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Python Private Blockchain proof of work
Currently, I've found a python PoW for blockchain. The problem is that I'm trying to associate all this information with my business. Currently, I own a mobile wallet. And users need to make deposits to my bank account. but I don't want to have a Centralized Database instead use BlockChain concept and reward users with…
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Web App Penetration Testing Process/Checklist
Can anyone recommend a good process or checklist for web app testing? I know plenty of tools, but it would be great to have a process or checklist to follow. Thanks!
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Tribe of Hackers Summit May 2 Austin
Anybody going? https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tribe-of-hackers-summit-registration-59074697009
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Burp Web Security Academy
The BurpSuite team, including the author of The Web Application Hacker's Handbook, just launched a resource for learning web security attacks and defenses, and it's free. They also have labs for the content. Right now only 4 vulnerabilities available, but they're working on adding more. https://portswigger.net/web-security…
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Logitech's April 1st Announcement
Pack it up, guys and gals. We did it - we renamed the wireless mouse!
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Tool for Folder Sizes on Windows Server
We have Server 2012 and store video files on it. Simple breakdown is for every minute of video there is a folder and two files. There's a good reason for that and it can't be changed, but the issue is the default properties on Windows takes forever to tell us how large the main folder holding everything else is. Any third…
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Warframe - Xbox One
Curious to know if anyone else here plays Warframe on Xbox.
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Google Fi
Anyone using this service? if so, pros/cons? Other than Google being big bro... https://fi.google.com/about/ I thought about dumping att due to the fact I have a recycled number and get strange calls from all over the world...the previous owner of this number has ppl calling asking for him and her quite often & quite sick…
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BlackHat Review and Advanced Infrastructure Hacking Course Review
I must say this is very late, but I wanted to post this. There are not enough reviews of these courses from BlackHat and DefCon and probably other conferences. I attended BlackHat in 2017 in Las Vegas. Part 1: BlackHat review BlackHat is a professional Security Conference composed of two main events. These two events are…
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Career transition away from IT
Anyone make a career transition in their mid 30s? Keeping it short I'm getting tired of my career want to go into something with more stability. Anyone out there make a jump?
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“You want me to give you what?”
Hello all, Is it me, or are more recruiters asking for PII such as last 4 of your SSN? I am in the market trying to land an IT role and this question has come up twice now by two different recruiters. When asked, I immediately think that the person is illegitimate. It may just be that I’m overly concerned for no reason.…
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Any alternative to TOEFL for WGU admission
My native language was not English but I am US citizen and speak or write fluent English...and my education abroad was also in English ... I don' t want to spend about 200$ for TOEFL ...is there any other alternative to this exam ....I already took readiness assessment and English language test was part of it...
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O365 - E3 Vs E5 License
Hi, I'm trying to fine a more detailed comparison of E3 and E5 license. I have taken the below from Microsoft's website, but was hoping for an expanded list of controls that are available For example I want to know what Data Governance 1 gives you on an E3 license vs what it gives you on an E5 license. If you click on the…
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Pluralsight - Free Weekend 3/8-3/10
Not sure if this was posted already but.... https://learn.pluralsight.com/offers/2019/free-weekend
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Line toggling Vim not working need a linux guru
centos 7 box my vimrc post is below, I have a option that is supposed to allow me to press ctrl+N to trigger line numbering the trouble is it doesn't appear to be working. Any ideas gods of linux? 1 2 "####################### VIM Configuration ###############################" 3 set number 4 nmap <C-N> :set invnumber!<CR> 5…
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Looking for VPN router recommendation
I am looking for a VPN router that works with Express VPN. I was thinking about buying the Netgear Nighthawk R7000P. Does anyone use this router? Would you recommend it? What router do you recommend that I use for connecting to a VPN server?
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Profanity
Do you feel that excessive profanity in the workplace is a big deal or no.. I understand that people curse and it's likely that even if they attempt to stop, they will curse. Do you use profanity or mind if others around you use profanity at work?
