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Journey of Learning: Brute Forcing Stuff

Posted: July 22, 2021

There is a time for subtly evaluating a target, spotting a potential vulnerability, and quietly exploiting it to accomplish a goal.  There are also times when it is fun to swing the big meat axe to obliterate obstacles with overwhelming force.  This is part 5 of my Journey of Learning, if you ...

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Ready, Set, Secure Episode 32

Posted: July 15, 2021
Category: Podcast

Click Here to listen to the latest episode! White Hat Hacker Len Noe is back to talk to Michael and Hutch about a fascinating topic – bio hacking. Sporting multiple implants himself Len discusses the many common (and some not so common) uses of microchip implants, the subculture behind them, and ...

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Ready, Set, Secure Episode 31

Posted: July 15, 2021
Category: Podcast

Click Here to listen to the latest episode!  This week looks a little different from our regular show as we take an internal conversation around securing Operational Technology from the Thunder Dome (AKA the Set Solutions slack channel) to the podcast. Listen in as VP of Engineering Jonathan ...

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Journey of Learning: Learning to Love the Scary Stuff

Posted: June 24, 2021

Hi again, welcome back!  This series is about the things I am learning on my way to the OSCP exam.  This is part 4, and if you would like to see the previous posts, you can do that here.  In my last post, I said that I was going to be writing about kernel exploits next.  Kernel exploits are ...

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Ready, Set, Secure Episode 30

Posted: June 18, 2021
Category: Podcast

Click Here to listen to the podcast! In Episode 30, Michael and Hutch sit down with Len Noe and Andy Thompson of CyberArk to discuss their upcoming virtual Attack and Defend event where they will go head-to-head in a real-world endpoint hacking and defense simulation. Click here to ...

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Ready, Set, Secure Episode 29

Posted: June 18, 2021
Category: Podcast

Click Here to listen to the podcast! For this round of our Security Influencer Series, Michael and Hutch are joined by John Kindervag, the man behind the Zero Trust methodology. Listen in as they discuss why this process – and not a singular tool – is important for your ...

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Journey of Learning: File Uploads

Posted: May 27, 2021

Welcome to the third installment of my Journey of Learning.  This series is a look into my studying and preparation for the OSCP exam.  If you missed the previous story, you can catch up here.  The ContentOverload application I am building to explore some of the exam topics has some new ...

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Ready, Set, Secure Episode 28

Posted: May 21, 2021
Category: Podcast

Click Here to listen to the podcast! Up next in our Security Influencer Series we have Phillip Wylie, the author of “The Pen Tester Blueprint”. Michael and Hutch chat with Phillip about his origin story and how anyone, even professional wrestlers, can get into ...

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Security Assessment 101: Planning a Successful Security Assessment

Posted: May 13, 2021

It’s important to evaluate your security posture and identify areas that need improvement, but a successful security assessment does not happen on accident. Have you ever wondered what goes into planning a security assessment? There is no “one-size-fits-all” security assessment strategy. ...

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Ready, Set, Secure Episode 27

Posted: May 6, 2021
Category: Podcast

Click here to listen to the latest episode! This week on the Podcast, Michael and Hutch sit down with Principal Security Consultant Jimmy Mejia to discuss his upcoming blog series on penetration testing techniques and methodologies. Listen in as the trio discusses why there is still confusion ...

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