Author: Deathmage85

Created: 01-26-21 Updated: 4-19-21 For the longest time, I’ve managed an Exchange server, I always wanted to really put my knowledge of the platform to the test and get the MCSE: Productivity. So after...

Created: 12-6-20 Updated: 12-6-20 Wow, so I did it. After a long time of dreaming for this day, looking at what other had done I never thought I’d be here too, that feeling when...

Created: 10/13/20 Passed the 70-742 this evening and got the MCSA 2016. Onward to 70-744 for MCSE 2016.

Created: 8/22/20 Today after a few months of off and on studying I’ve passed the Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate exam. It was nice to get this behind me, onward to the 70-742 for...

VMware vExpert: Why you should apply? Created: 6/1/20 Hello folks! I was asked recently as how the VMware vExpert program has helped me and I had to only think for a little bit to...

Created: 1/9/20 As some may or may not know I have a superpower. I was born several months premature and since my Dad’s exposure to Agent Orange in the 70’s I was born also...

11/1/19 Right now I’m studying for the Microsoft MCSA and will soon after that move into the 70-744 for the Security aspect of the MCSE. I think my goal for the coming months is...

10/4/19 After many, many months of studying, labbing, making a complete inside/outside zone network with OSSIM SIEM and OSSEC, deploying as many of the concept required in the lab I finally passed. My journey...

4/4/19 Finding that using these commands on a daily basis help me troubleshoot issues and just wanted to share:   netstat -f = this command tried to resolve every connection to their FQDN netstat...

2/5/19 SIEM systems are something more and more people are adopting to use with defense-in-depth and its a good move. The company I work for partners with a SIEM solution provider called SocSoter and...

2/5/19 I’d like to discuss a few things around the classification of data types coming thru a firewall or security device. I think pretty much even know the slang of false positives, but there...

11/28/18 As a form of motivation and because I’m finding with work being so crazy busy I’m having less and less time to devote to studies. But I’ve made a plan for me (been...

Hey peeps, So just want to share some things for you to make sure you have enabled to ensure the best possible security posture on your network, just a few tidbits. 1.  Ensure in...

8/11/18 So I did it, I stopped procrastinating the reading and I hunkered down for two month and passed the exam. I even cancelled my World of Warcraft Subscription that I reactivated for some...

6/26/18 Hey all, So with me taking the CySA+ exam in a little over 2 weeks after many months now of studying and bringing myself up to speed with Kali Linux, I feel the...

3/25/18 Well I did it, passed the VCP6-NV exam. it’s been an adventure and a journey. After failing the exam in January I was to be honest very disheartened by that loss and I...

3/13/18 Decided to apply an SSL certificate, get premium DNS, and Mcafee Secure virus protection (you’ll see it in the bottom right of the page). Wanted to increase the blog security and sustainability and...

Figured I’d get this up here as I’m deep in the NSX track right now. 🙂

2/18/18 So my goals for 2018 are smaller that 2017 but none the less intense. I currently working on the VCP6-NV study, after failing the exam last month by about 20 points. So I’m...

Hey peeps, so wanted to update the blog. Passed the 70-410 and 411 recently and onward to 412, then 413 and 414 for MCSE 2012. I felt it was needed for me to get...

I know I’m kind of late with this, but better late than never. Been really busy with work, but I wanted to put this up on the blog. 🙂  

I was on the VMware forums on Wednesday and one of the biggest names in Software Defined Networking at VMware made a posting about a offering VMware was giving away in regards to training...

3/27/17 Well after a few months of studying and failing the exam the end of December I wanted to pass it this time, so I blew away my home-lab like 5 times and did...