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Help opening ports on home network to host webserver
Hi everybody, I'm new here and I did introduce myself earlier so feel free to take a look at my post at Introductions. I've been studying networking and I like applying my knowledge as much as I can to get the best experience but I'm currently just a bit stuck about ports and port forwarding. They say 'be careful opening…
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Smart Card issues
Hey. Came across a computer issue at work and wanted the opinion of some guys who deal with computer security often. I work for "Uncle Sam" and as part of my job I use a Smart Card to log onto my workstation. This card contains several certificates I used for authentication when accessing certain government sites, and for…
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Help with Skipfish web scanner
I've been testing Skipfish with a couple of my websites. First time user, here. Basic syntax in Kali Linux: skipfish -o outputfolder https://www.website.com My question: Is it possible to configure Skipfish to scan a single directory (including its subdirectories), kind of like this? skipfish -o outputfolder…
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I have a good one for you -- what is the industry definition for "IT Control"...
I started looking around and could not find an official this is what IT control mean. Nothing clear from COSO, COBIT. etc. There is no standard definition for IT control. I can make it up, and say its has to do with IT systems, but I would like to know if there is a industry standard version. This is a tough one!
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Black Hat Trainings (Vegas) questions
I might have a chance to attend Black Hat USA in Las Vegas this year for the first time, and just had a few questions that I'm also researching on my own. 1. Do most people who attend gravitate to the 4-day trainings as opposed to the 2-day ones? 2. Any quick recommendations or suggestions? I know that's a huge topic,…
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Cybersecurity Podcasts
All, I am looking for recommendations for podcasts related to cyber! I like to listen to podcasts while working out. I am currently listening to the Darknet Diaries and love it. If anyone has any recommendations that is similar to the Darknet Diaries podcast, I would really appreciate it!
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Launching EEM Scripts on Cisco 4331
So I have a couple of EEM scripts sitting on a Cisco 4331 that I may need to let an end user run - any thoughts on what to use? I'm concerned with having a username/PW in a text file on the users desktop. There must be an easy way to script this through putty or SecureCRT?
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BGP injecting routes on ASA Firewall
Hi, I know i can do this just cant remember how! On an ASA firewall i need to advertise a route out to a BGP neighbor. However as the network I am advertising is down a ipsec tunnel link there is no route to it in the routing table. If i add a route to null then it stop traffic getting passed down the tunnel completely. So…
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hacking a Galaxy?
So quick backstory...my mother has a Galaxy (not sure which model but pretty new). Yesterday her phone got a weird tone and a name from her contacts list popped up but there was no activity. Just this persons name with a weird tone. Today she asked that person if they hacked her phone. The person would not look at her and…
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A terrible process
What a terrible process to use Offline NT Password tool to crack a computer ,i wasted four hours today without any progress ,I'm desperate now, i don't know what to do next ?
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Anyone here have Sharepoint recovery experience?
I had an old Sharepoint services 3.0 server die on me after a network admin left the company. The problem I ran into was he didn't do Sharepoint backups and only backed up the SQL Databases associated with it. I have all of the .mdf and .ldf Sql Database files but no way to recover any of the documents off of it. I am…
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Look What I Found
Iristheangel was interviewed by David Bombal! Great video.
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Screen mirroring/casting from PC to TV issue
i got myself a new tv a 50inch samsung UE50NU7020 For the first few days i was able to click on cast or connect/project on my dell windows 10 pc and i was able to share my whole desktop to the TV basically like have a 3rd display ( i have 2 monitors) so this was a nice surprise as i hadn't thought of doing that at all.…
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Is it worth replacing your Ethernet cables with fiber?
I'm looking to get fiber to my home and I wanted to know if here would be any improvement in speed if I switched to all fiber within the home itself. Is it worth it cost wise and will there be any actual benefit. Side note: does anyone know of places in Florida to pickup reasonably priced fiber if it is actually worth the…
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Taking a few months break
I'll be taking a few months break from TE, I've been lurking the forums these past weeks but feel like I need to take a small break. Going to focus on my workouts and lifting weights, and going on some much needed vacation to unwind from it all and enjoy time with family and my son. Probably read some random books about…
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Future of VoIP
Hi all, I am planning on my next career path so I am considering on specializing in certain technologies like VOIP, security, virtualization, routing and switching or wireless technologies. I am interested particularly in Cisco products so I have been battling between the choice of specializing in VoIP or wireless…
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Really enjoyed this piece about learning.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtJy69cEOtQ You may already be informed about this, but I am going to try this strategy on something I haven't decided yet. It might be a musical instrument.
