The Internet Protocol: The Backbone of Online Communication

The Internet Protocol (IP) is one of the most essential components of modern networking, enabling seamless communication between devices across the globe. This article explores what the Internet Protocol is, how it works, and why it is crucial for online communication. What is the Internet Protocol? The Internet Protocol (IP) is a set of rules Read More …

Conference Video – Introductory Netflow Analysis

Miles Johnson Introductory Netflow Analysis is a 1 hour presentation on the basic concepts of Netflow and network forensics using netflow logs. All IT Security professionals will need to do network forensics at one time or another. Netflow analysis can empower you to discover and understand past network behavior.

Trumpian Politics – A Progressive Trump in the Midwest

In this first episode of Trumpian Politics, I want to show our impartiality.  Yes, I know we are named for the orange clown show, but I thought it important to showcase another trumpian in office.  This one is the mayor of Chicago Brandon Johnson. “If you ain’t with us, you just gotta go.” To be Read More …

Hacker Video – All Your Devices Can Be Hacked

Avi Rubin is Professor of Computer Science at Johns Hopkins University and Technical Director of the JHU Information Security Institute. Avi’s primary research area is Computer Security, and his latest research focuses on security for electronic medical records. Avi is credited for bringing to light vulnerabilities in electronic voting machines. In 2006 he published a Read More …

Notes – AWS Systems Manager Session Manager

Session Manager is a fully managed AWS Systems Manager tool. With Session Manager, you can manage EC2 instances, edge devices, on-premises servers, and VMs. You can use either an interactive one-click browser-based shell or the AWS Command Line Interface. Session Manager provides secure node management without the need to open inbound ports, maintain bastion hosts, Read More …

TCP: The Backbone of Reliable Communication

The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) is a fundamental part of internet communication, ensuring reliable data exchange between computers and systems. This article will go into some brief details on what TCP is, how it works, and its critical role in enabling seamless communication across networks. What is TCP? Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) is one of Read More …

Mozart and the Secret Sonata of the Chickens

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart had a secret. Not the kind of secret whispered in candlelit corridors or scribbled in the margins of love letters—but a secret so peculiar, so absurd, that he dared not share it with anyone. He was in love with chickens. Not in the ordinary way that farmers admired their plump hens or Read More …