Part 2 of the Zeek threat hunt: using SQL to detect C2 beaconing on a fixed cadence, internal reconnaissance across 771 hosts, and a confirmed SSH intrusion — plus the timeline that showed the network was compromised before the attacker I could see ever logged in.

The cybersecurity field is wider than the movies make it look. GRC, security awareness, data analytics, helpdesk, incident response — these are real doors into a field that needs far more than hackers. Here's a map of the entry points, and why your current background is probably worth more than you think.