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C++ vs JAVA
Ok guys I have a little issue. Basically due to some scheduling issues with school (and me) If I want to add the software development track to my degree I would need to do C++ and JAVA. Since I want to graduate from school by the end of the summer quarter next year, it would be impossible for me to do both languages UNLESS…
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Pentest Shopify
I have a website that hosted on Shopify's platform. I'm having a 3rd party perform a penetest/security assessment and want to include that website. I know this can't be done without consent from Shopify, but I was wondering if they'd even allow this? Is it common to do it? This is new to me :)
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Ripping DVD, Bluray for media center
I finally ordered the hardware for my media center and personal cloud. What is a good software for ripping DVD/Bluray? This is going to take a while because I have "quite a few" items that need to be moved to the digital realm so I am looking for something that will not take forever but will also retain the quality..
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DDoS Thoughts
SO after a long and lengthy argument that ensued on discord this weekend, I decided I would bring this "debate" to the forum. I will start it with one simple question: In 2018, if you are using a current firewall, up to date software and follow basic secure network architecture, should your internal servers be able to be…
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Ben Malisow is responding to criticism on Reddit...
Assuming its really him, looks like he just signed up two days ago and is doing some q&a with people prepping for exams. Pretty cool! https://www.reddit.com/user/BenMalisow For those uncertain who this guy is: https://www.amazon.com/Ben-Malisow/e/B001JPC5EY
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How to implement full packet capture and Netflow at home
I'm trying to learn more about my home network, identifying malicious IPs, looking at packets, in depth threat hunting and looking at protocols and headers, etc.... My questions is, I don't know where to start with trying to capture this and what equipment I need. At present I have just a simple router/modem that was given…
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A Year of...
I've been thinking about career paths and a variety of other things the last few weeks. I think that in the past, I have lacked true focus in my studies, my certifications, and my career. As an IT instructor, a lot of my time is spent learning and relearning things that are important to my job but not my career. I don't…
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VPN service
Just curious, what is your fave VPN service? Do you use free ones? Do you pay for VPN service? Do you setup your own VPN through your router? Comments and recommendations are welcome! CHEERS & Hi5!
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Mondelez is suing its insurance company for $100m
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/01/11/notpetya_insurance_claim/ 100 million seems excessive. Can anyone explain to me how someone "loses" 24,000 laptops and 1,700 servers? Isn't standard recovery process reformat the Hard Drives and reinstall? Even if they had to buy new hard drives for the laptops and reinstall a new…
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Fallout 76 - PC version
I got the game yesterday in the mail from Amazon, the case just had a paper CD in it with a activation code. I had to create an account, activate the game and download it to play. Took about 90 minutes to download. When the game started, it wasn't full screen. I created a character, but the screen issue was too irritating…
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Defending during a PenTest
When you hire an external company to perform a pentest, should your staff be performing defensive measures during it? For instance, if you notice they were able to create an account and elevate it to domain admin, should you be removing it from domain admins during the test? My opinion is no, as it skews the results of the…
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TechExams is getting a facelift — we want your input!
Hey TechExams Members! I’m Megan, Client Community Manager at InfoSec Institute. Thanks to contributions from dedicated members like you, TechExams has long been one of the best certification preparation resources on the web. You may have noticed the InfoSec Institute ads around the forum — that’s because we acquired the…
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Best practice for Imaging Windows 10 Professional on a network
Hi all, I am getting ready to go through a pc replacement at my work. I tried advising my CIO and CEO to get Windows 10 Pro volume licensing but the request was denied. I am now stuck with OEM boxes coming in and I am aiming to try and make 1 golden image but if I remember right OEM boxes cant be imaged or cloned correct?…
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2018 - Christmas Gift Wishlist
Hey Guys, It's that that time of year, its the holidays and that means Christmas gifts! Do you guys have a a wishlist for this year? I'm planning to treat myself with some camera gear lenses this year after a crazy year of work: Nikon 35mm and 85mm F1.8 lense and SD cards for a couple of photoshoots I will be doing next…
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A discussion of cybersecurity certs on twitter
It was getting kind of heated yesterday on twitter in response to a thread started by Perry E. Metzger (whom I have never heard of before, but who talks like he is a big deal. Maybe he is I don't know. The linkedin profile I found for a Perry Metzger, not necessarily the same one seemed impressive but not overly so). I…
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Shmoocon 2019
Are you going? Do you have tickets for sale? Please let me know.
