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Computers and Technology

I’ve spent much of my career in the technology world. My tech skills are mostly “self-taught,” but augmented with some formal and informal coursework, training, and independent study. I also pursued an Information Technology concentration as part of by Bachelor of Science degree from George Mason University.


Information Theory

  • George Mason University
    • IT 103: Introduction to Computing
  • Khan Academy
    • Algorithms (with Dartmouth College)
    • Journey Into Cryptography
    • Journey Into Information Theory

Information Security

  • LinkedIn Learning
    • Learning the OWASP Top 10 (2021)
  • Pluralsight
    • Ethical Hacking: Session Hijacking
    • Play by Play: OWASP Top 10 2017
    • Web Security and the OWASP Top 10

Programming

  • Liberty High School
    • Computer III (Pascal Programming)
    • Computer IV (C and C++ Programming)
  • LinkedIn Learning
    • Android App Development
    • Essential Series (Angular, Java, Swift)
    • Learning Series (Python)
    • Object-Oriented Programming with PHP
    • Up and Running Series (C, C++, C#, Java)
  • Marakana, Inc.
    • Overview of HTML5
    • Web Development With jQuery
  • Books and Independent Study
    • Crockford, Douglas – JavaScript: The Good Parts

Other Topics

  • Liberty High School
    • Computer V & VI (Internship Program)
  • George Mason University
    • COMM 435: Computers and Communication
    • MIS 301: Introduction to Business Information Systems
  • LinkedIn Learning
    • Insights on Software Quality Engineering
    • Learning Series (Docker)
    • Scrum: The Basics
    • Scrum: Advanced
    • Transitioning from Waterfall to Agile Project Management
  • Internal employment training
    • Agile and the Scrum Framework
    • European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
    • PCI Compliance Training
  • Books and Independent Study
    • Fitzgerald, Scott, and Michael Shiloh (ed) – Arduino Projects Book

Scott Bradford is a writer and technologist who has been putting his opinions online since 1995. He believes in three inviolable human rights: life, liberty, and property. He is a Catholic Christian who worships the trinitarian God described in the Nicene Creed. Scott is a husband, nerd, pet lover, and AMC/Jeep enthusiast with a B.S. degree in public administration from George Mason University.