Hello all, Thank you for joining me in this journey as I take on my first role in the world of IT. I wanted to touch on my experience so far with the training process, as I get used to the duties of my first IT job. Please keep in…
Patience + Planning = Gain
Hey guys, David here. I hope you’re having a lovely day. Today’s post is about how sometimes waiting to make a big purchase can work to your benefit, perhaps finding a cheaper solution in a place you would have never expected. It’s a shorter post as I want to get…
Foot In The Door: Welcome to IT, David
I have very exciting news. Thank you to all my readers of the DavidInfosec Blog. It’s David here once again, with a brief blog post to announce that after over 400+ applications and frequent updates to projects and developing strategic business relationships, I’ve landed a role in IT. It’s been…
Huge project update: TaskRunway.com, ReportName.com, SpotScam.com, and more
Hey everyone, It’s been a while since I made a blog post. I’ve been busy with a lot of different projects. My projects have all aimed to revolve around some kind of larger purpose, and I can’t wait to share with you what I’ve been up to. Task Runway Task…
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Home IT Support Ticketing System Project: Revisited with UVDesk / Zammad Docker Containers and Reddit API Integration
This is a continuation of a more rudimentary proof of concept where I wanted to help real world people solve real world problems with a ticketing solution of some kind. I would additionally be able to get hands-on with a ticketing system so I could directly use my experience for…
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Did you get a weird email after applying for a job on LinkedIn? It might be a scam.
Preface There are a lot of things to stay watchful for in our new age of technology. Whether it be a deepfake impersonation of a celebrity, or maybe even a family member. I wanted to take a moment to talk about something that happened today. You should probably be aware…
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Configuring OpenVPN, PfSense, FreeRADIUS Authentication, Dynamic DNS, and TOTP Password + Pin Credentials
Today’s post is all about finding flexibility between hopping between all your favorite network devices, even when you’re out and about. Or, maybe you’re a small business and have ambitions to set up a site to site VPN so your employees can authenticate and access local resources. This post is…
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Server Recovery: Hostname Issue (Proxmox), empty /etc/pve directory, resilience, the solution, and lessons learned
A scary Proxmox server issue This is a story all about how I was doing a simple configuration on my Proxmox server and I wanted to edit the hostname so that I could have it match with my SSL certificate. This was signed by my own Intermediate Certificate Authority on…
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Tailscale VPN Firewall Issue: A lesson on troubleshooting
Sometimes it takes banging your head against a wall a couple times before you finally figure out a problem. This can apply to all sorts of things, and often we can become guilty of resorting to muscle memory, where our practice amalgamates into habit instead. Before we know it, we…
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Docker Container Deployments: How I’ve been refining my homelab
Nginx Proxy Manager I recently upgraded from my traditional method of using PfSense’s built in DNS Resolver to translate to my local domain names, and I pointed the DNS in the resolver to a container running Nginx Proxy Manager. There are some upsides to this as everything is able to…