Ahmed Musaad

Create Okta Groups In Bulk

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 Jan 18, 2022

Tools public

Google Workspace Security Investigation Tool

Ahmed Musaad

If you are a security person who works with Google Workspace, this tool is indispensable. It allows you to review logs for many of the Google services and to remedy security or privacy concerns.

2 min read Dec 15, 2021

Slack public

Slack Watchman

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 Nov 6, 2021

TIPs public

My Favourite Mobile Apps

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 Sep 11, 2021

TIL public

Attack Surface Analyzer

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 Jun 25, 2021

Reviews public

Semgrep, A SAST Tool

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 Jun 16, 2021

Tools public

Cortex vs. IntelOwl

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 Mar 24, 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

TIL public

TIL: Sysdiagnose

Ahmed Musaad

Sysdiagnose is a diagnostic tool available on all Apple products. It collects information and logs from various parts of the systems to provide a full image of the system state at a certain point in time. The data collected is quite comprehensive and covers a wide range of aspects.

1 min read Jun 13, 2020