Like most people, the year 2017 was a difficult year. I experienced incredible highs along with some serious lows. This morning on my way to the gym I was reflecting on the past year and what I would consider highlights of 2017. The following are the results of that reflection. I'm looking forward to making 2018 one of the best years of my life. I'm off to a great start, but just need to keep the momentum going! Leaving My Job to Go Independent One of the biggest changes in my life in 2017 was leaving my job back in August. I left my full time salaried job as a Security Consultant to pursue my own business. This was something...

In a few days I'll be on my way to France for about two weeks with my girlfriend, and as I'm putting a few things together I thought this would be a great time to share some of the steps I take to protect myself while traveling. There have been many great articles written in depth about securing your devices such as April Wright's series here, and the @thegrugq has great advice here. I highly recommend reading through these if you are looking for more in depth technical advice. Know Your Risk My goal is to not create an exhaustive list of how to protect your devices, but to share my approach to it as a regular traveller for fun...