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Out of Hibernation!
Looks like I'll be coming back to the forums a bit more often again now. I was away for a few months just doing random stuff not very related to IT and some that were. So here is a small list of how I passed my time to re-energize the batteries. 1. Went on a 3 week long vacation abroad in Europe. 2. Went on a 1 week long…
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The Death of TE
So not to be too dramatic, but I just logged in for the first time in a week or two, obviously there has been some kind of change here, and I get it. But I have to question the wisdom of changing the entire interace, especially since it seems to be a worse experience and isn't even plugging any advertising, it seems the…
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Comptia and Acclaim Badges
I got my Friday that I was getting an Acclaim badge for my Security+ and Network+. Finally after 13 years, I'll get those badges lol. About time Comptia and thank you! https://www.youracclaim.com/org/comptia
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Strategies to retaining textbook information?
This is a pretty noob question but I am hoping to optimize my time studying.. In general my go to for learning is educational videos but I want to be able to utilize books more though. Would this strategy look ok? 1) Read cover to cover copy pasting selected segments/key ideas into your notes to review later 2) Make…
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Old Gear
Found this at a production site while investigating "slowness" :) IOS (tm) C2900XL Software
(C2900XL-H-M), Version 11.2(8)SA4, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1) Copyright (c) 1986-1998 by cisco
Systems, Inc. Compiled Mon 23-Nov-98 20:54 by
paulines
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Wisdom of putting a Raspberry Pi on a production network
Just as it says, would any of you do it? This implementation would use a VLAN to separate it out from the business related resources, so maybe not exactly how I presented the title, but I figured it sounded more dramatic. Is a VLAN segmentation on a Cisco Meraki infrastructure going to be sufficient to separate this type…
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Finding domain account on network
Hi all, I am having an issue finding an AD account that maybe running on pcs and servers in our domain. I am trying to find a script or suggestion to have something look for this account while doing it passively to avoid interruption. I have used a powershell script but it seems to not be working as intended and or its not…
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Moved: Cyber data breach: Marriott vs Quora
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Video Teleconferencing Software
Planning on putting on a couple of study groups and potentially a SSCP class for about 12 students or so. Looking for recommendations that does a good job of Video/Audio/Screensharing. With my budget of $0, I was thinking about standing up and hosting my own Discord server which I believe will do the job. Thoughts,…
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Project: IPTV setup
hi guys, im trying to optimise my home IPTV and need some professional advice. I am in Australia and my service providers server is in Europe. Sometimes the device freezes and when i watch a main sporting event it buffers hard and crashes, i know thats because millions are watching but wanted to see if there was things i…
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Thoughts on McAfee
I was wondering everyone's thoughts on McAfee as a security company. I haven't paid attention to mcafee for many years, ever since my company stopped using them for endpoint protection. We were never really satisfied with the product. I was a very surprised to see them as leaders in the IPS, CASB and SIEM space Anyone…
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Syncplicity
Anyone have any previous experience using this software? I'm using it at work to back up my desktop files and so far so good. We had a couple of failures and the files were restored. Much better than a having to navigate to a network folder. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
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Moved: Mentorship in IT
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Vote on New Categories Here
We plan on adding a few more forum categories to expand discussions beyond certification preparation. We’ve gathered suggestions from senior TechExam members, admins and mods to get started. Vote for your top five ideas here (heads up, it's a Google form):…
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Moved: Your book wish list...
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Start Up Company Searching for 1099 Instructors
Hello everyone! I’m new here :) I stumbled across this page yesterday and thought it would be a great resource. Looking for some insight from those of you who are experts in this field as I am new to it. I am in process of helping a new start up education, training and certification company. We are looking for 1099…
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Destination Addiction
https://www.robertholden.com/blog/what-is-destination-addiction/ Interesting concept. This hit home with me and I know a lot of people on this forum have some sort of version of this
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Moved: *Friday Fun*
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Home Lab for IPS/IDS, SNORT, PFSENSE etc or a commercial product?
