SANS
- A malicious word document with a VBA form - video, (Sat, Apr 21st) April 21, 2018
- ISC Stormcast For Friday, April 20th 2018 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail.html?id=5963, (Fri, Apr 20th) April 20, 2018
- Malspam pushing ransomware using two layers of password protection to avoid detection, (Fri, Apr 20th) April 20, 2018
- Back to Basics: Backups and Data Recovery "The Home Office Edition", (Thu, Apr 19th) April 19, 2018
- ISC Stormcast For Thursday, April 19th 2018 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail.html?id=5961, (Thu, Apr 19th) April 19, 2018
MS Sec Bulletins
- Recognizing Q3 Top 5 Bounty Hunters April 20, 2018
- April 2018 security update release April 10, 2018
- Speculative Execution Bounty Launch March 15, 2018
- March 2018 security update release March 13, 2018
- Inside the MSRC– The Monthly Security Update Releases February 15, 2018
MS Advisories
- 4053440 - Securely opening Microsoft Office documents that contain Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) fields - Version: 3.0 January 9, 2018
- 4056318 - Guidance for securing AD DS account used by Azure AD Connect for directory synchronization - Version: 1.0 December 12, 2017
- 4038556 - Guidance for securing applications that host the WebBrowser Control - Version: 1.0 August 8, 2017
- 4033453 - Vulnerability in Azure AD Connect Could Allow Elevation of Privilege - Version: 1.0 June 27, 2017
- 4025685 - Guidance related to June 2017 security update release - Version: 1.0 June 13, 2017
Category Archives: Ramblings
gMail XSS Attack
I am going to go ahead and admit it to the internet that I was looking for something quickly last night and did not practice safe searching…. I had multiple tabs open, including my gMail and I was the victim of … Continue reading
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being weird is ok
I was listening to a podcast that brought up an interesting point. How much energy do we waste trying to see ourselves through the eyes of others? We try to posture and preen ourselves to make as appealing a persona as … Continue reading
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Something to talk about…
I finally figured out something involving technology that I can write about, and remain employed. It isn’t that I haven’t had anything cool to talk about in the last year. The problem is, I am not allowed to talk about … Continue reading
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33 today – another year in the books
I haven’t been posting as regularly as I would like lately. The last few months have been a blur. It seems that everything has been changing in the last year and then the last few months it ramped up even … Continue reading
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Helpful WordPress Plugin
I have been using a free WordPress plugin to track unauthorized attempts to login to my WordPress instance. It is called “Limit Login Attempts” and can be found here: http://devel.kostdoktorn.se/limit-login-attempts. It comes configured to allow for 4 bad logins before blocking an IP … Continue reading
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MySQL Backup and Restore
I was having a time moving my blog from one database server to a newer one at my hosting company that had more space and was reportedly faster. After banging around for a bit I found it was most easily … Continue reading
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ADHD
As anyone that knows me already knows I am ADHD personified at times. However, that is not what this post is about it is about another form of ADHD (Active Defense Harbinger Distribution) which a Linux distribution that provides honeypot services and … Continue reading
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Raspberry Pi – VPN & Proxy
Like a lot of people I purchased a Raspberry PI when they were all the rage about a year ago. Initially, I was super excited like everyone else about this piece of hardware that was going to change the world … Continue reading
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Social Engineering Call
So this afternoon I got a call from a strange number – 248.562.1268. When I answered it was an Indian fellow who told me he was calling from tech support to help my computer. He said the last time my … Continue reading
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Amazing Slow Motion Photography
I saw this linked from an article I was reading and had to share it. It is some pretty amazing slow motion if you like that kind of thing. Turn the resolution up all the way and watch full screen.
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