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DoD 8570 Changes

Observing updates to the DoDD 8570 baseline certifications

The Department of Defense Information Assurance workforce must maintain a certain degree of training and certification. Recent changes to the that baseline can be confusing, particularly for those joining the workforce for the first time. We take a look at how DoD 8570 is structured and what changes are occurring.

Posted by Asa Hess-Matsumoto Sunday, February 23, 2020

Introduction to Hashes

An overview on hashes and their practical applications

A description of hashes, hash functions, and their applications to modern technologies.

Posted by Asa Hess-Matsumoto Thursday, February 20, 2020

Getting Started Coding

Learning Modern Programming in Context

An overview of Modern Programming Languages on the web.

Posted by Asa Hess-Matsumoto Wednesday, February 5, 2020

RiceTeaCatPanda Writeup

Reviewing the RiceTeaCatPanda CTF

A post-mortem writeup on the 2020 RiceTeaCatPanda Capture-the-Flag event

Posted by Asa Hess-Matsumoto Monday, January 27, 2020
Last Modified on Monday, April 19, 2021

Bandit Hacking (part 2)

A writeup on the foundations of command line hacking

This month we review one of the basics in hacking: Overthewire's bandit challenge series.

Posted by Asa Hess-Matsumoto Sunday, January 26, 2020