Favorite quote on listening
I recently came across an email newsletter blurb that resonated:
Listening is a bit of a lost art.
It goes beyond just hearing words—it’s about creating a space where respect and understanding can grow, which is key for building supportive and meaningful relationships.
Becoming a better listener means giving . . .
Original game developer notes for Deus Ex
Whoa. This is awesome.
I was feeling a bit nostalgic this weekend and re-watched Warren Spector's awesome GDC 17 presentation describing the development of Deus Ex. If you haven't seen it and have some spare time, check it out here. It has a truly fascinating lifecycle.
During the presentation, Warren alluded to a lot of pre-game development and . . .
ECMP Load Balancing Algorithms on Fortigates
Just a quick refresher on the various ECMP algorithms that Fortigates support (as of FortiOS 7.4):
- Source IP - All traffic from a specific source IP is sent to the same interface.
- Weighted - Interfaces with higher weights get more traffic.
- Source-destination IP - All traffic sent from a specific source IP to a specific . . .
Helpful Fortigate CLI Commands
Here's my list of helpful CLI commands for Fortinet stuff (all published in the Fortinet Doc Library. I'll keep adding to this over time.
FortiGuard
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diagnose autoupdate versions- Lists the status of FortiGuard DBs and engines installed.
Routing
get router info routing-table all- . . .
OWASP Cheat Sheet Series
Fortinet FCP Study Resources
A new month, a new certification endeavor! This time, I'm starting to focus on the Fortinet Certified Professional track. What follows is a breakdown of the various study resources I'm using. Time permitting, I'll update it with additional resources I come across along the way.
Miscellaneous
Metasploit Search Parameters
Just a friendly reminder on the search options, keywords, and sorting choices for metasploit.
Usage: search [<options>] [<keywords>:<value>]
Prepending a value with '-' will exclude any matching results.
If no options or keywords are provided, cached results are displayed.
OPTIONS:
-h . . .