DMTA – Beastie Boys – Paul’s Boutique

This is a tough album for me to review. The reason I picked it first was it fulfilled 2 requirements. One is simply enough, I owned the album. The next requirement, was that it was first in alphabetical order of the albums I owned. OK, on to why this is tough to review.   I Read More …

UDP and Its Role in Online Communication

The User Datagram Protocol (UDP) is one of the foundational protocols of the internet, widely used for applications where speed and efficiency are prioritized over reliability. This article explores what UDP is, how it works, and why it is often chosen over Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) for specific use cases, particularly in online communication and Read More …

Conference Video – OSINT: Oh the places you’ll go

Justin Brown (Spridel) Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) is what many of us do on a daily basis. We may not acknowledge it. We perform research, digital foot printing, competitive intelligence, and reconnaissance, just to name a few. Come find some additional resources for your efforts, listen to what should be collected, how to perform collection, Read More …

The Internet Protocol: The Backbone of Online Communication

The Internet Protocol (IP) is one of the most essential components of modern networking, enabling seamless communication between devices across the globe. This article explores what the Internet Protocol is, how it works, and why it is crucial for online communication. What is the Internet Protocol? The Internet Protocol (IP) is a set of rules Read More …

Conference Video – Introductory Netflow Analysis

Miles Johnson Introductory Netflow Analysis is a 1 hour presentation on the basic concepts of Netflow and network forensics using netflow logs. All IT Security professionals will need to do network forensics at one time or another. Netflow analysis can empower you to discover and understand past network behavior.

Trumpian Politics – A Progressive Trump in the Midwest

In this first episode of Trumpian Politics, I want to show our impartiality.  Yes, I know we are named for the orange clown show, but I thought it important to showcase another trumpian in office.  This one is the mayor of Chicago Brandon Johnson. “If you ain’t with us, you just gotta go.” To be Read More …

Hacker Video – All Your Devices Can Be Hacked

Avi Rubin is Professor of Computer Science at Johns Hopkins University and Technical Director of the JHU Information Security Institute. Avi’s primary research area is Computer Security, and his latest research focuses on security for electronic medical records. Avi is credited for bringing to light vulnerabilities in electronic voting machines. In 2006 he published a Read More …