Tools

Quick posts where I share with you useful tools I stumble upon every now and then.
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Create Okta Groups In Bulk
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Create Okta Groups In Bulk

Ahmed Musaad
Ahmed Musaad
I wish Okta would let you upload a CSV file and use it to create many groups. Until such a feature is available, here is a short post explaining how to automate the process of creating dozens of Okta groups using Python.
2 min read
Slack Watchman
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Slack Watchman

Ahmed Musaad
Ahmed Musaad
Slack Watchman is a simple and effective tool that will help you detect personal or sensitive information that's shared on your workspace.
2 min read
My Favourite Mobile Apps
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My Favourite Mobile Apps

Ahmed Musaad
Ahmed Musaad
I use my mobile phone quite a lot, in fact, my usage borders on the unhealthy type of attachment to such devices. In my defence, a lot of my life is made much easier through the use of applications I have on my iPhone. In this post, I list a couple of those that are among my favourite ones.
3 min read
Attack Surface Analyzer
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Attack Surface Analyzer

Ahmed Musaad
Ahmed Musaad
Microsoft's Attack Surface Analyzer runs pretty smoothly and is super easy to use. It can be a true asset for people trying to understand the inner workings of applications or tools before introducing them into production environments. Definitely worth a try.
2 min read
Semgrep, A SAST Tool
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Semgrep, A SAST Tool

Ahmed Musaad
Ahmed Musaad
I came upon Semgrep while doing a code review and was seriously impressed by the ease of use, language support, and community rule sets. If you are looking for a decent open source SAST tool to aid your code reviews, look no further.
1 min read
Cortex vs. IntelOwl
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Cortex vs. IntelOwl

Ahmed Musaad
Ahmed Musaad
Both Cortex and IntelOwl are awesome tools for observable analysis, I wanted to learn a bit about both of them and what better way to do that than trying both tools and writing a comparison of them?
5 min read
Getting Acquainted With MISP
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Getting Acquainted With MISP

Ahmed Musaad
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
My Privacy-Focused Productivity Setup (2020)
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My Privacy-Focused Productivity Setup (2020)

Ahmed Musaad
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
Listen To VoIP Calls in PCAP Files Using Wireshark
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Listen To VoIP Calls in PCAP Files Using Wireshark

Ahmed Musaad
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
Pinned Messages in Slack Channels
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Pinned Messages in Slack Channels

Ahmed Musaad
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
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