Whoever knows me can tell you: I enjoy learning. I enjoy it so much that I'm always looking for opportunities to learn more on any random subject that I find interesting. Lately, i.e. the last 2 or three years, I find psychology to be very interesting. I was even thinking of taking a degree in psychology and information security (aka social engineering :)) but with my work schedule it seems to be a difficult task. Let's park this thought...
When I started creating this blog, some 40 days ago, I decided to go with a very simple template. First of all because I don't like many bells and whistles. Second, because I know that I don't have the skills to modify complex templates. All these JS libraries and CSS magic things are wonderful, but I leave them to the professionals.
We are professionals. Or so I want to think. Professional life is not easy, and conflicts are common and frequent. Most of the time the conflicts can be attributed to the right reasons. All parties want the best for the company. They just have a different perspective, which leads to conflict.
In March 2017 I visited Hannover in Germany for the Security BSides conference. My first Bsides. I had the opportunity to present one of my favourite subjects, how security can help business grow. The venue was nice, and the presentations were very interesting and some of them eye-opening. Overall I really enjoyed the conference; the setup and organisation was very good and all the participants were friendly. That helped having interesting discussions; always useful if you are eager to learn more things and see other peoples' perspectives.
This year I happened to be in Geneva for a business trip when the International Motor Show was on. I understand it's a big thing in the car industry, and although I'm not too much into cars, and I was quite busy not only for work, but also preparing my presentation for Bsides Hannover 2017 I decided to go.
One of the reasons that I went, is that people I care about, like my brother and my son, would enjoy seeing pictures. The result is that not only I went, but I even managed to take some pictures that may not be totally worthless (my photography skills are literally non-existent, in case you didn't know that already).
In general I am a very efficient and organized person. Slightly OCD most probably, I want things to be organized; my pictures in the same dimensions, the folders categorized evenly. My drawers have my stuff clearly seperated. Most of the time...