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Benjamin Mossé • 29 Sep 2025

The One Skill That Separates Average from Elite in Cyber

Show me what you see - and I’ll tell you how good you are at cyber.

The most fundamental skill in this field is the ability to see parts and relationships.

To spot distinctions.
To connect those distinctions to vulnerabilities.
To map them to detection logic.

That’s the game.

The image below shows what I mean.
👉 First, look at the top version. What do you notice?
👉 Then compare it to the bottom - how a penetration tester might see it.

The difference isn’t tools. It’s how you think.

The better you get at seeing parts, and patterns - the stronger you’ll be at cyber.

And the best part? You can train this skill anywhere. No tools. No budget. No permission.

Just repetitions.

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