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    DDoS attacks and how to mitigate them

    • General
    • by Jacob Riggs
    • 01-07-2020
    4.88 of 104 votes

    In this era, cyber-attacks are gaining in popularity with more sophisticated techniques and attack deployment strategies being seen in the wild than ever before. DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks have gained popularity over the years, and as network systems advanced these types of attacks grew to become more refined. Many types of DDoS attacks now exist including HTTP flood

  • [CTF] HTB Traceback write-up walkthrough

    4.79 of 96 votes

    This is my write-up and walkthrough for the Traceback (10.10.10.181) box user flag. Traceback is a Linux machine which was a little more challenging for me than I expected. This was my first CTF effort in quite some time and I wanted to refresh my learning. HTB (hackthebox) has also introduced a new Pwnbox feature, which is a custom web-based

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    Nothing is more monstrous than man

    4.74 of 103 votes

    Fiction can teach real and important lessons. Contrary to popular belief, Frankenstein was actually the name of the doctor that created the infamous monster. There is an almost poetic irony in the fact pop-culture always fails to recognise this important distinction between Frankenstein and his creation. Much like the symbolic nature of the unknown, unnatural, and unexplained, the hideous creature

  • Useful network posters you can download and print

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    • by Jacob Riggs
    • 03-06-2020
    4.79 of 108 votes

    I decided to put together some minimalistic posters on network fundamentals that people can download and print for free. I hope these might help individuals, academic institutions, or maybe even companies with an IT ops function looking to decorate their office space with useful reference material. Download OSI + TCP/IP Common Ports Network Topologies All posters are A3 (297mm x

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    In memory of my friend Craig Warden

    4.84 of 140 votes

    My colleague and friend unexpectedly passed away last year and I wanted to share a few lasting words which I hope might venerate our friendship and pay tribute to his memory. Craig Allen Warden 16 December 1970  —  13 April 2019 I’ve considered writing something for a long time, but my personal blog is hardly a podium for obituaries and

  • How to torrent (on Windows)

    4.61 of 87 votes

    The purpose of this tutorial is to provide guidance on how to access and download torrents. Torrents are hosted on file-sharing websites, which act as a directory for finding desired data (such as movies, TV shows, OS images, or open-source software). File-sharing sites themselves do not host the desired data - they just host the torrent files that tell your