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File carving: Recovering a deleted file from a Windows disk image
 -  Most computer users assume that when they delete a file and empty the Recycle Bin, it’s gone forever. After all, if Windows doesn’t show us a file, it doesn’t exist anymore, right? Wrong. With the right tools and knowledge, forensics experts can f...
The best cyber security and technology books I read during 2020
 -  One of the few upsides of the whole 2020 situation is that I’ve had a lot more time to read. Periods that I would usually have spent commuting, out with friends, or cramming in chores between getting home and going to bed became downtime that I co...
Cracking a password-protected ZIP file with fcrackzip
 -  I recently took part in a DFIR capture the flag with some colleagues. Participants were provided with a system disk image and asked to mount it and complete a number of challenges to discover various flags hidden within the data. Exercises like th...
Network connections and packet crafting on the Linux command line
 -  The problem with taking leave during a pandemic is that there are very few places you can go that don’t present an unnecessary risk. For me at least, the thought of taking a plane abroad wasn’t appealing, and neither were the Tube journeys that wo...
Technicolor TG582n router: The missing event logging manual
 -  What started as curiosity has turned into something of a labour of love. Online information about the Technicolor TG582n router’s event logging capabilities is scarce, and scattered across a number of forums. I’ve used that information along with ...
Why virtual cyber security conferences should be the new normal
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SANS FOR508: I’m now a GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst
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Setting up Pi-hole to rein in an extremely noisy Samsung Smart TV
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Long-form – HTTPS and VPNs: How private is your internet browsing?
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Update: Cyber security projects, another trip to Japan, and plans for 2020
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