Tuesday, October 22, 2013
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firewalls
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malware
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Outbound Firewalls: Prevention is the Cure
Are "Outbound Firewalls" worth it? (Short answer, yes)
I was reading an interesting article over on LifeHacker attempting to make the case that outbound firewalls are worthless. For those that don't know what an outbound firewall does, its purpose is to block programs from...
Friday, August 23, 2013
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Dell
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noise reduction
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PowerEdge 2950
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Dell PowerEdge 2950: Silence the Noise, Kevin's Chassis Fan Fix
This post relates the tale of our brother-in-arms Kevin, who valiantly pursued the quest to silence the PowerEdge 2950 with dogged determination. The focus here is on the chassis fans. I'll post another entry regarding his efforts to swap out the power supply fans and hack...
Friday, August 16, 2013
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Altamira
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CTF
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Altamira CTF 2013: Lessons Learned
Last weekend, I participated in the first annual Altamira CTF competition, and I'm posting a review of my experience for those that would like to know what it was like and for those that may be interested in attending next year. The general overview of the game can be found...
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
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Cyber (InfoSec) Competitions
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cyber challenges
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USCC
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U.S. Cyber Challenge 2013
In June I attended the U.S. Cyber Challenge, and for those that don't know about it, I'm posting a review because this is one event that deserves more attention.
To sum up what it is, here's an excerpt from the main website:
USCC Summer Camps feature one week of specialized...
Thursday, May 30, 2013
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Android
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OUYA
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OUYA First Impressions
I got my Kickstarter backer version of the OUYA last week. I took it with me on a business trip to test it out in the hotel and I decided to post my review for those who are interested.
Form Factor
The OUYA console itself is tiny, which is what excited me most. I've...
Thursday, May 16, 2013
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Windows 8
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Windows 8: Force Windows to Use Your Wired Connection Instead of Wi-Fi
Image Credit: Lifehacker.com
This is a slight modification of the instructions over at Lifehacker.com, but I just tested this in Windows 8 and it works!
Open the Control Panel (Win Key + X > Select Control Panel)
Click on Network and Internet and then on Network and Sharing...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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spam
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Fake Email: Career Boost - Rent One Square Meter of Your Garage
This one missed the spam filters. I'm posting this to benefit others because a family member asked if this was legit. Before we post the analysis, check out the email with formatting included:
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: <manthonygarland@northstaffing.com>
Date:
Subject:...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Labels:
Google
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YouTube
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YouTube Now Offering Subscription Channels
Ah, Google. In perhaps what is another moonshot, Google has taken what I believe to be, the first steps on the path to challenge cable companies and the channels packages we're all forced into buying even though nobody watches G4 now that it's all grown up. This move...
Monday, May 13, 2013
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browsers
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Authorized Applications and Google Chrome
VS.
Today I'd like to share a thought regarding a scenario where applications that users are allowed to use are controlled via Group Policy and/or a desktop agent and outbound Internet access is inspected by a gateway...
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Labels:
CCDC
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CTF
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maccdc
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MACCDC 2013, A Blue Teamer's Lessons Learned: Part 4 - Game Time
This is the fourth part of a series of blog posts I'm writing to relate the various things I learned from getting to experience the glory that is MACCDC. Here is the table of contents:
#1 - Team selection
#2 - Preparation (staging a lab)
#3 - Preparation...
Monday, April 29, 2013
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CCDC
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CTF
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maccdc
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MACCDC 2013, A Blue Teamer's Lessons Learned: Part 3 - Practice
This is the third part of a series of blog posts I'm writing to relate the various things I learned from getting to experience the glory that is MACCDC. Here is a "table of contents" which I'll update with relevant posts:
#1 - Team selection
#2 - Preparation...
Labels:
CCDC
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CTF
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maccdc
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MACCDC 2013, A Blue Teamer's Lessons Learned: Part 2 - Staging a Lab
This is the second part of a series of blog posts I'm writing to relate the various things I learned from getting to experience the glory that is MACCDC. Here is a "table of contents" which I'll update with relevant posts:
#1 - Team selection
#2 - Preparation (staging...
Labels:
CCDC
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Cyber (InfoSec) Competitions
,
cyber challenges
,
maccdc
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MACCDC 2013, A Blue Teamer's Lessons Learned: Part 1 - Team Selection
MACCDC 2013, A Blue Teamer's Lessons Learned
This is the first part of a series of blog posts I'll be writing to relate the various things I learned from getting to experience the glory that is MACCDC. Here is a "table of contents" which I'll update with relevant posts:
#1...
Friday, April 26, 2013
Labels:
Dell
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noise reduction
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PowerEdge 2950
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Dell PowerEdge 2950: Silence the Noise, Part 2
First, a thank you to Neil for spurring my renewed energy into finding a solution to the 2950's noise level. For the background of this project, check out Silence the Noise, Part 1. In this post, I relate my research findings from my search for suitable fan replacements.
The...
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