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A Walk Through a Complete Digital Forensic Investigation
Last weekend, Zense at IIIT Bangalore held ZenseCTF. I was asked to be a guest challenge author for the event, so I spent some time authoring a series of three challenges that immersed players in a complete digital forensic investigation of a breached and infected web server. I’m glad that...
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IrisCTF 2024 is a Go!
IrisSec is exited to announce that IrisCTF 2024 is a go! We’re going to be hosting our second CTF ever this upcoming January from 2023.01.06 @ 00:00 UTC to 2023.01.08 @ 00:00 UTC. We’re excited to bring back our organization team from last year, plus a few new members who...
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I Gave a Talk About Computer Hacking to IIIT Bangalore
Last Sunday, I was invited to give a talk at IIIT Bangalore about computer hacking and hacker culture as well as how to learn and get involved. I was also asked to prepare a live demo for the audience, which really seemed to get them excited; for the demo, I...
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An Honest Review of DEF CON 31
Last weekend, I had a great time in Las Vegas at DEF CON 31 meeting up with some of my teammates from IrisSec, meeting new people, giving out stickers, hacking, learning all sorts of new things, and dining at fancy restaurants with my partner. However, this is not to say...
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How to Not Get Pwned at DEF CON
Now when I say DEF CON, I’m referring to the hacking convention held annually in Las Vegas, not the defense alert system used by the U.S. military. DEF CON is one of the most fun events I’ve ever been to, but it’s also easily the most dangerous. The bulk of...
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Catching Up
Hey, it’s been a while. My last real post was over 4 months ago. If you’ll have me, I’d like to share the slice of my life that’s elapsed since the last time I tended to this blog. I bring to you tales of betrayal, drama, and hubris. I invite...
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On Hiatus
I’m going to be out on hiatus for a while. There’s just a lot going on right now. I’m not sure when I’ll be back.
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What's Next For Me
Wikipedia defines “liminality” as “the quality of ambiguity or disorientation that occurs in the middle stage of a rite of passage, when participants no longer hold their pre-ritual status but have not yet begun the transition to the status they will hold when the rite is complete.” To put simply,...
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Out Sick
I meant to do a post this week but frankly, I’ve been feeling under the weather. See you next week!
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No Post This Week
Heyo. I’ve got a lot of exciting stuff happening in the background and am about to start a new job as a short-term contracted security consultant for my old team at UCM IT Networks! Things are happening and I’m about to start a few new personal projects as well as...
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"Hack the Planet!" and Badger Were Hits!
Two huge projects I’ve been working on these past few weeks debuted at HackMerced VIII last weekend and they were successful! “Hack the Planet!” was an interactive cybersecurity education event that ran for 16 hours on the Saturday of the hackathon and Badger was the RFID-based IoT registration, attendance tracking,...
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Working Hard on "Hack the Planet!"
Hey, been busy lately. Haven’t had time to post anything and also likely won’t next week either. I’ve taken on the bulk of the work of “Hack the Planet!” involving the networking, cluster, platform, etc. and will need some time.
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HackMerced Registrations Open!
Hey, HackMerced VIII registrations are officially open! You can sign up at hackmerced.com. At the event, you can expect 36 hours of programming. On Saturday from 08:00-23:59, you can check out “Hack the Planet!” My pet project, Badger, will also be making a debut and proof-of-concept at the event as...
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For Hire
Hey, I’m for hire. I figured it’s time I start seriously looking for a job now that IrisCTF is in the past. I’m still working on projects like “Hack the Planet!” and Badger (HackerPass) and of course still bashing on keyboards with Iris, but I’m a college graduate now and...
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Come Hack the Planet at HackMerced VIII!
Hey, I’m full-swing working on a huge project that will debut at HackMerced VIII next month from 3 March to 5 March! I’m working with ΙΜ to create an n-scale miniature city where everything is hackable. This event is called “Hack the Planet!” and it’s a huge passion project I’m...
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IrisCTF 2023 Select Forensics, RF, and Networking Writeups
These writeups are also readable on my team website. Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of hosting IrisCTF 2023 with my team at IrisSec. This was our first time ever hosting a CTF event and we’re very happy with how it turned out! Our feedback was overwhelmingly positive and...