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Nessus and Python Scripts

Posted on January 17, 2020 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Nessus and Python Scripts

I have been working on some Python scripting over the past couple months for Nessus Pro, which I have been playing with. These are no real big deal, but might be able to help some of you out. The are located at my github page. The first one, is the grabber script. We had been…

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Scripts, Security

EcoSystems, or Why the Security Tools Industry is making us less secure

Posted on June 13, 2019June 13, 2019 By Michael Kavka No Comments on EcoSystems, or Why the Security Tools Industry is making us less secure

Warning: I will be dropping company names in this article based on items I use or have used. These are meant as examples only from personal experience. We live in a world where we do not have enough eyes on things, we suffer from burnout, work long hours, and generally are banging our heads against…

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Rants, Security

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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