The Recipe for Modern IT In the traditional world of IT, setting up a server was a craft. A sysadmin would log in, click through menus, install packages, and tweak settings until everything worked. I know, I did this job for much of my early career. But much like a chef cooking a complex signature Read More …
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Automating Infrastructure Visibility with dig
In modern cybersecurity, you cannot protect what you don’t know exists. Traditional DNS tools often give you fragmented data. You get an A record here, an SPF record there, but connecting those to an owner (WHOIS) or a risk profile (Shodan) usually requires manual effort. A Solution: One Script to Rule Them All I’ve consolidated Read More …
Enhancing Domain Security with CAA Records
In the realm of internet security, ensuring that your domain is protected from unauthorized access and fraudulent activities is paramount. One effective way to bolster this security is through the implementation of a Certification Authority Authorization (CAA) record. A CAA record is a specific type of DNS record that designates which certificate authorities (CAs) are Read More …
CAA – Certification Authority Authorization
A CAA record is a type of DNS (Domain Name System) record that helps improve the security of a domain by specifying which certificate authorities (CAs) are allowed to issue SSL/TLS certificates for that domain. To understand this better, let’s break it down: What is DNS? DNS is like the phonebook of the internet. It Read More …
Looking at Attack Surface Mapping
Hot Take Incomming……. Warning…… I am going to come right out and say it, and it will sound completely arrogant, but I think the majority of Attack Surface Mapping vendors out there are doing it wrong. ASM for those who are new to blogs like these, stands for Attack Surface Mapping. This process is meant Read More …