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Welcome to 2019, please hold on

Posted on January 10, 2019January 10, 2019 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Welcome to 2019, please hold on

If you went on a twitter hiatus over the last couple weeks, another huge tweet thread(s) started on the state of hiring in the world of Cyber Security.

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2018 A Look Back

Posted on December 27, 2018December 27, 2018 By Michael Kavka No Comments on 2018 A Look Back

As 2018 comes to a close, I want to thank you for choosing to read this little blog. Now for a small look back at the year. This year has been another one of ups and downs. I have seen the twitter wars of 2018, people in the industry accused of stuff, and some of…

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DCSync, where the heck did that come from?

Posted on October 25, 2018October 25, 2018 By Michael Kavka No Comments on DCSync, where the heck did that come from?

Have you every had a pentest or red team report that talks about DCSync? How much of it has been hair pulling? What is DCSync and what is the significance of it? When securing Active Directory, there are a ton of moving parts, and even more rights available, especially when you add in extended rights….

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