The Cyber Kill Chain is a model designed to provide structure for understanding and analysing a cyber attack. It was developed by Lockheed Martin in 2011 as a way to understand how attackers move from early planning through to achieving…
The Linux operating system is based on UNIX and shares its base directory structure. The Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) is followed by most distributions and helps ensure the various distributions and forks remain largely consistent. This consistency simplifies software installation,…
I took the Microsoft Certified: Information Security Administrator Associate exam last weekend and passed it reasonably comfortably. I was offered training on Microsoft Purview through my workplace and thought it was worth testing myself to see how much I had…
I recently took the CompTIA Linux+ certification exam, mostly to see if I knew enough about Linux to get it. I did manage to get it first try, which was a relief, as I only use Linux operating systems occasionally.…
This room was released on day thirteen of the event and focuses on YARA rules used for detecting malicious behaviour. Task 1 Introduction Read some background information on why we are doing this. Spin up the Virtual Machine. Task 2…
This room was released on day twelve of the event and focuses on detecting phishing emails. Task 1 Introduction Read the story background. Start the Virtual Machine and navigate to the Email Inspector web page. Task 2 Spotting Phishing Emails Read…
This room was released on day eleven of the event and focuses on Cross Site Scripting (XSS). Task 1 Introduction Read a brief setup with a tiny bit of story. Spin up the Attack Box and a Virtual Machine. Task…
I recently acquired the Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate on my third attempt. This was both embarrassing—since I’ve never failed the same certification exam twice before—and humbling—as the exam was very clear about what the scope. The scope scope…
This room was released on day nine of the event and focuses on cracking passwords. Task 1 Introduction This section introduces some more story material. Launch the Virtual Machine. Task 2 Attacks Against Encrypted Files Read about password cracking methods. Change…