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Get Over It…

Posted on November 4, 2016November 25, 2016 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Get Over It…

“I turn on the tube and what do I see A whole lotta people cryin’ “Don’t blame me” They point their crooked little fingers at everybody else Spend all their time feelin’ sorry for themselves Victim of this, victim of that Your momma’s too thin; your daddy’s too fat Get over it” – Get Over…

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The forest or the trees?

Posted on October 14, 2016 By Michael Kavka No Comments on The forest or the trees?

I was having an interesting conversation on twitter with Mr. Jeff Man this morning about the state of the infosec world. Mostly about our lack of true understand of risk, and how we have become one of our own biggest problems. It all started with a tweet from Jeff, ” A vulnerability is one part…

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Thotcon 0x7 thoughts

Posted on May 9, 2016May 9, 2016 By Michael Kavka 2 Comments on Thotcon 0x7 thoughts

This past Thursday and Friday I spent the days at Thocton 0x7. It is a well put together infosec/hacking con but like everything has some flaws. These are my thoughts and opinions, and yours may differ, which is fine. The Good: The thing I find the best about the cons are the ability to meet…

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