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    Backups Won't Stop Ransomware
    Ransomware attacks can have devastating consequences for organizations of all sizes and sectors, disrupting business operations, compromising sensitive data, and causing financial losses. Having your critical data become encrypted renders the systems relying on the data unusable. To make it worse, ...
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    Beyond Hacking: Expanding Your Security Arsenal
    Understanding the Need for Penetration Testing You’ve been told you need a penetration test. Maybe ...
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    The Other Replicating Directory Changes
    Quick Summary The Replicating Directory Changes right in Active Directory allows you to request ...
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    The Best Way to Capture Traffic in 2021
    There are times when you need to capture some network traffic. Maybe you’re troubleshooting a ...
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    Computers are People Too
    There are those rare times during pen tests, when you are on a client’s network and you don’t have ...
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    Android App Testing on Chromebooks
    Update: As of March 2021, I’d recommend using Android Virtual Devices over Chromebooks. Chromebooks ...
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    Watching yOUr Permissions
    Often, one of the main goals of a pen tester is to get Domain Admin (DA) rights in a client’s ...
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    Ever Run a Relay? Why SMB Relays Should Be On Your Mind
    Time is never on your side when you’re onsite with a client and trying to get the first good ...
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