Remembering the time I was contracted as a security consultant in 2002-ish to review network security, help with documention, and to harden company systems, when I was mansplained about... (wait for it)... security.
So I was sitting at my desk writing documentation in the very open office, when one of the programmers, I guess trying to brag or impress me, sits on the edge of my desk and says, "So, you know, I'm a hacker."
Me, who is loves all things hacking and security related, replies, "Really? That's awesome!"
Him: "Yeah, so a computer hacker is someone who can [blah blah] and ..."
I quickly discover that he has zero clue I am the solo security consultant working at the place, and that I'm an actual hacker.
Me (thinking to myself): Okay, well everyone starts somewhere, and it looks like he the caught the hacker bug— Wait, is he... now explaining what a network is to me?
🧵
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