And here are my thoughts on GrrCon this year. Always ends too soon and takes too long to come back around again. Hope to see everyone again.
redlantern.tech/AAR/
redlantern.tech/AAR/
GrrCon 2025 After Action Report
Opening Remarks
Once again, GrrCon has come and gone. GrrCon is the largest convention I have attended, and it still has a community feel. My first year I went alone. The second year I attended with t...
redlantern.tech
October 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
And here are my thoughts on GrrCon this year. Always ends too soon and takes too long to come back around again. Hope to see everyone again.
redlantern.tech/AAR/
redlantern.tech/AAR/
Ligolo-NG is awesome. I'm on the pivot labs on HTB and I've been trying it along with the instructions given. Its really slick.
github.com/Nicocha30/li...
github.com/Nicocha30/li...
August 6, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Ligolo-NG is awesome. I'm on the pivot labs on HTB and I've been trying it along with the instructions given. Its really slick.
github.com/Nicocha30/li...
github.com/Nicocha30/li...
Just a quick post as I don't think I'll do a blog this quarter.
Recently picked up the Metasploit Second Edition Book from No Starch Press. It has been a fun read but the real challenge isn't getting through the book...
It's setting up the test box.
Recently picked up the Metasploit Second Edition Book from No Starch Press. It has been a fun read but the real challenge isn't getting through the book...
It's setting up the test box.
July 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Just a quick post as I don't think I'll do a blog this quarter.
Recently picked up the Metasploit Second Edition Book from No Starch Press. It has been a fun read but the real challenge isn't getting through the book...
It's setting up the test box.
Recently picked up the Metasploit Second Edition Book from No Starch Press. It has been a fun read but the real challenge isn't getting through the book...
It's setting up the test box.
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This is Tub and Blue. They simply cannot figure out how to get their tennis ball that fell in the pool. Still 12/10 because they really are trying
June 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
This is Tub and Blue. They simply cannot figure out how to get their tennis ball that fell in the pool. Still 12/10 because they really are trying
I spent the last 3 months improving my Linux Terminal skills and going through HacktheBox academy for red teaming. Its been fun and I hope to keep it up in Quarter 2.
redlantern.tech/Q1HTB/
redlantern.tech/Q1HTB/
A Quarter of HacktheBox
Back in August, I decided to challenge myself and take the Comptia PenTest Plus exam. It was something I always wanted to do and it was a way to help improve my vulerability management skills. The t...
redlantern.tech
April 7, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I spent the last 3 months improving my Linux Terminal skills and going through HacktheBox academy for red teaming. Its been fun and I hope to keep it up in Quarter 2.
redlantern.tech/Q1HTB/
redlantern.tech/Q1HTB/
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Congratulations to all who competed in the 2025 Southwest Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition this past weekend: Baylor, Louisiana Tech, Sam Houston State, Texas A&M, UT-Austin, UT-Dallas, UT-San Antonio, and Tulsa.
March 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Congratulations to all who competed in the 2025 Southwest Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition this past weekend: Baylor, Louisiana Tech, Sam Houston State, Texas A&M, UT-Austin, UT-Dallas, UT-San Antonio, and Tulsa.
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I started my career fixing computers for people and dealing with customer complaints.
You learn how to empathise with people and communicate effectively.
The technical work isn't the difficult part.
You learn how to empathise with people and communicate effectively.
The technical work isn't the difficult part.
I started in help desk. Where it was a physical desk and people came to ask me to come to their desk where it turned on they hadn’t turned their monitor on.
I got their permission to share their message to me.
We need to tell people where we came from. The people they see as leaders or at least high-profile. We can't leave this to people selling 90-day Discord bootcamps.
Because that's maybe all they're getting.
We need to tell people where we came from. The people they see as leaders or at least high-profile. We can't leave this to people selling 90-day Discord bootcamps.
Because that's maybe all they're getting.
March 13, 2025 at 7:17 AM
I started my career fixing computers for people and dealing with customer complaints.
You learn how to empathise with people and communicate effectively.
The technical work isn't the difficult part.
You learn how to empathise with people and communicate effectively.
The technical work isn't the difficult part.
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The Lamb Chronicles
February 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The Lamb Chronicles
Been going through HackTheBox labs and academy. First time this morning was able to get root without a walk through. Sure, It was the knowledge check one at the end of the first module, and I used Metasploit, but still was a cool feeling. Also found the week password for the admin first. Wild.
February 15, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Been going through HackTheBox labs and academy. First time this morning was able to get root without a walk through. Sure, It was the knowledge check one at the end of the first module, and I used Metasploit, but still was a cool feeling. Also found the week password for the admin first. Wild.
