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The one about banking passwords…

Posted on March 5, 2021 By Michael Kavka No Comments on The one about banking passwords…

The world of cybersecurity understands the need for secure passwords. While passwords with special characters, numbers and both capital and lower case letters help make them more secure, length is a factor. These reasons, alongside with using unique passwords are why we recommend password managers. It has been a long running feud with sites to…

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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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Solarwinds Sunburst: Haven’t We Been Here Before?

Posted on December 30, 2020December 30, 2020 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Solarwinds Sunburst: Haven’t We Been Here Before?

Timing is not everything, it is the only thing. I really believe that and have for a good portion of my life. A little bit off, a little bit early or late and things do not happen, things can be missed, and who knows what the result would have been. How this relates to the…

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