The Crow's Watch Podcast
This is a podcast I have started to discuss cybersecurity-related topics for everyone, some will be deeper than others but will aim to keep it casual and open for everyone.
Where did it come from?
The Crow's Nest
On ships atop the main mast would seat this advantageous position for the lookout to evaluate the ocean for any hazards that may come to the vessel before it was too late. Such an important place filled with danger and perhaps some sense of adventure looking for what is coming, may it be land, another ship, or worse.
A crow’s nest is a structure in the upper part of the main mast of a ship or a structure that is used as a lookout point. On ships, this position ensured the widest field of view for lookouts to spot approaching hazards, other ships, or land by using the naked eye or optical devices such as telescopes or binoculars. It should not be confused with the top, the platform in the upper part of each lower mast of a square-rigged sailing ship.
According to William Scoresby Jr., the crow’s nest was invented in the 19th century by his father, William Scoresby Sr., a whaler and also an Arctic explorer.[1] However, Scoresby Sr. may simply have made an improvement on existing designs.[2] Crow’s nests appear in Egyptian reliefs as early as 1200 BC and on eighth to seventh century BC representations of Phoenician, Etruscan, and Boiotian ships.[3] The crow’s nest disappears completely from depictions of ships after the seventh century, although the relationship between a raised vantage point and better visibility continued to be well understood. Theon of Smyrna wrote that by climbing the mast of a ship, one could see land that is invisible to those on deck.[3]
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crow%27s_nest
From this concept and having learned that cybersecurity and information security is greatly enhanced through sharp sight and accurate intelligence from the most advantageous position, I took on this for the name of the podcast project as it was clear that having this is what saved many sailors in its time and that the information shared in the podcast will be of use to all of us navigating the complexities of the cyberspace.
