LE No. 14: Designing Cyber Content, Conference Signups Aplenty! SOC100-5 Stream Schedule

Welcome

Defender community update covering multiple initiatives underway at Level Effect, including recently postponed content to announce the cybersecurity conference project.

1. Brand Updates

ContinuumCon Launch

Level Effect is developing "the cybersecurity conference that never ends"—a virtual, hands-on workshop environment with sessions spanning foundational through advanced research topics.

Behind the Level Effect Curtain

Co-Founder Anthony Bendas will present March 4th alongside CourseStack's co-founder, discussing platform capabilities and the design process for building practical technical training content.

CDA Winter 2025

Applications remain open for the 14-week instructor-led Cyber Defense Analyst program.

SOC100-5 Stream Schedule Changes

- **Saturday-only streams** begin at 10 AM

- **Sunday streams discontinued**

- **April break** scheduled for weekend content

- Rationale: Students already exceeding performance expectations; change allows manageable pacing and enables expanded content development

2. Content

**SOC100-5 Kickoff** launches this Saturday with Career Prep 3 content focusing on open-source contributions.

**SOC100 Classes 29-30** recordings now complete, finalizing the foundational SOC Tier 1 Analyst skill development series.

3. Community

Ten digital badge certifications awarded recently, including another CDCP Vanguard 10 achievement (limited remaining).

4. Tools & Resources

Community-shared resources including:

- Windows API malware behavior reference (malapi.io)

- Cybersecurity interview preparation flashcards

- Google interview warmup tool

- OSINT training resources

- Code security challenges and vulnerable API training environments

- Snyk vulnerability disclosure database

5. Weekly Takeaway

"'So what?'—when technical jargon lacks relevance to the audience" (Luke Rogerson wisdom on communication clarity).