Technology – Page 2

New to Infosec?

When I first started looking into InfoSec the biggest problem was where to start. Some things related to work was ok, but where and what for the rest?

There are some much information around; Courses, youtube, podcasts, blogs etc.
In this post I’ll create and maintain a list of what I read, watch and listen to.

Who	What	Where
SANS	A daily short podcast. I always try to listen to this before work.	https://isc.sans.edu/podcast.html Is also available on Apple Podcasts etc.
twit.tv	Weekly Podcast about everything happening in the infosec world. Some great episodes and some not so great.	https://twit.tv/shows/security-now Is also available on Apple Podcasts etc.
MalwareTech Marcus Hutchins	He has some great content on different platforms	Youtube Twitter TikTok
John Hammond	YouTube videos on a lot of different topics. He has some great walkthroughs on CTFs.	Youtube
Bleeping Computer	A great source of news	bleepingcomputer.com
Hack the Box	CTF. I have a subscription here to get the webbased Parrot OS unlimited use.	hackthebox.com
PicoCTF	CTF. This is for all ages, fun but hard.	picoctf.org
Try Hack Me	CTF. Have some great learning tracks.	tryhackme.com

If you have any recommendations for me to put in the list please comment below.

Tech travel pack and easter thoughts

So it’s time for Easter, the last part of winter. My family has a tradition to go to the cabin in the mountains, a place without water, plumbing and electricity(we have solar power for charging stuff and for lights).

Here we have fun in the snow, play board games and eat candy. Our tech use is limited, and the only internet we have is 4G based. It’s not that we don’t use tech, but we kind of use it differently. Often we play games together on them, or the kids watch together on one iPad. And the hours used on tech are much less than they would have been if we were home.

I really enjoy this vacation, the way we are stuck in the cabin and a lot few worries that I would have at home.

Tech pack list:

iPhone
iPad
4g modem
AirPods
Apple Watch
Chargers and a battery bank

Yes, I may be an Apple guy, but I’m not a fanboy :-p
And no laptop this year, not going to work so I don’t need one.

CTF’s

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When I started to work with infosec I tried a lot of different ways to learn new stuff. I took some courses, read books, watched videos, etc.

But to learn new things, with some help on the way I found out that playing CTFs is a great way. These websites make hacking into a game, by giving you systems to play with, and your job is to get the token(s).

It may be a website you have to get access to, a windows server with vulnerable samba, or maybe a router with a default username/password combination. Some of the sites often have walkthroughs you can look at if you are stuck, and they are great for learning. But remember, DO EVERYTHING yourself as well, that’s the way you learn. Another important thing to remember is that these techniques should only be used on testing like this, using it in the wild may be illegal.

Well enough chatting about, here is my list of some great CTF sites.

hackthebox The one I pay for atm, mostely because of great labs, and the Parrot OS you get access trough your webbrowser(a great way to make your self safe)
tryhackme Have some great intro tutorials.
picoctf For people from the age of 13 and up. But dont get fooled, some of them are real hard. Free