HomelabWorking draft · Concept 01

From homelab to habit: learning security by doing

George Ferres and Rob Newport explore how safe, hands-on experiments can turn curiosity into everyday digital resilience.

Availability: Working draft
Format: Solo concept
Guest: George Ferres & Rob Newport
Release & duration: To be confirmed

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IN THE MAKING.01Routine Resilience · Episode concept

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Inside the
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A home lab as a place to learn, not another source of household risk
What research and teaching can borrow from hands-on experimentation
One small, repeatable security habit for curious builders

Keep the curiosity going

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Possible guest pairing

Different experience.
One shared question.

George Ferres

Australian cybersecurity consultant, TAFE teacher and homelab speaker

George Ferres is an Australian cybersecurity consultant and TAFE teacher. He brings hands-on security work and homelab experiments into the classroom and conference community.

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Rob Newport

Machine-learning scientist and developer

Rob Newport is a machine-learning scientist and developer. His work includes custom API and mobile applications, with research in medical image processing, eye-tracking and computational analysis of expert visual judgement.