Safe Seniors Academy — Don
Lena T. — Cyber consultant
As I’ve mentioned before, I don’t fit the typical mold for this industry—and that is exactly why I’m here. My mission is to turn my unique perspective into real-world impact.
In 2025, I volunteered to lead the ISC2 "Safe & Secure Online: Office Hour" as a live YouTube webinar. This training was specifically designed for seniors, a community I am proud to be a part of. Our goal? To provide seniors with the tools they need to defend themselves against a rising tide of digital scams.
The financial toll of elder fraud is staggering. On the dark web, criminals have access to a virtual smorgasbord of exploits specifically targeting the elderly. Without the right knowledge, it is easy to become "ripe for the picking" in a fast-moving digital world. Awareness is the only real shield.
This fight feels familiar to me. Years ago, I learned to fix my own car to avoid being exploited by a predatory automotive industry. I even lost a job once because I refused to sell a useless coolant flush to hide a major engine leak. That experience pushed me to become the best technician I could be, eventually leading me to teach at the community college level.
Seniors deserve that same sense of confidence and autonomy in our increasingly connected lives. Empowerment starts with education, and I am fully committed to the cause.
Check out the mission here: https://senior-safety-academy.replit.app/
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Lena T.: and yes, I have been focusing on penetration testing for all of my apps. Replit has a new tool that is really cool and I can dig deeper myself. Here is an example of the exploit this app had and the agent later fixed
Laurent H.: Earning trust through integrity, then passing that same confidence on to others. This is what real impact looks like 🫡