Skills

I started my computer science studies about 2 years ago. The results, given the time spent, aren't optimal because of school, which I've now finished.

I'm still finding my way in the world of computer science: at first I had web developer in mind, then I began dipping into many of the fields this science offers, like low level, WAPT, network analysis, malware analysis and red team. Lately I'm getting confident with machine learning, which I hope will become a fundamental part of my future career alongside cyber.

All this let me brush against many areas, all of them fascinating. However, I'm aware that nowadays whoever knows a little bit of everything, without specializing, is bound to go extinct. That's why I believe I don't have much time left to treat computer science as one big playground. The current idea, in fact, is to pursue a specialization in Cybersecurity + AI, although I don't rule out further changes.

Where I study

• Leonardo Tamiano: a computer science professor who runs an outreach project called esadecimale. He also has his own platform esadecimale.it where he offers a ton of courses such as: intro to computer science, C, web development, AI, self-hosting, low level stuff and many others for just 10 euros a month. I appreciate him because he stands out from the rest of the outreach projects, bringing high-value content, often covering it under the hood with a philosophical touch too, without worrying about the viewer's comfort or attention span; in fact I recommend him to anyone with a serious goal in the computer science field, everyone else can go watch nFire's YouTube channel.
• Antirez: I don't think he needs any introduction. Aside from the in-depth C course he has on his YouTube channel, I wouldn't really call it a place where I study, I use it more as an outreach project in the truest sense of the word. This through the videos he publishes on the channel, which mainly cover current computing affairs and artificial intelligence. Here too I want to point out that this isn't like-bait content, quite the opposite, he mostly just records himself in the car most of the time. He remains a useful oracle for keeping up with the current scene, a place for reflection, great for conveying important concepts and now also a source of entertainment, given the projects he's part of: I'm talking about RESISTORI and ZIP.
• Simone Modiga: another guy who runs an outreach project, also with a YouTube channel where he has various playlists such as: malware analysis, intro and advanced Linux, Python, email security, and above all his strong suit, the networking course. This course has more than 80 episodes and was fundamental for me in understanding the basics of networking, and quite a bit more.
• Hack The Box: a great platform for studying cyber. I wish the content were a bit more up to date, but it's still great to learn and practice on.
• AI: artificial intelligence is a godsend, by now omnipresent in any workflow. It's kind of my personal tutor. I don't use one single model, I use several depending on what I need to do. The one I use most often is the Anthropic family of models, although lately I've been struggling to use them for my studies: just write "cyber" and you get banned.