Mike Higginbottom

Category: infosec

  • OK. So that was a biiiig job.

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    Feckin’ rabbit holes. So I thought it would be a good idea to write an article about how to get started in infosec from the perspective of someone who’s working out how to get started in infosec. Solidify my thoughts while I’m still struggling with them rather than as an expert who’s forgotten all the…

  • Unicast ARP Requests. WTF?

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    I’m thinking I’ll probably end up going down the networking route when it comes to InfoSec so I figured it would be a good idea to pick a protocol and do a deep dive on it. Something simple. Something I can become an ‘expert’ in relatively easily. Small scope. Focus. Depth, rather than the massively…

  • Thinking About a Home Lab

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    Pretty much every ‘how to get into infosec’ source talks about the importance of building a home lab to play around in. Sounds like an excellent plan. But I’m not sure how far down that road I want to go just yet. Don’t Bother Setting Up a Home Lab Yet

  • First CTF Articles Are Up

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    I’ve started doing some CTFs and I thought it would make sense to do write-ups for them along the way for a couple of reasons: When you start looking at starting CTFs a lot of people suggest PicoCTF as a good starting point for beginners so I’ve gone with that. I’ve only done a couple…