Thoughts on Complexity, Weather and Networks
I’ve always been fascinated by random processes and by the weather in particular. I’ve spent entire holiday breaks exploring the distribution of prime numbers while my family enjoyed the beach. […]
Remote Access VPN performance recommendations for COVID-19
Obligatory Disclaimer – this is my personal blog and not official guidance from my employer. Before making any changes to your environment based on the information below, below contact your […]
Review of my new travel router
I recently purchased the GL.iNet “Slate” 750M travel router https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-ar750s/ to use in my “Go bag” and thought I’d share a few thoughts on it. I became interested in this […]
Man-in-the-Middle Attacks – Pt 1
What is a MITM attack? In cryptography and computer security, a man-in-the-middle attack (MITM) is an attack where the attacker secretly relays and possibly alters the communications between two parties who believe that they are […]
Analysis of a Phishing email
A friend of mine received an email yesterday that alarmed them, so they asked me to take a look as they were not sure if it was legit. After all, […]
Genetic Evasion – using Artificial Intelligence to Evade Internet Censorship
Today’s post combines two of my favorite topics – Machine Learning and Cybersecurity. Geneva, short for Genetic Evasion is a program developed out of the University of Maryland to use […]
Thoughts on Google Chrome Password Protection
The new password check function in Google Chrome aims to help keep your accounts safe by notifying you at login to a site if the username+password combo entered has been […]
Using Cisco Firepower to block TikTok
The media was buzzing with word that the US Army has banned the use of the video sharing app TikTok over security concerns. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/12/30/army-follows-pentagon-guidance-bans-chinese-owned-tiktok-app.html A quick check of the Cisco […]
First Post! Who, What and Why
Who am I? I’m a long-time Network Engineer with experience in Enterprise network engineering and Operations, Development (mainly R, C and C++), and Security. My interests range from CompSci to Psychology to AI. Full disclosure – I’m currently a Pre-Sales Technical Solutions Architect at Cisco focused on Cybersecurity. However, the […]
