Maria Varmazis :verified_neko:<p>My <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>introduction</span></a>:</p><p>I did two years of engineering school and two years of journalism. I&#39;m a geek who loves to tell a story.</p><p>I make <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/comics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>comics</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/illustrations" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>illustrations</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/paintings" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>paintings</span></a>. I do a lot of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/memoir" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>memoir</span></a> work, kids books (<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/kidlit" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>kidlit</span></a>), and abstracts inspired by <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>astronomy</span></a>.</p><p>I&#39;ve spent about 15 years in the world of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>infosec</span></a> &amp; I do a lot of writing and podcasting in this field. I&#39;m not an expert but I am a nerd for <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>tech</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>privacy</span></a>. I now also cover the booming <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>space</span></a> industry and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/spacecyber" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>spacecyber</span></a> for my day job.</p>