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First Defcon – The results

Posted on August 17, 2023 By Michael Kavka No Comments on First Defcon – The results

This year marked the first time I made it out to Defcon. I have known about this conference since the 90’s, just had not figured out a way to get out there and experience it. For those that want a TL;DR, it is a supersized conference. There are also plenty of smaller conferences that I…

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Holiday CTF review

Posted on January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Holiday CTF review

With the holiday season behind us so are the yearly holiday themed CTF challenges. I participated in 2 of them , TryHackMe’s Advent of Cyber and SANS Holiday Hack Challenge. Going into TryHackMe’s Advent of Cyber I was not sure what to expect. I had been using TryHackMe off and on for learning. I had…

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Pain Point: The Announcement of the End of Derbycon

Posted on January 18, 2019January 18, 2019 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Pain Point: The Announcement of the End of Derbycon

For those who came in late, earlier this week Derbycon announced that its board has decided that 2019 will be the last year for Derbycon. This of course has been met with dismay, anger, and talk. The statement from Derbycon was it had to do with multiple things over multiple years taking a toll on…

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