Category: Musa’s Musings
#CybersecurityRoadtrip Day 25
Wednesday 12/21: Day 25 Final day. Final trip thoughts. Final dinner together. Final Craig’s wishing us a “good night my sweet baby angels.” My final one-on-one with the camera was analogous to opening the gates and letting the flood of emotions out. As we physically traveled the country from the…
#CybersecurityRoadtrip Day 24
Tuesday 12/20: Day 24 In order to regain some strength after 20+ days of nonstop traveling, I chose to stay in the airbnb last night while the others went out. This morning went we re-grouped, the others had chosen a surprise activity to do in the area! Turns out we…
#CybersecurityRoadtrip Day 23
Monday 12/19: Day 23 Goodbye sleeping bag, hello REAL bed! After only reaching past 1am into our airbnb, it was vital that we get into beds ASAP as our day needed to begin by 8:30am. After 22 days in the RV, it was odd and almost uncomfortable sleeping on a…
#CybersecurityRoadtrip Day 22
Sunday 12/18: Day 22 Today went by in a state of haze. It seems that the clock wants to speed up more, the more I want it to slow down and soak in these last few days of the entire journey. Antwan & Emily went in for another addition to…
#CybersecurityRoadtrip Day 21
Saturday 12/17: Day 21 Break day – our last one on the trip! Spent the day with my mom going down the memory lane of this trip (blogging truly helps in separating the glob of 20 days into individual sections) & what led to it. Again immense gratitude to RoadtripNation…
#CybersecurityRoadtrip Day 20
Friday 12/16: Day 20 What are the odds that you eat the leftovers off a stranger’s plate? We started the day off right by playing a game of What are the Odds, that resulted in everyone taking a shot of Ponzu. Taking a tour of the city resulted in fun…
#CybersecurityRoadtrip Day 19
Thursday 12/15: Day 19 Our trek today from sunny so-cal to currently pouring bay area, was filled with heavy traffic and slippery roads. However, that did not really bring our mood down as we continued to chat and connect with each other on topics such as religion, emotions and childhoods….
#CybersecurityRoadtrip Day 16
Monday 12/12: Day 16 Rock…what? Rockhounding! Finally left Texas and its spicy food and reached Arizona with its cacti. “Give me cacti or give me death” was a popular saying by one of the roadtrippers – aka the Tree Whisperer. During the drive today, we talked. Talked about childhoods, our…
#CybersecurityRoadtrip Day 15
Sunday 12/11: Day 15 Goodbye Texas….Hello Texas? That is what you get when traveling through the second largest state in the country (the first is Alaska so does that even count?) But we can say Goodbye Cold….Hello Sunshine! It felt great to finally feel the warmth of the sun as…
#CybersecurityRoadtrip Day 13/14
Friday 12/09: Day 13 & Saturday 12/10: Day 14 Plato said it best when he said, “You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.” That is what we did yesterday. We played. Go-kart racing at K1 Speed, air hockey, pacman,…
#CybersecurityRoadtrip Day 12
Thursday 12/08: Day 12 Today was definitely a major day for the books. We were re-united with our beloved Director, Alex Gomez and enjoyed some some comfortingly scrumptious food from Magnolia Cafe! The morning of our first official day in Austin was spent at the IBM Corporate Campus. The opportunity…
#CybersecurityRoadtrip Day 11
Wednesday 12/07: Day 11 Day 11. Today we started our trek by 7:30am from New Orleans to Austin and reached by 6pm. These long drives almost force you to ground yourself as you see the tall trees zooming by. When you stick your head out the window, the breeze instantly freshens…
#CybersecurityRoadtrip Day 10
Tuesday 12/06: Day 10 Our first and last day in New Orleans counted as a success as not only did we attend a conference, interview two leaders, but also had time to sightsee (had a tarot reading done, went to a voodoo shop) and try the local cuisine! Pictured is…
#CybersecurityRoadtrip Day 9
Monday 12/05: Day 9 Today was another all driving day but we have officially made it to our destination (New Orleans) safe and sound. Driving itself is a very therapeutic experience. Topics range from “who (alive or dead) would you want to party with” to us sharing our fears, doubts…
#CybersecurityRoadtrip Day 8
Sunday 12/04: Day 8 10hours and 526miles later, we have made our way down to Greenville, South Carolina. Thanks to the support of the team, it was my first major solo trek. Drove through sunshine, rain, and dense fog…all that was missing was snow! All that driving gave a lot…
#CybersecurityRoadtrip Week 1
**NOTE: From now I will be able to give a daily update! ** Saturday 11/26: Day 0 While driving to the airport today, this song was on repeat on my mind. At those final moments with my family, I could not understand why would my brain want to focus on a…
The wine poured, the wisdom flowed.
Women, Wisdom, Wine – yesterday was my first exposure to WISP (Women in Security & Privacy). WISP is essentially a nonprofit that aims to promote and connect women in the security and privacy fields. More can be found at their website. This event specifically was co-sponsored by IOActive & Arent…
AITP – Women in STEM Leadership Panel
I just attended my first Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) event. To be honest, my inhibitions of attending their event was quite high since I live the graduate student life so never know when I can be promoted to being a “professional.” However, the event turned out be inspiring and…