Hi friends! It's been a minute...sorry for the newsletter hiatus. Life got really busy, but I'm back now and with lots of news to share!

First off, let me start by welcoming my new subscribers. Thanks so much for subscribing and I hope to provide consistent content going forward as I have clearly failed you over the last six weeks!

With that, I have lots to share this week so apologies in advance for the lengthy email but I'll make this as short and sweet as possible.

As a first order of business I'd like to tell you about my latest venture: an Instagram account for my blog content - @ktgblogs. If you're on Instagram, be sure to give me a follow. I promise I won't be an annoying influencer, this is just another way to share my content and inspire others!

Second, I have to share the growth of my blogs because I'm still blown away:

• My Medium profile hit 750 followers this week! I've honestly never had that many followers on any platform so that's totally insane to me.
• Dark Roast Security has almost 300 followers which is a huge win for a Cybersecurity blog on Medium!!
• Unwritten Journal, my Medium publication for journal entries has 80 followers and over 40 writers!

It's so exciting to see the continued growth of these platforms, especially since I've only been at this for six months. So a huge thank you to all of you for following me on this journey.

And third, I've been wanting to try my hand at writing book reviews so my first one will be coming soon...stay tuned for that!

Last but not least, I have tons of content to share with you. Although I've been slacking on the newsletters, I most certainly haven't been slacking on my writing.

In the last newsletter, I announced my Light Roast series which covers defensive cybersecurity topics and I've published two new articles there since:

• ​Light Roast 102 - Cyber Threat Analysis​
• ​Light Roast 103 - Intro to the MITRE ATT&CK Framework​

In addition to the above, I've published a few other security articles you might be interested in:

• ​Security Professionals - What Do We Do All Day? - I'm constantly being asked what the day-to-day for a security professional looks like and oftentimes, people have no idea what cybersecurity teams do when they're not dealing with active incidents. Well hopefully, this article helps to paint a picture for those of you that are curious!
• ​Key Takeaways from Verizon's 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report - Every year, Verizon publishes a Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) and shares various trends in cybersecurity incidents and breaches over the last year. This is usually 120+ page report so I read it and shared key takeaways so you don't have to! Much of the information in the report was very interesting and I'm sure this will be an engaging read, even for those of you that may not be in the IT industry.

On the journaling front, I also have plenty to share. I've been making it a point to publish as least two journal entries a week and I think I've been successful in doing so! I hope they prove to be enjoyable reads:

• ​Sunday R&R - a reminder to always make time to relax and rejuvenate before you start your week
• ​Lunching & Brunching - a glimpse into a busy but fun weekend I had a few weeks ago
• ​Life Changes - a reflection on my life over the last few years
• ​Warning: Low Battery - an explanation (mainly to myself) about why I didn't write for a week

With that, I'll leave you with tons of reading material. I hope everyone has a fabulous rest of their Sunday and a productive week!

-Katlyn