I need to get more hands on experience of IPS/IDS, FIREWALLS, SIEM etc. and was wondering should I choose option 1 or 2. 1. Set up home lab on old but powerful PC with Virtualbox, SNORT, SURICATA, pfsense and Splunk. 2. Try to find a similar configuration available commercially (cloud?) which will help me come upto speed…
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Quick and dirty script to check if a host is online via bash
Here is a quick and dirty bash script that I authored to check to see if a host is online. This was tested using Ubuntu. for word in $(cat domains.txt); do host $word; done > output.txt This is assuming you have changed directories to the directory where the domains.txt file is located. The point of this script is if you…
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Failed Projects
https://www.quora.com/What-is-it-like-to-work-on-a-large-failing-IT-project I just read this above and wow, talk about real world. This is spot on. Anyone on this forum experience this?
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What Do You Make of This "Tech Entrepreneurship with Atechup.com
It claims that you learn business opportunities in Cybersecurity. Although I've sent them an email and contacted them for a basic question however I've heard nothing from them ever. Do you all feel that they're legit?
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IIS 7.0 Application Pool assistance needed Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard
The process model identity was reverted to default when it should be a domain account created to service it. Is their anyway to revert this to the old username by restoring a configuration file etc? *Edit* Found the Application history cofiguration file on a tape backup after searching. Since I have fixed that I still am…
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Am I crazy what do you think.
I have a friend who is the COO of a small non profit he just started this position and one of his first agenda points is there IT Service contract they Out source all IT actions to a MSP and have had a-lot of issues. A major one for him is He recently had his O 365 Admin access revoked by the MSP he didn't break anything…
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Moved: Asking for passwords policy
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Advice for growth.
In the future i want to run a full time Consultancy/ MSSP firm specializing in Cloud Security. Now Im not talking this year closer to five years from now. I currently have a few short term engagements with my LLC and i really enjoy it and would love to continue it . my question is has anyone started a successful IT/IS…
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How do you stay motivated?
I'm currently studying for the SIP school cert and I'm having a lot of difficulties staying consistent with my studies. I'm already 10 years into my voice engineer career and I guess not that excited to study anymore. I took me over 3 years to get my CCNA and not sure how I can keep myself motivated to pass this SIP school…
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For Parents in IT
When do/did you start to pivot from your own career to your children? I'm finding that as my oldest nears the college ranks, I am having to focus less on myself and more on them. Any of you run into this? Is so how did the transition go? I can't see a scenario where you put primary focus on them and still have bandwidth to…
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How to perform a PenTest for USB Device Server?
Does anbody know how to perform a PenTest for a USB Device Server? Which tools should be used and which methodology could be adopted when performing the PenTest? Please point me with links to the appropriate information about this matter (if possible). Any suggestions or hints are much appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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Cisco Live, pxGrid, and Stealthwatch
I might be going to Cisco Live in Barcelona and curious to hear about the experience of others that have attended Live events. Also, there has been some interest around here on pxGrid and Stealthwatch so I'm interesting in feedback on this products from anyone that has experience with them. Thanks in advance!
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Profile
How long does it take until I can access my profile?
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Bitdefender/Law Enforcement Solve GandCrab with New Decryptor
Cool stuff https://labs.bitdefender.com/2018/10/bitdefender-law-enforcement-solve-for-multiple-versions-of-gandcrab-with-new-decryptor/?adobe_mc=MCMID%3D60807573524146231663267753457998061917%7CMCORGID%3D0E920C0F53DA9E9B0A490D45%2540AdobeOrg%7CTS%3D1540586799
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IT Policies
I know this might sound lazy but im looking for IT / IS policies templates if ypu by chance have any let me know thank you.
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RedHunt Linux - Adversary Emulation, Threat Hunting & Intelligence
For you guys that seek a "blue team" lab, this looks like it could be a valuable asset. A VM specifically for Adversary Emulation, Threat Hunting and Intelligence. https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/RedHunt+Linux+Adversary+Emulation+Threat+Hunting+Intelligence/24216/ From the article: "Based on Lubuntu-18.04 x64, the…
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CyberCriminal do you feel bad when you got them?
