin, Analyst, GRC).
Why: Coordination is a technical skill.
→ Write a one-minute update for each “team member role” (Admin, Analyst, GRC).
Why: Coordination is a technical skill.
If AI could fix ONE annoying problem in your life today, what would you hand over?
November 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
If AI could fix ONE annoying problem in your life today, what would you hand over?
Relationships at work matter more than you think.
You don’t need to be everyone’s best friend. You don’t need to force anything. But being respectful, approachable, and professional creates a reputation that follows you long after you leave a company.
You don’t need to be everyone’s best friend. You don’t need to force anything. But being respectful, approachable, and professional creates a reputation that follows you long after you leave a company.
November 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Relationships at work matter more than you think.
You don’t need to be everyone’s best friend. You don’t need to force anything. But being respectful, approachable, and professional creates a reputation that follows you long after you leave a company.
You don’t need to be everyone’s best friend. You don’t need to force anything. But being respectful, approachable, and professional creates a reputation that follows you long after you leave a company.