The Hardest System to Hack Was Me

Why we picked it

**Format**: Hybrid (in-person and online) event **In-person location**: **Security Compass** 325 Front Street West, Unit 103 Toronto, ON M5V 2Y1 **Note:** In-person attendance is limited to **70 people**, in a **first-come, first-serve basis**. Doors will open at **6:00 PM**, with the event will start at **6:30 PM** (ET). For those who cannot attend in person, please join us virtually via the livestream! **Presentation Title: The Hardest System to Hack Was Me** After more than three decades in technology and cybersecurity, I voluntarily became the dumbest person in the room. I enrolled in the OSCP training program, expecting one of the hardest technical challenges of my career. What I did not expect was for it to challenge my confidence, my identity, and everything I thought I knew about learning. I failed the exam four times before finally passing on my fifth attempt. This is not another “How I Passed the OSCP” monologue. Instead, it is an honest story about how repeated failure bec