Companies: please stop using free URL shorteners (especially for PII forms)!Creating a tool to generate common typos for popular Bitly links, and directing them somewhere else…Jan 24, 2021Jan 24, 2021
How I passed: CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+)Today I’ll be reviewing the CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+) CS0–003 exam.Jan 8, 2021Jan 8, 2021
CryptoRhythm: Analyzing and disrupting a PayPal scam (with love and toucans!)I investigate, backdoor, and take down an insecure PayPal scam that was repeatedly emailing me.Dec 27, 2020Dec 27, 2020
How I passed: GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH) and SANS SEC504Today I’ll be reviewing the SANS SEC504: Hacker Tools, Techniques, Exploits, and Incident Handling course and the GIAC GCIH exam.Dec 2, 20201Dec 2, 20201
My First Red Team Experience: DoE’s CyberForce CompetitionThe Department of Energy’s CyberForce is an annual red/blue team focused on defending cyber-physical energy infrastructure.Nov 27, 2020Nov 27, 2020
MetaCTF CyberGames 2020 Writeup — Last Minute Team NameMetaCTF is an annual cybersecurity Capture The Flag (CTF) event. Teams from across the world compete for a total prize pool of $5000.Nov 2, 2020Nov 2, 2020
Trace Labs OSINT Search Party CTF — My conINT 2020 WriteupconINT is a two-day INTelligence conference and global OSINT search party hosted by The Many Hats Club, Trace Labs, and the NCPTF.Oct 26, 2020Oct 26, 2020
How I passed: Cisco Certified CyberOps Associate (formerly CCNA CyberOps)I discuss my experience with the new Cisco Certified CyberOps Associate exam, including study materials, strategies, and practice…Oct 4, 20202Oct 4, 20202
How I Passed: CompTIA PenTest+ PT0–001Today I’ll be reviewing the CompTIA PenTest+ exam, a basic penetration testing certification with an emphasis on planning, scoping, and…Jan 12, 20201Jan 12, 20201
Updating RIT System Forensics’ Volatility LabIn RIT’s Computer System Forensics class, students learn basic incident response procedures as well as methods to uncover and investigate…Jul 8, 2019Jul 8, 2019
RITSEC Spring 2018 CTF — Week 13 and ConclusionThe final week of RITSEC’s Spring 2019 CTF has concluded. This week covered scripting and prizes were awarded to the top competitors.Jun 23, 2019Jun 23, 2019
RITSEC Spring 2019 CTF — Week 11The eleventh week of RITSEC’s Spring 2019 CTF has concluded. This week covered Windows red teaming and penetration testing.Jun 23, 2019Jun 23, 2019
RITSEC Spring 2019 CTF — Week 9The ninth week of RITSEC’s Spring 2019 CTF has concluded. This week covered Windows blue team strategies and tools.Jun 22, 2019Jun 22, 2019
RITSEC Spring 2019 CTF — Week 10The tenth week of RITSEC’s Spring 2019 CTF has concluded. This week covered Linux red teaming, penetration testing, and malware.Jun 17, 2019Jun 17, 2019
RITSEC Spring 2019 CTF — Week 8This week of RITSEC covers Linux Blue Teaming in preparation for the RIT Incident Response and Security Competition (IRSeC) on April 21st.Jun 14, 2019Jun 14, 2019
How I passed: CompTIA CySA+ CS0–001 (formerly CSA+)Today I’ll be looking at the CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) CS0–001 and discussing my experiences while studying and taking this…May 3, 2019May 3, 2019
My ISTS17 Strategy and ExperiencesThe Information Security Talent Search (ISTS) is a three-day red/blue team security competition hosted at the Rochester Institute of…Mar 13, 2019Mar 13, 2019
RITSEC Spring 2019 CTF — Week 5The fifth week of RITSEC’s Spring 2019 CTF has concluded. Although the official challenge write-ups for the semester CTF will be posted on…Mar 12, 2019Mar 12, 2019
RITSEC Spring 2018 CTF — Week 4The fourth week of RITSEC’s Spring 2018 CTF has concluded. Although the official challenge write-ups for the semester CTF will be posted…Feb 15, 2019Feb 15, 2019
RITSEC Spring 2018 CTF — Week 3The third week of RITSEC’s Spring 2018 CTF has concluded. Although the official challenge write-ups for the semester CTF will be posted on…Feb 9, 2019Feb 9, 2019