I prefer setting up virtualenv and virtualenvwrapper using pip rather than apt-get to ensure I am using the latest version and not relying on Ubuntu's apt repositories to keep up. However, since I am installing pip from the repository, I have run into issues in the past when trying to upgrade pip and … Continue Reading
Really Basic Intro to Passwords and Salts
First of all, let me get this out there. I am not a security guru. The genesis for this post stems from a conversation I was having with some … Continue Reading
BASH on Windows?
The biggest announcement at Microsoft Build today is that Windows will be able to run bash natively. I did not expect anything like this and … Continue Reading
Metasploitable 3 Without Vagrant
Metasploitable 3 has many advantages over Metasploitable 2. You can read the description on the Rapid7 website to get more details. One disadvantage is that you have to build the virtual machines with the provided … Continue Reading
A Brief Intro to Command Line Git
Why command line Git? There are several GUI tools, such as Tower and Github Desktop available for Git and it has basic support in Xcode, Visual Studio, and Android Studio, so why would you want to use Git on the … Continue Reading