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How To Provide SMB/CIFS Network Shares For Group Collaboration

Samba is an open source implementation of the server message block (SMB) and common internet file system (CIFS) protocols, it allows us to access Windows file share resources from Linux.

With Samba we can export specific directories within a file system over the network to other Windows or Linux clients, allowing us to share various files over the network between different operating systems.

Here we’re going to cover setting up a samba file share that allows for group collaboration. Users within a particular group will be able to create content within a samba share that other users within the same group will be able to access and modify.

AusCERT 2016 CTF – Game of memory write-up

Posted by Jarrod Farncomb on May 26, 2016 No comments

The AusCERT 2016 Capture The Flag (CTF) was run from the 24th to 26th of May 2016, these are my solutions to the “Game of memory” category of challenges which was made up of 5 parts each worth 100 points, for a total of 500 points.

AusCERT 2016 CTF – myfirst_cmd write-up

Posted by Jarrod Farncomb on May 26, 2016 No comments

The AusCERT 2016 Capture The Flag (CTF) was run from the 24th to 26th of May 2016, this is my solution to the first “Pwning” challenge myfirst_cmd which was worth 100 points.

How To Provide SMB/CIFS Network Shares To Specific Clients

Posted by Jarrod Farncomb on May 25, 2016 7 comments

Samba is an open source implementation of the server message block (SMB) and common internet file system (CIFS) protocols, it allows us to access Windows file share resources from Linux.

It is important to configure this properly and secure it as much as possible so that only the required clients and users have access to the SMB/CIFS share, otherwise it may be possible for anyone to mount and access the data.

To do this we are going to use the /etc/samba/smb.conf file on the SMB/CIFS server and lock down shares to only be accessible by specific IP addresses and user accounts.

How To Enable Ping In Windows Server 2016 Firewall

Posted by Jarrod Farncomb on May 18, 2016 12 comments

By default in Windows Server 2016 the Windows Firewall is configured to drop all inbound ICMP traffic. This includes echo requests which are common from ping, which can make network troubleshooting difficult.

Here we cover how to allow ping through Windows Firewall.

How To Log Out Of Windows Server 2016

Posted by Jarrod Farncomb on May 11, 2016 3 comments

The new Windows 10 style interface that has made its way into Windows Server 2016 has left some late adopters a little confused, here we’ll cover how you can easily log off.

Google CTF 2016 – Forensic “For1” Write-up

Posted by Jarrod Farncomb on May 2, 2016 No comments

The Google Capture The Flag (CTF) was run on the 29th and 30th of April 2016, this is my solution to the forensics challenge “For1” which was worth 100 points.

Google CTF 2016 – Forensic “For2” Write-up

Posted by Jarrod Farncomb on May 2, 2016 5 comments

The Google Capture The Flag (CTF) was run on the 29th and 30th of April 2016, this is my solution to the forensics challenge “For2” which was worth 200 points.

How To Enable Remote Desktop In Windows Server 2016

Posted by Jarrod Farncomb on April 27, 2016 28 comments

How To Enable Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) In Windows Server 2016

By default in Windows Server 2016 remote desktop is disabled.

Here we cover how to turn on and enable remote desktop protocol (RDP).

How To Zip/Unzip Files In Windows With PowerShell

Posted by Jarrod Farncomb on April 20, 2016 3 comments

How To Zip/Unzip Files With PowerShell In Windows Server 2016

Prior to Windows Server 2016 there wasn’t really an easy built-in way of compressing files into a .zip archive by command line without custom scripts or tools, until now.

Here we take a look at some new cmdlets available in PowerShell 5.0 to allow us to archive contents into .zip files.

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