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    Quick Bites 13 – Network Pentest Restrictions Can Hurt Your Business
    penetration testing |  network security
    Too Many Network Pentest Restrictions Can Hurt Your Business Recently, I had cervical spine surgery (ACDF) and was on restricted duty as a result. The surgery involved putting a metal plate on my spine in my neck with a new piece of bone in place of a disc that ruptured…and it’s my second surgery, ...
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    But AI Can Give Me the Commands! Why You Still Need to Learn the Linux File System
    But AI Can Give Me the Commands! Why You Still Need to Learn the Linux File System
    Linux  |  AI  |  AI Security
    It’s now easier than ever for AI to write your bash scripts or give you the exact command to ...
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    Secure Password Management in PowerShell: Best Practices
    Secure Password Management in PowerShell: Best Practices
    When working with PowerShell to automate tasks, managing credentials securely is a critical ...
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    Rolling for Resilience: A Strategic Guide to Cybersecurity Table-top Exercises
    Rolling for Resilience: A Strategic Guide to Cybersecurity Table-top Exercises
    This is the first post in this series addressing my perspective on the current state of ...
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    Risk-Driven Approach: The Federal Government’s Shift in Cybersecurity Burden
    Risk-Driven Approach: The Federal Government’s Shift in Cybersecurity Burden
    From All-Hazards to Risk-Informed The New Risk-Informed Paradigm One of the most significant shifts ...
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    Understanding Garbage Findings
    Understanding Garbage Findings
    There is a well-meaning desire among penetration testers to produce findings. The fact of the ...
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    Houston, We Have a Problem
    Houston, We Have a Problem
    Satellite Security Testing: A Holistic Approach Last month, I had the opportunity to present at ...
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    Cybersecurity Essentials for SMBs: Building a Robust Program
    Cybersecurity Essentials for SMBs: Building a Robust Program
    When discussions arise around companies' cybersecurity programs, the focus often gravitates towards ...
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    The Essential Eight
    The Essential Eight
    NIST  |  Essential 8  |  ASD
    Australian Signals Directorate’s Top 8 Controls to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents & How They ...
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    From Nmap to CSV
    From Nmap to CSV
    How Experience and Management Skills Improve Data Analysis for Security Professionals The other ...
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    You Don’t Need PKINIT To Win It
    You Don’t Need PKINIT To Win It
    Privilege Escalation using LDAP Part 1 Pass-the-certificate has become a common method used by ...
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    Built-In Network Capture with Windows 11
    Built-In Network Capture with Windows 11
    Did you know that Windows has a built-in network packet capture utility? And that it isn’t even GUI ...
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