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PCAP Analysis Using tshark For Some Malware

1/2/20262 min read

Dabbling with light malware analysis. Starting with investigating the PCAP file

Azure Lab Part 2: ForensicsVM & Linux Logging

12/2/20258 min read

Building a tiny Ubuntu ForensicsVM, locking down SSH, and wiring Syslog into Log Analytics with Azure Monitor Agent. Part 2 of my Azure lab series.

Azure Lab Part 1: Tenant & Subscription Baseline

12/1/20252 min read

How I structured my personal Azure tenant, subscription, and roles to support both AZ-500 studying and a small forensics lab. Part 1

Honey-Pi Dispatch: Turning a Spare Raspberry Pi into a Cloud DFIR Beacon

9/13/20253 min read

Why I turned an idle Raspberry Pi into a honeypot that ships to Azure Log Analytics, plus the tiny set of commands/aliases I’ll actually use.

Azure + Colima: Forensics Setup Notes with Cheat Sheet

9/8/20253 min read

Notes on how Azure (crime scene) and Colima/Docker (toolbox) fit together, plus a minimal cheat sheet for daily commands and setup patterns.

PGP + security.txt: Fast, Practical Notes

8/19/20254 min read

OpenPGP basics, why to encrypt reports and sign what you publish, and how to cleartext-sign your security.txt.

Network Security: Foundations for SecOps

8/17/20253 min read

Practical notes on segmentation, VPNs, proxies, OSI/TCP/IP, and why they matter in SecOps.

SMTP TLS Reporting (TLS-RPT)

8/16/20251 min read

what TLS-RPT is, why it matters, and the minimal steps to enable it.

SMTP

8/15/20253 min read

How SMTP moves mail between servers and where it fits alongside IMAP/POP.

MTA-STS: Enforcing Secure Mail Delivery

8/14/20253 min read

Secure SMTP delivery with strict TLS: what it is, why it exists, how to roll it out.

Email Authentication: SPF, DKIM, and DMARC

8/13/20253 min read

In-depth notes on email authentication, spoofing prevention, and policy configuration.