./chrisrpetrieImplementing CIS Benchmarks on a Windows Server Domain Controller using a build kitSecure Configuration for AD and Windows Server4 min read·Jun 21, 2023----
./chrisrpetrieCybersecurity FAT and SATMost people involved with EPC projects will be familiar with Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT). These…3 min read·Dec 30, 2022----
./chrisrpetrieWazuh Active Response — Blocking malicious IPs from an Apache web serverWazuh agent automates the response to threats by running actions when they are detected (Active Response). The agent has the ability to…3 min read·Apr 21, 2022----
./chrisrpetrieCloud IDS #1 — Setting up a Suricata VMIn this series I will demonstrate how to set up an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) on a cloud platform to monitor and detect potential…3 min read·Apr 15, 2022----
./chrisrpetrieSplunk SysMon setupSystem Monitor (Sysmon) is a Windows system service and device driver that, once installed on a system, remains resident across system…2 min read·Mar 28, 2022----
./chrisrpetrieSecurity Onion ruleset tuningIf you’ve ever worked with a NIDS product you’ll know how noisy they can be when first installed. Mostly this is down to rules being fired…3 min read·Mar 21, 2022----
./chrisrpetrieSysAudit — Windows Security Audit ToolI’ve been meaning to built a lightweight tool for offline audits of Windows systems for a while now. It’s a challenge doing manual checks…2 min read·Feb 3, 2022----
./chrisrpetrieHTB — GrannyOur IP is 10.10.14.11 Granny’s IP is 10.10.10.155 min read·Dec 22, 2020----
./chrisrpetrieHTB — BlueIn this write up we will look at Hack The Box — Blue, a beginner friendly introduction into penetration testing. This is one of the best…3 min read·Oct 24, 2020----