If the cybercriminal broke the code of transmission. Then if they get charge do you feel bad when they get caught?
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Installing Windows 10 with a Windows 8 key?
Long time no chat, sorry that I haven't been around. Wondering if anyone has encountered this before.My parents had a Windows 8 machine (maybe it was 8.1, I don't recall) that was upgraded to Windows 10 for free years back when Microsoft was trying to push everyone up. They've suffered a hard drive failure so I'm going to…
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Which one you hacked youtube?
Lol youtube is down and been down for a couple hours I’m not sure I would want to be on that Engineer team that let one of the most visited website on the Internet go down.
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Has anyone implemented network segmentation?
I was wondering if anyone on the site has successfully implemented network segmentation, to prevent lateral movement from client machines? If so, how did you go about it? To be more specific, I'm referring preventing lateral movement for clients on the same subnet. I thought of using Private VLANs, but that's not an…
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One for the Cisco Gods ( Packet Tracer )
Is anyone familiar with packet tracer? I am following along with the network academy introduction guide in which they get you to create a basic network setup in packet tracer. In the example diagram a cloud icon labelled internet is present. In packet tracer I have two cloud icons under the WAN category but no internet…
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BSides DFW 2018
Security BSides / DFW_2018 Anybody from Austin going? Want to ride share? I'll drive. Just share the gas costs.
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Super Micro hack
Haven't seen anyone post this: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-10-04/the-big-hack-how-china-used-a-tiny-chip-to-infiltrate-america-s-top-companies?srnd=premium I know what a lot of sys admins will be doing for the next several months.
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Need Help Please!
Hi guys, I am learning about the cpu in comp tia a+ book and I am being asked to follow a ''simple exercise'', but i'm confused about what the book is asking me to do: ''Now that you have learned what components are involved in the process, try the following simple exercise to see how the process works. In this example,…
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Friend requests
I been getting several friend requests from users with zero posts, has anyone else been seeing the same? I been rejecting them, it's funny you have to post 10 message to send a private email, but you can apparently sent friend requests with no posts.
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What Would STOP a Known GOOD Meraki Z3 From Connecting via VPN?
Hello TE, In my current role we support call center agents that connects via VPN through a Meraki z3. These call center agents work from home. The Thin Client and VIOP phone run off the Meraki z3. I need a better understanding of the Meraki’s specially the z 3’s The Meraki’s work fine for months..days.., and then bam it…
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ISC2 Security Congress New Orleans
Is anyone going to the ISC2 Security Congress in New Orleans next week? I've never been to one and it's a miracle that my boss has let my coworker and I go to this (or any one of them). I was just curious as to the general dress code (business casual, jeans, shorts, tshirts, etc.) and if you have been before how did you…
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One for the networking gods analyze network layout
Hi guys I was at work today and I have been trying to improve my networking knowledge. I am obviously a amateur and figured I would call on the gods for some advice on whether our current network arrangement is adequate. ( Downstairs) So we have draytek router connected to a SME server I think this server handles DHCP for…
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FREE ticket to ISACA CSX in Vegas Oct 15-17
There is a strong possibility I will get a free ticket (valued at $1950) to ISACA CSX Vegas coming up in a few weeks. If there are any locals or anyone who wants to do a Vegas vacation... I mean... conference, please let me now ASAP.
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HackingLoops penetration testing training
Anybody used HackingLoops for penetration testing training? https://www.hackingloops.com/
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Feeling Disheartened Need Some Advice How To Learn Smarter
Howdy guys I am going to have a rant and maybe one or two of you can help me. You see I haven't really achieved much in life I have this inner pain of frustration that I am destined for better things and a yearning to better myself. This is going to be raw so sorry if I sound like I am beating myself up but I need to do…
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Ubuntu Server Question
Incoming linux noob question. I'm working on setting up some virtual servers on ubuntu server 16.04 / 18.04. Given that I'll eventually make these reachable from outside my LAN I started reading up on linux hardening steps. A lot of guides keep mentioning to create a non root user account. Is there any need to actually do…