David Cowen @HECFBlog
Co-Author SANS FOR509, Vice President @ https://t.co/whEvYHKz6R wrote some books a long time ago, fights fires in the cloud. Views expressed are my own. hecfblog.com Dallas, Texas Joined January 2011-
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NCCDC is entering its next chapter. UTSA/CIAS is transitioning stewardship of the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition to the National Cyber Readiness Foundation, led by long-time contributor Alex Levinson. Announcement and FAQ: ccdc.io
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This years National CCDC Awards Ceremony, including my red team debrief, are streaming live today youtube.com/live/iYqfoGqIv…
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I didn't know that I needed to be able to turn random album covers into mupptes, but here we are.
It's Sunday! This week is a WSL/Docker themed challenge great for beginners! #dfir hecfblog.com/2025/04/daily-…
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New blog post: Gotta Captcha Them All! Leveraging yara rules to find FakeCaptcha URLs and other assorted badness sketchymoose.blogspot.com/2025/03/gotta-… #yara #virustotal #dfir
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