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  • Victoria Drake Be brave and build in public

    Make every day feel like Christmas when you participate in open source communities.

    open source  5 min read 2020-12-24 04:57:31 -0600 -0600

  • Victoria Drake So you're the family tech support

    Privacy and online security to-dos for the home-for-the-holidays tech support hero.

    privacy  2 min read 2020-12-21 08:42:24 -0500 -0500

  • Victoria Drake How to write good documentation

    The secret to never forgetting how your project works, in three steps.

    docs  4 min read 2020-12-14 04:53:10 -0500 -0500

  • Victoria Drake Make your team more productive by literally doing one thing

    Stop giving your development team too many things to do first.

    tech team  4 min read 2020-12-07 15:01:25 -0600 -0600

  • Victoria Drake OWASP Web Security Testing Guide v4.2 released

    Announcing the release of a new version of the OWASP WSTG.

    cybersecurity  2 min read 2020-12-03 16:02:33 -0600 -0600

  • Victoria Drake What is TCP/IP? Layers and protocols explained

    Alternatively titled, "Why the Internet Protocol Suite is an imaginary rainbow layer cake"

    computing  5 min read 2020-11-29 04:01:22 -0400 -0400

  • Victoria Drake Responsive pages and color themes with minimal CSS

    Building a responsive website with color themes? Start at the root.

    websites  4 min read 2020-11-17 06:04:58 -0500 -0500

  • Victoria Drake Build your own serverless subscriber list with Go and AWS

    How to build your own newsletter list with DynamoDB and SES email sign up confirmations.

    api  7 min read 2020-11-10 04:52:50 -0500 -0500

  • Victoria Drake WPA Key, WPA2, WPA3, and WEP Key: Wi-Fi security explained

    Which one should you be using? Why Wi-Fi security matters.

    computing  8 min read 2020-10-19 04:02:27 -0400 -0400

  • Victoria Drake Three rules for choosing a VPN that takes your privacy seriously

    The lesser-known risks of ISPs and why I chose ExpressVPN.

    privacy  6 min read 2020-10-18 04:41:37 -0400 -0400

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Victoria Drake

Victoria Drake

Victoria Drake is a Director of Engineering in Washington, DC. She is a core maintainer and co-author for the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) Web Security Testing Guide. She earned the annual Top Contributor award three years in a row from the freeCodeCamp non-profit, and was recognized two years in a row as a Distinguished Author on the DEV.to developer platform. She writes and educates programmers and business leaders about cybersecurity, software development, and building happy and productive technical teams.

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