[Read More]Teaching offensive cybersecurity techniques builds better defenders. While I’ve discussed this before (like in this post), this vulnerability disclosure is a great vignette for highlighting why teaching offensive cybersecurity techniques are so important for building defensive cybersecurity professionals as well as why bug bounty programs are so critical for improving the defensive posture of your systems.
Welcome
My name is Michael Kranch, and welcome to my [semi] professional website. I work in cybersecurity and absolutely love what I do. I strive to improve my skills every day, and I created this site as an avenue to share my passion for cybersecurity with the world. I am also a teacher, husband, father, Christian, gears esports fan, and CTF enthusiast. Visit the work, play, teach, and publish tabs to learn more about me or use the links below to view my favorite ramblings.
Tips for success in PWK (OSCP)
How to learn the most while taking the course
So I have spent several years now working with students taking Offensive Security’s Penetration Testing with Kali Linux (PWK) - the preparatory course for the Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP), and I decided it was finally time to write a post on how to get the most out of your lab time.
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BSides KC
Apr 26-27
[Read More]Welcome BSidesKC. I attended and spoke this year at BSidesKC. This post discusses the [awesome] conference and provides the materials, including a video, of my talk.
Why we should teach Offensive Cybersecurity (Hacking), First
Even when the purpose of the training is to build defensive cybersecurity professionals
This post presents an argument for starting any cybersecurity education program with the offensive techniques, even when the purpose of the training is to build defensive cybersecurity professionals.
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Cyberstakes & Runcode
This is a super quick post on two recent awesome cybersecurity competitions I participated in.
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