A case for port security

12th June 2021

Port security watches for multiple MAC addresses on a port and if it detects >1 it disables the port. Pros:+If a user tries running responder, the port gets disabled+If a…

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Privilege Escalation on modern versions of Linux

11th June 2021

Ubuntu 18+ and a number of other modern distros using Polkit have a vuln that allows privilege escalation to root.a video by the bug’s discoverer shows it’s not that hard…

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What to read in 2021

31st May 2021

check the Cybersecurity Canon Hall of Fame https://icdt.osu.edu/cybercanon

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Windows gets a Package Manager

30th May 2021

A package manager shows all the installed software, version numbers and allows installing/UN-installing/updating. From the command line. I can imagine this working well in conjunction with a persistent VPN like…

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Article: 10 Browser Extensions for Security Researchers

21st May 2021

10 Browser Extensions for Security Researchers https://flip.it/p13JP6

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HoneyDocs

17th May 2021

a HoneyPot is a server or IP address that logs traffic that attempts to logon to it. It is generally deployed on a private network and it’s visibility is limited…

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Politically Correct Replacement IT Terms

14th May 2021

While we are replacing terms that could be offensive, lets be a little creative since we are making a change it might as well be a good one. white hat…

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Cable Testers

A recent new facility is having a lot of problems with wiring, Wifi APs going offline, and high latency. I suspect the wiring as it’s all new and some patch…

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Outlook troubleshooting

11th May 2021

If Outlook doesn’t display the email body in the right pane or such close outlook WindowsKey+R to get a run box Outlook.exe /Safe If Outlook works in safe mode you…

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Cable Tester

Don’t plug a cable tester into a switch. Our team just spent the entire day diagnosing this The network symptoms were increased latency, ping times to wired devices should be…

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