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11 hours ago

In Defense of LinkedIn

I’ll admit LinkedIn gets rightfully crapped on a lot as it’s got some of the most whack, idealistic, lunacy posts that get combined into one giant feed for a user to digest. …

Interviewing

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In Defense of LinkedIn
In Defense of LinkedIn

12 hours ago

HackThisSite Realistic Mission 6

So this one is a nice change of pace. We aren’t attacking any website but attempting to decrypt a document, that uses a custom encryption algorithm. The encryption algorithm isn’t simple and uses a weird format to display letters into numbers connected by periods. Problem Alright cool another evil corporation…

Cybersecurity

5 min read

HackThisSite Realistic Mission 6
HackThisSite Realistic Mission 6

1 day ago

HackThisSite Realistic Mission 5

So keeping my nose to the ground and trying to hack another playground site that apparently spams calls. I got nothing against call centers, but I could see why they would be targeted for a hack. …

Cybersecurity

3 min read

HackThisSite Realistic Mission 5
HackThisSite Realistic Mission 5

2 days ago

HackThisSite Realistic Mission 3

The story on this one is that some nefarious actors hacked a poetry website and blasted garbage onto it. Generally, trying to regain access to a website is impossible if someone has accessed an admin page. However, that might a clue that the page can be regained using the same…

Cybersecurity

4 min read

HackThisSite Realistic Mission 3
HackThisSite Realistic Mission 3

2 days ago

HackThisSite Realistic Mission 4

I’ve been going hard on these realistic missions recently and managed to solve another one. In short, you have another request to infiltrate a website and access the email list. When you open the site up you can sign up for email notifications from it. So this the first clue…

Cybersecurity

5 min read

HackThisSite Realistic Mission 4
HackThisSite Realistic Mission 4

3 days ago

HackThisSite Realistic Mission 2

Alright I can’t post full screenshots of how this website looks as the contents of the fake website have Nazi material. However, I’ll post the clues I came across when solving this mission. …

Cybersecurity

6 min read

HackThisSite Realistic Mission 2
HackThisSite Realistic Mission 2

3 days ago

HackThisSite Realistic Mission 1

I’ve been hopping around on a bunch of LeetCode problems and internet security type playgrounds. I haven’t been on HackThisSite in a long time so decided to play around. Problem This isn’t a typical problem prompt like solve X, but generally a bit of roleplay request. In short, you receive…

Cybersecurity

4 min read

HackThisSite Realistic Mission 1
HackThisSite Realistic Mission 1

4 days ago

Why do People Hype Billionaire Opinions?

I’m sure you’ve heard some of the following, maybe your apart of an organization that listens to these ideas. The idea that PowerPoints are boring and everyone should write out details was popularized at Amazon. Every manager should be technically magnificent according to Elon via Twitter. …

Opinion

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Why do People Hype Billionaire Opinions?
Why do People Hype Billionaire Opinions?

4 days ago

The Cost of Managing AWS Costs

After reading about other organizations, a top priority always comes through is managing SaaS usage costs. This directive always pops up when a bill hits and nobody can explain any of the costs. However, when is it worth it to manage costs and when is it a waste of time? …

AWS

3 min read

The Cost of Managing AWS Costs
The Cost of Managing AWS Costs

5 days ago

AWS Pricing is a Ponzi Scheme

Note: This is a satirical take on the nature of pricing in AWS The nature of AWS pricing is not one of clarity, but intentional obfuscation and headache. At every large company is a poor soul who is in charge of managing, explaining, and finding out the costs of running…

AWS

3 min read

AWS Pricing is a Ponzi Scheme
AWS Pricing is a Ponzi Scheme
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