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First time for everything

Posted on September 14, 2017September 14, 2017 By Michael Kavka No Comments on First time for everything

On Tuesday, September 12, 2017 4PM CST, my manager gave me a document called KB1243-Critical-Install.docx to analyze. This document is a self executing zip file using a docx type, with an embedded OLE binary object that executes, contacts an external site, and downloads a payload. I ended my analysis about 11AM CST 9-13-2017. Below is…

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Practice What You Preach

Posted on August 4, 2017 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Practice What You Preach

Over the last week, the infosec community has had a hard lesson thrown at it. Are we going to actually learn from it though?   We are self righteous, our community, the world of infosec. We preach, make fun of, pick on, slam, and do just about anything else negative about how things get handled….

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In our own sandbox

Posted on July 20, 2017 By Michael Kavka No Comments on In our own sandbox

We all do it. We are so caught up in what we do, and what we are, we give what seems to be good advice, but really is impractical advice. The world of Information Security is all about a balance that reduces risk while still allowing productivity, and we service, that is right SERVICE not…

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  • Microsoft pauses KB5002907 update after Office license deactivations September 26, 2026 Lawrence Abrams
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  • Pentagon data breach of military personnel raises national security concerns September 26, 2026 Dissent
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