Lena Thompson LLC — Active work log

What I'm
working on.

I build, break, secure, and document things. This is a live snapshot of what's in progress — from infrastructure and security research to web projects and community education. Follow along on Substack.

TodayAug 32026
Chasing Your Tail build hits full detection stack
Counter-Surveillance Active GPS, WiFi monitoring, Bluetooth, and Kismet all confirmed working on the Raspberry Pi build. Remaining work is a clean boot/auto-start sequence so the unit can be deployed without a manual setup pass.
Aug 32026
Community Shipped Free senior digital-safety training now live as a GoKollab community. Six modules covering password safety, fraud prevention, phishing prevention, and related topics.
Aug 32026
Aikido Security monitoring live on seniorconnect.app
Cloud Security Ongoing Aikido Security's free plan is now running against the server and repository, continuously scanning for and helping remediate vulnerabilities. Managing findings as they come in.
Aug 32026
Completed (ISC)² Cloud Security Professional coursework
Certification Studying Finished the 40-hour CCSP training. Exam scheduled for August 27, 2026.
Apr 272026
Rayhunter deployed — IMSI catcher activity detected
RF Security Shipped Installed Rayhunter v0.10.2 on an Orbic RC400L via Kali. Old SIM triggered 3 warnings: IMSI/IMEI requested in suspicious manner, connection dropped without Auth Accept (packet 666) — behavior consistent with a Stingray/IMSI catcher. Swapped to a fresh SIM: zero warnings. Finding documented.
Apr 112026
Tailscale Exit Node configured
Networking Infrastructure Set up an exit node for secure remote access — next step: deploy on the Raspberry Pi surveillance build.
Apr 102026
Web Dev Shipped Built and deployed a full convention site on Replit. Approved by the chair — live and shareable.
Mar2026
Substack: "Breaking Things on Purpose"
Writing First article in my security + development series. Documenting the real process of building and breaking things intentionally.
Chasing Your Tail — counter-surveillance build
Active
GPS, WiFi monitoring, Bluetooth, and Kismet all confirmed working on the Raspberry Pi build. Finishing an automated boot sequence for clean field deployment.
Detection stack complete — boot automation remaining
seniorconnect.app security audit
Active
Testing 20 vulnerabilities using Kali Linux on a VPS. Aikido Security's free plan now runs against the server and repo, continuously monitoring and helping fix vulnerabilities.
3 / 20 vulns manually tested · Aikido monitoring live
Safe & Secure Online — academy.seniorconnect.app
Shipped
Free senior digital-safety training, now live as a GoKollab community. Six modules: password safety, fraud prevention, phishing prevention, and more.
PortSwigger Web Security labs
Active
Working through the apprentice track. 11 labs remaining — findings will feed into Substack and content library.
11 labs remaining
(ISC)² Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
Studying
Completed the 40-hour training course. Exam scheduled for August 27, 2026.
Coursework complete · exam Aug 27
LLC site + resume update
Active
Adding Design & Development and Cloud Management to reflect VPS work, app deployment, and recent projects.
djslradio.com media refresh
Ongoing
Updating media assets and files via FTP. Keeping the site current between larger projects.
I write about all of this
Security research, building in public, and making tech accessible — follow Breaking Things on Purpose on Substack for the full documentation as it happens.