On https://osintframework.com/: OSINT framework focused on gathering information from free tools or resources. The intention is to help people find free OSINT resources. Some of the sites included might require registration or offer more data for $$$, but you should be able to get at least a portion of the available information for no cost. I originally created this framework […]
April 1 is a horrible day for product launch and yet big companies like Google has the guts to make the bald moves. 15 years ago today on April 1, 2004, Google launched Gmail, a web-based email service that had the power of Google Search built right in. It started as a beta release on an invitation-only basis and officially […]
A Reddit user raised this great question today that I am not aware of. So I did a little research and here is the breakdown of what it is. What is KRBTGT? The KRBTGT is a local default account that acts as a service account for the Key Distribution Center (KDC) service. It’s created automatically when a new domain is […]
After watching a webinar recently where the presenter was using Visual Studio Code to run PowerShell codes he prepared for the demo, it strikes me that maybe it’s time to ditch PowerShell ISE and start using Visual Studio Code for all my coding needs. Setting up VS Code for PowerShell turns out super easy. First, download VS Code from https://code.visualstudio.com […]
On an Active Directory Domain with multiple GPOs in place, it’s nice having a way that can generate reports in various situations. Group Policies applied to my account and computer There is a built-in tool called Resultant Set of Policy (rsop.msc) that scans all active policies and displays them all in a window similar to Group Policy Editor. You will […]
We always use command lines like PING to get the IP address assigned to a specific domain DNS. For example, to get the IP address of google.com, we use: ping google.com As you can see, this only returns one of IP addresses assigned to google.com. To get the full list of IP addresses associated with google.com, you need to use […]
Other than open every single installed printer to print test pages, here is a much better way that you can do it all at once. Get-CimInstance Win32_Printer | Invoke-CimMethod -MethodName PrintTestPage If you only want to certain printers, use the -Filter switch. Get-CimInstance Win32_Printer -Filter “Name LIKE ‘*name*’ | Invoke-CimMethod -MethodName PrintTestPage You can even use Get-Printer cmdlet to pick […]
The backup storage was running low on the server. While I was doing some research on which NAS device would work for my needs out of the box, the concept of SAM-SD pops out as an alternative way of building a reliable storage system at enterprise level. Rather than a terminology or a product widely recognized in tech, it’s a […]