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New May 7, 2026
Spring 10Ks
After two solid half-marathons early this year, I was excited for the start of the 10K season to see whether I could keep improving my times. I had mixed results. Cap10K On Sunday, April 12th, I awoke...
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New May 5, 2026
Cybersecurity Metaphors
Uneven Protection Attacks flow like water: if you have a hole in your defenses, attacks will flow through that hole. Unless they’re trying to win a prize or show off, attackers do not bother...
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New Apr 29, 2026
Exploiting Vulnerable Drivers
Often, attackers will attempt to prevent security software from interfering with their attack chains by abusing a vulnerable driver to kill or otherwise disable the system’s security software...
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New Apr 28, 2026
Smart App Control
Users of modern versions of Windows 11 have a powerful security feature for keeping their devices secure, known as Smart App Control. I’ve talked about this feature a few times over the last...
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New Apr 24, 2026
Attack Techniques: RMM Abuse
After you sign up on the Social Security Administration’s website, they’ll send you a yearly email inviting you to check out your benefits. Flipping through my Junk Mail folder this...
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New Apr 10, 2026
Understanding Defender AV Scans
Microsoft Defender Antivirus Defender is intended to operate silently in the background, without requiring any active attention from the user. Because Defender is included for free as a component of...
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New Mar 24, 2026
Windows: Choose Where To Get Apps
Modern versions of Windows offer a setting named “Choose where to get apps” which can reduce attack surface by limiting the locations from which applications can be installed. Internally,...