A Roadmap to Earning Your First (or Next) SANS Certification

I’m in no way saying that certs or degrees are the only path to success. There are definitely individuals in the field who’ve never taken a cert or completed a degree and are super successful. However, I think those individuals are rare, they’re the exception (i.e. exceptional). In my experience (and it’s only my experience I can speak from), certs are the fastest way to get skilled up in an area where you have knowledge gaps. With that said, let’s get started.

Alternate Data Streams

Quick writeup on Alternate Data Streams (ADS). ADS is a file attribute used in NTFS that ultimately provides an opportunity for investigators to extract valuable evidence that might otherwise be overlooked. ADS is an additional stream of data that can be attached to a file on Windows systems. It’s a hidden file attached to a […]

Create a Personal Forensics Lab Part 5: The Windows 7 Workstations

By this the fifth instalment of the ‘build your own lab’ series, the lab already resembles this network diagram (or should, anyway): As the title suggests, it’s time to install the Windows 7 workstation(s). Workstation Configuration During the installation, Windows asks for a user name and a Computer Name. Enter these to save a step […]

Vultr and Virtio Part 2 – Creating Your Custom VM

At this point, you have already created your custom Windows ISO and are now ready to use said ISO to spin up a VM. Deploy Your Windows Server Login to your Vultr account From the Servers area, click Deploy New Server: Choose any server location you desire Under Server Type, select Upload ISO and then the ISO which you […]