A blog post all about how I used a cloud server provider, (Linode) to deploy a self-hosted instance of Mailcow in a docker container, all for a mission to alert scam victims of a fake Norton Security refund scam. Thank you, scammer! Hello everyone! I am back with another post,…
Exploring the beautiful world of VoIP with a Cisco 8800 IP Phone
A lesson on challenge, resilience, and character growth. Introduction Hello everyone! Today’s post is everything in-depth as to my recent fascinations with Voice-Over-IP, or VoIP. This is in companionship with my CCNA studies, which I still aim to achieve before the end of this year despite some turbulence, I decided…
Audio and Networking – When Passions Collide, VBAN Automatic Audio Detection
Audio and Networking – When Passions Collide A Brief Update Hello! It’s been a few months since my last post, but I’ve been plenty busy with lots of projects. From working on harnessing my tools that help me in my duties as an audio engineer, to exploring depths of complexity…
Home IT Support Project, Reddit Makeshift Support Homelab w/ ticketing system
Simulating a ticketing system from home, while helping real people! The Plan Greetings everyone, I hope you are all having a lovely day. I am writing on this blog yet again to update you on my projects that I am working on and continue to want to revisit as I…
I’m Learning Stenography, from a 160 WPM QWERTY typist
Unlocking a new method of typing? Hello everyone, I hope you’re doing well today. I have been fascinated by keyboarding at miraculous speeds, so much so that I had quickly been addicted to typing tests and seeing how fast I could truly get. Since I was a kid, I remember…
Insider Threat Located! Custom Geolocation IP Python scripting to catch insider threats
How a spontaneous tool caught an insider threat The Backstory Hello again, I hope you are having a lovely day. I was chatting in a study group that I’m a part of one night, and I was delighted to find that a system administrator from a school was wondering if…
Google’s .zip TLD and Information Security Concerns, Proof of Concept & Awareness
Empowering Users, Raising Awareness, and Mitigating Risks Google’s .zip TLD and Information Security Concerns I’m sure you’ve heard about the recent discussions surrounding Google’s release of the .zip Top Level Domain (TLD) to the public for registration. This move raises several concerns, especially within the domain investing and collecting community…
Cyber Kill Chain – TryHackMe Write-Up and Commentary
TryHackMe Room Write-Up This is a write-up on the Cyber Kill Chain Room for TryHackMe. We will walk through what it is, why it’s important, and a bit about its origin. As written in this room, the Cyber Kill Chain is important because it defines the steps taken by adversaries…
My SIEM Experience | A directory of home-deployed SIEM labs (In Progress)
Compilation of SIEM labs | Poor Man’s SIEM (Event Viewer), LimaCharlie, ELK, Graylog, and more… This post will outline my experience that I’ve had while experimenting with SIEM deployment and log analysis. It will be uniquely structured from other posts. Each SIEM project will have a quick summary and link…
CACTUS Ransomware? New Ransomware with camoflauging and anti-virus evasion
Ransomware That Encrypts Itself Background There’s new ransomware that has been identified in a live environment since March 2023. The ransomware is unique in that the moving parts (binary) of the software need to be decrypted for things to start deploying. Some speculate that this is an attempt to camoflauge…