We love celebrating the success stories of our Academy alumni! One of our Academy alumni recently shared their inspiring journey of transitioning into cybersecurity from a non-technical background as a care assistant. 1/5

Mentee Spotlight @RootHawk_ ✨ When Jonathan began his cybersecurity journey, he was learning in different directions without a clear path. That changed when he joined my mentorship program as the 50th and final mentee selected. Despite being disqualified at the second interview stage, I saw his potential and gave him a second chance that helped shape his career. During the program, Jonathan took on three leadership roles, leading the initial group, becoming the Ethical Hacking track lead, and later leading his final project team. He gained hands-on cybersecurity experience, strengthened his collaboration and communication skills, and celebrated a major milestone when his team won a CTF competition. He also built LinkGuard, a Slack bot that checks links for potential threats, which was deployed across the mentorship community. His growth continued beyond the program through APIsec University, where he progressed from Trial Ambassador to Ambassador, became the lead of the first official APIsec University Nigeria chapter, and later took on global community roles as a Community Moderator and Central Chapters Coordinator. Jonathan has since hosted API security technical sessions, conducted web and mobile API penetration testing, and collaborated with CybariK to organize the first APIsec University Nigeria and CybariK on-site event, attracting over 100 attendees. He continues to build practical cybersecurity solutions, including BurpHub, a Burp Suite activity tracker designed to help security practitioners monitor usage and maintain consistent learning and testing streaks. For Jonathan, the mentorship offered more than technical knowledge. It provided structure, practical experience, leadership opportunities, confidence, and a valuable professional network. From receiving a second chance to leading teams, winning competitions, building security tools, and coordinating a global community, Jonathan’s journey shows what is possible when opportunity meets consistency and determination. His standout moments are leading, building, competing, and most importantly, learning by contributing.

We love celebrating the success stories of our Academy alumni! One of our Academy alumni recently shared their inspiring journey of transitioning into cybersecurity from a non-technical background as a care assistant. 1/5

Day 19: Verify Suspicious Videos Before Sharing Fake or manipulated videos spread quickly online. Sharing one without checking can spread false information or even harm others. Before you share a video: 1) Ask yourself if the source is reliable. @ireteeh @CybarikGlobal

You reach into your bag for your phone. It’s not there. You check the car, your pockets, and the seat beside you. Then you remember the last place you used it. Now you’re wondering how to locate it, and protect everything inside it. Day 20/31 of @CybarikGlobal cybersecurity diet: Enable Remote Find, Lock, and Wipe Features Setting up your device’s finding service in advance can help you locate it, mark it as lost, or remotely erase it if recovery becomes unlikely. Available actions depend on the device, its settings, and connectivity. They aren’t a guarantee that you’ll recover it. Make sure you also know how to access the service from another device. Today’s challenge: Check that your phone’s finding feature is enabled. Learn where to locate it and activate lost mode before you need to. #CybersecurityAwareness #31DaysCybersecurityDiet #Cybarik

Day 19: Verify Suspicious Videos Before Sharing “Keep fake content off the menu 👀” Videos can spread across social media in seconds, but not everything you see is genuine. Edited footage, misleading clips and AI-generated deepfakes can deceive viewers and help cybercriminals spread scams. Imagine receiving a video that appears to show your boss instructing you to urgently transfer money from the company's account to a particular bank account. The video looks convincing, and the voice sounds exactly like your boss. However, it could be an AI-generated deepfake designed to trick you into making an unauthorised transaction. Quick Tip: Check the original source, look for confirmation from trusted sources, and independently verify urgent requests through a separate, trusted communication channel. What signs might make you question the authenticity of a video?

Hello Cyberfriends, it's time for another Cybersecurity fun quiz! Join us on the 31st of October for an engaging and interactive Cybersecurity Quiz Session. Set a reminder now 👇🏾 nitter.siddz.com/i/spaces/1wxWjlwqYYMJQ

This👇🏽 ✅ Allow access only when necessary. ✅ Check which apps can use your camera, microphone, location, and contacts. Not this ❌ ⚠️Granting every permission without checking. ⚠️Allowing apps to access your location or microphone unnecessarily. @ireteeh @CybarikGlobal

“Please share this video. Everyone needs to see it!” You watch it, feel shocked, and immediately reach for the forward button. But when was it recorded? Where did it happen? And does the caption actually match the video? An old clip can be presented as breaking news. A genuine recording can be edited to change its meaning. AI can also create convincing scenes that never happened. Day 19/31 of @CybarikGlobal cybersecurity diet: Verify Suspicious Videos Before Sharing Before forwarding, look for the original source, check the date, and see whether reliable sources confirm the story. Don’t rely only on how convincing it looks or how many people have shared it. Today’s challenge: Verify one video before passing it on. If you can’t confirm it, leave it unshared. #CybersecurityAwareness #31DaysCybersecurityDiet #Cybarik

Day 18: Review App Permissions Regularly “Give Apps only the ingredients they need 👀” It's easy to forget about the permissions we grant to applications after installing them. Many apps ask for access to features such as your camera, microphone, contacts, or location. While some permissions are necessary for an app to function, others may no longer be needed, especially as the way you use the application changes over time. Imagine downloading a simple calculator app that requests access to your contacts and precise location. These permissions may have little to do with its primary function and could raise privacy concerns. Quick Tip: Review app permissions regularly in your device settings. Remove access you don't need, limit sensitive permissions to when an app is in use where possible, and uninstall apps you no longer use. What app permissions do you think people overlook most often?

Hello Cyber friends, please if you know any organization looking for a trusted security partner to support them to achieve any of these Cybersecurity projects, please tell them about CybariK. We are excellent at what we do 💜

Behind every opportunity that changes a life, there are people who give their time, energy, and commitment to make it possible ❤️ Today, I want to spotlight the amazing team that supported this year’s mentorship application and selection process. From planning and coordination to application reviews, interviews, and final selections, each of you played a valuable role in supporting this process. I’m grateful for your dedication, patience, and willingness to go the extra mile. Because of your contribution, another cohort of aspiring cybersecurity professionals now have an opportunity to learn, grow, build confidence, and take meaningful steps towards their goals. Today, this spotlight is for YOU @AyobamiTo @NaphisaYakubu @lady_sheraz @An_gelos_07 @Ololademiasake_ @adow_bea ✨ “Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much” 💪