My Writing

• Networking Free Blocklists of Suspected Malicious IPs and URLs
  A curated list of free blocklists containing IP addresses and URLs of systems suspected of malicious activity. Sources include DShield, PhishTank, and others—each with different formats, goals,...
• Malware Analysis Free Multi-Engine Antivirus Scanning Sites
  Multi-engine antivirus scanning sites like VirusTotal check uploaded files against multiple AV products simultaneously, providing different perspectives on potentially malicious artifacts. Before...
• Risk Management The Illusion of Invulnerability in Cybersecurity
  Healthcare workers wash hands more often when signs emphasize protecting patients rather than themselves, because people overestimate their own invulnerability but not others'. Security messaging may...
• Cloud Using Free Windows XP Mode as a VMware Virtual Machine
  Microsoft's free Windows XP Mode, downloadable for Windows 7 Professional/Enterprise/Ultimate, can be imported into VMware Workstation or Player instead of Virtual PC. The process provides a...
• Malware Analysis Version 3 Release of the REMnux Linux Distro for Malware Analysis
• Incident Response Incident Response on 64-Bit Windows Using 32-Bit Tools
  Windows' WOW64 File System Redirector transparently redirects 32-bit tools accessing System32 to SysWOW64, causing forensic investigators to examine the wrong files without realizing it. Stick to...