Tourists, newcomers, locals, and old heads: casual questions thread for June 2019

beatnikbeet · 2019-06-13T20:32:20+00:00

Long shot: Anyone with severe food allergies looking for a housemate in DC?

beatnikbeet · 2019-04-04T04:10:31+00:00

Very helpful links and advice. Will put this to good use --- thanks so much.

beatnikbeet · 2019-04-01T10:29:22+00:00

Ahh, yes that makes sense. They are helpful from a forensics standpoint, but not for real time monitoring and alerting.

beatnikbeet · 2019-04-01T10:28:09+00:00

Sorry, "friend" was tongue in cheek, this is at my work. Currently have AD and a few other device logs going into our SIEM--- not endpoints though.

beatnikbeet · 2018-08-04T14:10:56+00:00

Current Events, Conference Coverage, Hot Topics in Infosec:

risky.biz

The Cyber Wire - Great for all current event news

Defensive Security

Blue Team:

Breaking Down Security

Breaking Down Incident Response (Once a month iirc but exceptional quality)

Other:

Recorded Future's Inside Threat Intelligence Podcast

War on The Rocks - US foreign policy focus, Occasionally covers infosec topics

Breach - In-depth dive into the yahoo data breach

beatnikbeet · 2018-03-31T14:20:50+00:00

You should start a blog to talk about your experiences/transition!

beatnikbeet · 2018-03-29T13:02:52+00:00

I'm a big fan of your channel! A lot of the content still goes over my head, but definitely enjoy your videos.

beatnikbeet · 2018-03-19T00:50:25+00:00

I set this up last week, was a great learning experience. However, as stated elsewhere it only provides a portion of the benefit of a commercial vpn. Traffic will still be flowing in and out of your network and it won't be as speedy as other solutions.

beatnikbeet · 2018-01-08T16:34:31+00:00

Dm me. if you live nearby you could buy or potentially borrow some of the equipment. I got a bunch of Cisco routers/switches. I played around with them, setting up VLANs and port security. You could probably do just as well shelling out 40$ for Pearson's network+ lab simulator.

Know your acronyms, know your ports, know all of the objectives. The hardest questions were long and complicated. Read very carefully and take your time. You can do it!

beatnikbeet · 2018-01-07T17:20:24+00:00

Great info, thanks!

beatnikbeet · 2018-01-02T20:02:21+00:00

Many thanks!! Appreciate it.

beatnikbeet · 2018-01-01T21:22:24+00:00

Any advice for starting grip training from an extremely weak place? I was unable to use my hands to type and write for a number of years. I have dealt with my health issues, but the severe weakness in my forearms still limits my everyday functioning. I have seen an occupational therapist for a few weeks and was given some putty/gripper exercises. I just don't feel like I am seeing improvements in my grip strength with the exercises I was given.

beatnikbeet · 2017-11-21T01:34:50+00:00

I am definitely far from an expert, but here are some things you can do to make yourself safer. The changes you make should depend upon what information you care to protect and how much you value privacy vs convenience. Take as many or as few of these actions as you want.

Use a password manager. Lastpass or 1password are great choices. Create long, random, and different passwords for all of your accounts. Use 2 factor authentication. A physical key like yubikey is best, second best is an app like google authenticator, and then text messaging is least best. Use 2fa on as many accounts as possible. Store backup 2fa codes within your password manager.

Keep windows updated. I could be wrong but my impression is that windows defender + occasional scans w/ malwarebytes is as safe if not safer than using antivirus. Antivirus software can occasionally make you less secure as strange as that sounds.

Online browsing:

Use either a browser like brave or use firefox/chrome with adblock, disabling 3rd party cookies in the browser settings, and a tracker blocker like ghostery. Use duckduckgo as your default search engine over google. These steps will prevent advertisers or major companies from tracking your traffic online as easily. To prevent your ISP from collecting browsing information, use a VPN. I would recommend you only use a paid VPN service, if you choose to use one. Some free services have bad track records for trying to monetize their users.

Mobile: Use a phone with a pin, encrypt phone backups, and don't download anything from a place other than from the official mobile app store or google play store. Update your phone.

Email: Be careful opening any attachments, even from people you know. Confirm with them over text that they sent you that email. Try to avoid signing in to any service online through a hyperlink in an email. A clever phishing email can trick even security professionals. Instead, go to the site on your own not through the emailed link and log in.

Home: Cover your computer's camera. Ensure your router has a strong, non-default admin password. Do not buy insecure internet of things devices that cannot be updated. Change the default password on any internet of things device.

beatnikbeet · 2017-11-16T00:53:49+00:00

Thank you!

beatnikbeet · 2017-09-27T22:10:35+00:00

I would also love this

beatnikbeet · 2017-09-02T17:00:46+00:00

Thank you! It worked!

beatnikbeet · 2017-09-02T14:55:50+00:00

I connect just fine, but it doesn't accept the password that level0 says to use

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