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Author: Michael Kavka

Passing the Cert – SANS Notes and thoughts

Posted on October 15, 2020 By Michael Kavka 1 Comment on Passing the Cert – SANS Notes and thoughts

After years of trying to convince employers to send me to a SANS class, I was all set to do the SEC504 in St. Louis back in March. It was all paid for, I had the hotel booked, and was all set for it. Then COVID-19 hit and a week before all work travel was…

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Zoom Zoom or WTF people?

Posted on April 16, 2020 By Michael Kavka 1 Comment on Zoom Zoom or WTF people?

Slide by Dave Kennedy, CEO of TrustedSec and Binary Defense from his closing remarks at Grimmcon. Zoom is not malware. Repeat with me…  ZOOM IS NOT MALWARE! Zoom has been everywhere and on many peoples minds. We have also failed the company, not by finding holes in their software, but by playing the role of chicken little….

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Random Stream of Thoughts

Posted on March 26, 2020 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Random Stream of Thoughts

So here we are, a pandemic going on. The current (temporary) norm is everyone work from home. We secure what we can of course, and many of us are use to working from home, at least some times, but what else is available to do? Myself, I’ve been working on CTFs from tryhackme.com and making…

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