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Day: March 20, 2025

Layer Zero // Privacy Tactic 03: Use a VPN or Tor

2025-03-202025-03-16 ~ Tom's IT Cafe ~ Leave a comment

The internet doesn’t forget – and it never stops watching.

Your IP address is a digital fingerprint – a beacon that tells websites, advertisers, governments, and data brokers where you are, what you’re doing, and who you might be.

Without protection, you’re not just online – you’re exposed.

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Certifications: The Shiny Badge of the Incompetent

2025-03-202025-03-19 ~ Tom's IT Cafe ~ Leave a comment

So you’ve got a shiny cert hanging on your wall. CISSP, CEH, whatever the alphabet soup says. Congrats — you memorized a PDF and regurgitated it under fluorescent lights. But here’s the truth no one wants to say out loud:

Most cybersecurity certifications are nothing but polished mediocrity.

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