Nicole Hoffman
Friendly Neighborhood CTI Analyst | Children’s Book Author | Lego builder | Gamer | She/Her
- The best advice I ever ignored: Alter your resume for each job you apply to. I just do not have the time and energy to change my resume so many times. Instead, I use that time to network. One of the most underrated skills in the tech space is the ability to network.
- I’m speaking at VetSecCon next month! That’s so fetch! You CAN sit with us! Linkie to register: events.ringcentral.com/events/vetse...
- Today I am speaking at #UniCon Fall Edition hosted by Scythe at 2pm eastern with the legendary Trey Bilbrey. We are discussing how to avoid panic cycles in threat intelligence, hunting, and emulation. The conference starts at 11am eastern. scythe.io/unicon-2025-...
- Three things I wish I knew before starting in CTI: 1. You are going to repeat yourself a lot, and that is normal. You may often find yourself saying “remember I told you about this weeks ago.” It is easy to get frustrated when nobody reads your report, but repetition is part of the job.
- Happy Friday, we made it through another week. Remember, if you find something today, no you didn't. That's the Monday's problem.
- CTI be like
- Brace yourselves, @scythe_io is allowing @TCraf7 and I to present together at #UniCon. Strap on your proton packs, it’s going to be a ghostly ride. 👻 📅 September 17, 2025 ⏰ 11:00 AM - 5:30 PM ET 🔗 Register now: scythe.io/unicon-2025-...
- CTI friends, what makes the career worth it to you? I’m collecting responses for an upcoming talk.
- I’ve spent a majority of my career focusing on ransomware thanks to everything I learned while working under Kurtis Minder. He taught me so much from numerous ransomware negotiations. I highly recommend adding his new book to your summer reading list. a.co/d/gZynHMp
- I asked ChatGPT why it thinks there’s so many neurospicy people in infosec. I feel seen 😅 -pattern recognition and deep focus are rewarded -love of puzzles and systems -refuge from rigid corporate roles -shared experience of being outsiders -love of helping or protecting others
- Politics aside, this executive order is wrong and unconstitutional. I stand with Chris Krebs. www.forbes.com/sites/tonybr...
- That’s not how this works, that’s not how any of this works
- Remember kids, clickers don’t get snickers 🍫
- Where did he go? Idk he ran some where
- If this isn’t what the future looks like, I don’t want it. The prompt: botanical cyber punk city #chatgpt
- Let’s go!!!!
- Have a great holiday week everyone! 🎄☃️🎅🏼🤶🏼🎁
- Happy Friday 🥃
- When you suggest security improvements, but resistance is stronger than your coffee. #cybersecurity
- How will you know you’re ready? You won’t. Take the leap anyway. #nasthedude made this edit in #capcut
- Entry level, but CISSP and 10 yrs experience required #cybersecurity
- How about no
- #cyberthreatintelligence wouldn’t be the same without uses cases and lessons learned
- Get ready for 20+ nicknames #cyberthreatintelligence
- Yes MFA hasnt been implemented after months of recommendations but i feel like I’m making progress 🤭 #cyberthreatintelligence
- Buckle up and come on this analytic journey with me 🤓 #cyberthreatintelligence
- Weak passwords can also be mitigated by enforcing stronger password policies. #cybersecurity
- Cozy Christmas computer hacking pixel game #chatgpt
- The struggle is real
- Ingress tool transfer almost immediately.
- This is why taking notes and drafting the story from the start is important or you might be duplicating efforts later on
