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The Secret We Share

Andrew Solomon opened his famous Ted talk by reciting a poem written by Emily Dickinson and for some reason it stuck with me since the first time I heard it. If you have some time, watch the full talk, you won't regret it.

1 min read Feb 14, 2021

HOWTOs public

Securing My Home Network

Ahmed Musaad

My home network always had a simple security setup, a router, a firewall, and a bunch of computers. After months of ignoring it, I finally got around to reviewing the setup and making some improvements.

3 min read Jan 17, 2021

Books public

Web Security For Developers

Ahmed Musaad

If you are an aspiring web developer, security engineer, or web application penetration tester, Web Security For Developers is a great place to start learning about the most important topics that will follow you for the rest of your career.

1 min read Jan 17, 2021

Rants public

It's Okay To Forget To Lock Your Computer*

Ahmed Musaad

The events that transpired this week in the US are sad and depressing to say the least, but criticizing people for forgetting to lock a computer in such a situation isn't a wise move. Life preservation takes precedence over security policies, full stop.

2 min read Jan 8, 2021

Short public

Happy New Year

Ahmed Musaad

Happy new year, hopefully.

1 min read Jan 4, 2021

Labs public

Getting Acquainted With MISP

Ahmed Musaad

MISP is a great platform for intelligence sharing and collaboration. I have had it on my mind for a while now but only today did I get the chance to learn more about it. This post is the first in many to come about MISP and use cases I will be building around it.

6 min read Dec 29, 2020

Lists public

My Privacy-Focused Productivity Setup (2020)

Ahmed Musaad

We all need a way to send our friends the latest memes but that doesn't mean we should sacrifice our privacy and data control while doing so. In this post, I share some of the services I use to protect my privacy and remain productive.

4 min read Dec 26, 2020

TIL public

Listen To VoIP Calls in PCAP Files Using Wireshark

Ahmed Musaad

One question in CyberDefender's most recent challenge taught me something new. The question asked you to listen to the audio stream that can be found in the PCAP file to find the flag and claim the points. I never knew Wireshark supports doing this hence this TIL.

2 min read Dec 8, 2020

HOWTOs public

Pinned Messages in Slack Channels

Ahmed Musaad

The way pinned messages work in Slack is one of the things I find frustrating about the platform. If I pin a message, I expect it to remain visible in the channel not tucked into a side tab. This post outlines a rough PoC for a Slack application that can help you "truly" pin your messages.

6 min read Dec 7, 2020

Challenge public

macOS Forensics: Spotlight Challenge

Ahmed Musaad

It's been a while since I did any forensic challenges, so I was excited when I saw this new challenge from CyberDefenders. Even though I never did any macOS forensics, I did quite well on this challenge (solved 14/16 questions) and learned a bunch. This post is my attempt at a quick recap.

3 min read Dec 6, 2020

Thesis public

Writing The Master Thesis

Ahmed Musaad

Writing a master thesis is an exciting journey, no matter the topic. To share my "excitement", I am writing this public journal to document most (if not all) of my research journey.

2 min read Nov 18, 2020

Personal public

500 Pictures

Ahmed Musaad

There is something unique about being able to scroll through a chronologically-ordered feed of your memories, along with your friend's comments and reactions.

3 min read Nov 16, 2020