Between The Hacks is long overdue for a makeover. Redesigning an active website takes a lot of time and effort and one thing that this global pandemic offered most of us, is time. I am still very busy, but not flying around the world has giving me some much-needed cycles and it’s time to take advantage of that.

First, it is time to retire the ckd3.com domain. It will still remain as a redirect so that years of links to the ckd3.com domain remain active to Between The Hacks but it will not be a destination domain. Next is the removal of personal, professional information on the site, and let Between The Hacks live on its own. In the coming months you can expect some visual and design changes to the site. Below is an overview of the three phases of work that will be visible to the public.

Phase 1: Remove non-blog content - COMPLETE

Since this website started out as a personal/professional site, there is a lot of content about me. This has already been removed from Between The Hacks and will be added to my personal/professional website that is under construction.

Phase 2: Change the default domain name

Today, you can get to this blog with three domain names:

• ckd3.com - The active domain name

• betweenthehacks.com - redirects to ckd3.com

• bth.news - short URL that is used for social media, email and marketing. Certain URLs will redirect to betweenthehacks.com

At the end of phase 2, the domains will work like this:

• betweenthehacks.com - The active domain name

• ckd3.com - redirects to betweenthehacks.com

• bth.news - short URL that is used for social media posts

Phase 3: Redesign the website

• Change the website template to one that is an easier to read and navigate

• Add more links to BTH social media accounts

• Add links to BTH discussion and collaboration platforms

• Add a page with more cybersecurity resources (books, podcasts, courses, movies, conferences, etc.)

• Add a page to purchase BTH logo swag

• Add an affiliate page

Thanks to everyone who reads and shares Between The Hacks content. This is an exciting time and I hope you enjoy the new site when it is complete. - Chuck Davis