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We're coming up on 10 years since Jessica Payne gave this talk, and it's still my absolute favorite Windows Firewall presentation I've ever seen
If you help others with Windows Firewall, this is probably the best use of someone's time to learn about it
www.youtube.com/watc...
If you help others with Windows Firewall, this is probably the best use of someone's time to learn about it
www.youtube.com/watc...
February 5, 2025 at 11:19 PM
We're coming up on 10 years since Jessica Payne gave this talk, and it's still my absolute favorite Windows Firewall presentation I've ever seen
If you help others with Windows Firewall, this is probably the best use of someone's time to learn about it
www.youtube.com/watc...
If you help others with Windows Firewall, this is probably the best use of someone's time to learn about it
www.youtube.com/watc...
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Trying to find a bounty program that's interesting enough to spend a few months hacking on.
February 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Trying to find a bounty program that's interesting enough to spend a few months hacking on.
Its Groundhog Day. 4 Years ago I started my Linux journey. Time to reflect on it. redlantern.tech/4YearsOn/
4 Years On - Switching To Linux
Where it started.
I have tried to use Linux off and on since, the late 90’s. I remember finding a copy of Linux on Windows from the Mandrake Linux team at my local big box store. Only to later disco...
redlantern.tech
February 2, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Its Groundhog Day. 4 Years ago I started my Linux journey. Time to reflect on it. redlantern.tech/4YearsOn/
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Regardless of what we pour into defensive tech, the weak spot will always be the people using technology. Social engineering is too easy, whether it’s a cyber criminal posing as IT support, a scammer romantic interest or a foreign government or domestic organization manipulating public opinion. /3
January 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Regardless of what we pour into defensive tech, the weak spot will always be the people using technology. Social engineering is too easy, whether it’s a cyber criminal posing as IT support, a scammer romantic interest or a foreign government or domestic organization manipulating public opinion. /3
Level 12 on OTW Bandit is just plain crazy.
A learning experience and don't be afraid to just look up the solution because you still learn some crazy stuff including file signatures and how bzip2 and gzip are similar.
overthewire.org/wargames/ban...
A learning experience and don't be afraid to just look up the solution because you still learn some crazy stuff including file signatures and how bzip2 and gzip are similar.
overthewire.org/wargames/ban...
OverTheWire: Bandit
overthewire.org
January 23, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Level 12 on OTW Bandit is just plain crazy.
A learning experience and don't be afraid to just look up the solution because you still learn some crazy stuff including file signatures and how bzip2 and gzip are similar.
overthewire.org/wargames/ban...
A learning experience and don't be afraid to just look up the solution because you still learn some crazy stuff including file signatures and how bzip2 and gzip are similar.
overthewire.org/wargames/ban...
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I need new hobbies (or revisit old ones). Either way I have found tmux useful doing the Hack the Box labs as I usually have like 5 things going on at once. Special shout out to Learnlinux.tv as that's were the bulk of my stuff came from
github.com/RedLanternTe...
github.com/RedLanternTe...
January 15, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I need new hobbies (or revisit old ones). Either way I have found tmux useful doing the Hack the Box labs as I usually have like 5 things going on at once. Special shout out to Learnlinux.tv as that's were the bulk of my stuff came from
github.com/RedLanternTe...
github.com/RedLanternTe...
I decided to try out HacktheBox's challenge rooms. Going through their Starting Point Labs first to get a feel of the platform. Overall its been fun but I will say, having Linux experience helps out a lot. There are times when I need to fall back on it to figure out a new utility.
January 13, 2025 at 12:07 PM
I decided to try out HacktheBox's challenge rooms. Going through their Starting Point Labs first to get a feel of the platform. Overall its been fun but I will say, having Linux experience helps out a lot. There are times when I need to fall back on it to figure out a new utility.
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To improve in writing IT Reports, especially Incident Response Reports, focus on expanding your vocabulary and forming better sentences. Consider seeking out books, podcasts, or audiobooks to enhance your skills.
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January 4, 2025 at 11:42 PM
To improve in writing IT Reports, especially Incident Response Reports, focus on expanding your vocabulary and forming better sentences. Consider seeking out books, podcasts, or audiobooks to enhance your skills.
Let's spend Saturday night learning tmux.
January 4, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Let's spend Saturday night learning tmux.
When I first got my CISSP, I wondered how I would keep up with the CPE requirement. Considering I got the required 120 hours, 10 months before it was due proves it was possible with good diligence.
November 24, 2024 at 1:39 PM
When I first got my CISSP, I wondered how I would keep up with the CPE requirement. Considering I got the required 120 hours, 10 months before it was due proves it was possible with good diligence.
Hello world.
November 22, 2024 at 2:07 PM
Hello world.