Networking

September 10, 2024
in Reverse Engineering, Networking, Software, Write-ups
6 min read

Pentesting and Reverse Engineering Tools

This post serves as an 'interview checklist' of things that are important for a potential future penetration tester or somebody going into a cybersecurity career. This post will cover the tools I have used at university, and their place within the suite of tools one might use.

July 11, 2024
in Hardware Projects, Networking
13 min read

Building an Offsite Backup NAS

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Hard drive on fire spurting images — Making sure that failures like these don't cause total data loss (AI generated image)

You've likely heard of the 3-2-1 rule for backups. If not, it's really simple:

You want 3 copies of your data,
of these copies, 2 on different mediums (e.g., HDD/tape),
and finally there should be 1 offsite copy.

When forming your backup plan, you should consider each of these requirements, and formulate a plan for how you'll fulfill them. You also want to consider the type of data you'll be storing, how frequently it'll be accessed, and whether the data is truly irreplaceable, or something that can be re-downloaded or imported from another medium.

In this article, I'll be explaining my 3-2-1 backup solution, including the architecture, costs, and overall performance.