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Finding Fraudsters on the Open Web
They’re shifty fellows, alright! And that’s saying something coming from a lizard with a mood ring for an epidermis. The second you think you got these phishy fraudsters pegged, poof! Off to some shady corner of the web. Keeping up with them? Let’s just say it’s trickier than blending in at a kaleidoscope convention (ask…
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Scamming the Scammer
🚨 SPOILER ALERT: This article shares IoF (Indicators of Fraud). Yeah, I just made that up. They say knowledge is power. So when I got a random text from (470) 361-8476 asking, “Wendy [Not my real name], are you going to play golf this weekend?” they had no idea who they were dealing with. If…
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Privacy for Professionals
In my world, privacy is survival, or as my grandma used to say, “You can’t outrun them, but you sure can out hide them.” Of course, she said that after losing to a turtle in a foot race. I digress. The point is that MGT 6727, Privacy for Professionals, could not have been more timely…
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We’re Back
The title says it all, folks! After a long break from blogging, we are finally committing to writing again. So standby for new and exciting material from your colorful reptilian friend, Kodama! We’ve made some minor updates to our website as well, so feel free to have a look around. The big change being that…
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Blog Freeze
Hello readers! Life happens. For this chameleon that means putting a pause to blogging. It’s been a great adventure that I hope to pick up again one day, but when I assess all the competing priorities in life right now, something has to go. In a world of so much competing noise, you, the reader,…
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Let Me See Your Halo
Humans are irrational. Seriously, have you ever pondered the whole “halo effect” thing? So I’m digging my claws into this psychology book by Daniel Kahneman called Thinking Fast and Slow and growing more and more thankful to be a lizard. This halo effect appears to be some kind of cognitive bias which shapes human perceptions…
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Network Security
Networking is as fundamental to security as camouflage to a chameleon. So let’s just say I was super eager to chow down on everything this course had to offer. Seems fitting while writing this review during the holiday season to compare the course to fruitcake, a mixed texture of fruits and nuts. Some of the…
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Call Me Gordon McPhish
Immersed in the academic bubble of Georgia Tech’s Master’s program, it’s pretty common to get a bit of a one-sided view of the real world. Exploring the world of machine learning for Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) and how malware can outsmart these systems is downright intriguing. Yet, truth be told, your average cyber crook isn’t…
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Hunting the Predator
In today’s article, we want to shine a spotlight on an extraordinary #osintforgood non-profit founded by Jeff Tiegs, known as Skull Games. Skull Games won OSMOSISCON Non-Profit of the Year for 2023. Their mission is to harness the power of open-source intelligence (OSINT) in the battle against sex trafficking in the United States. Their latest…
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Made For Maltego
When I first got to know Maltego, it was like love at first sight for this chameleon! It felt as if Transforms were whispering my name. We were a match made in data heaven. But just like any relationship, that initial infatuation needs to grow into something more substantial if it’s going to last. So,…
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