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Jose Rodriguez

Security Researcher

USA-Peru •
18 posts •
Log4jshell

CVE-2021-44228: Exploiting Log4j Vulnerabilities using Rogue JNDI

In this blog post, we will share the steps that you can follow to simulate the use of CVE-2021-44228 to exploit Log4j vulnerabilities using Rogue JNDI (Malicious LDAP Server). We will follow the

Jose Rodriguez Jose Rodriguez 2 min read
Log4jshell Virtualbox

CVE-2021-44228: Setting Up Virtual Machines for the Attacker and Victim

In this blog post, we will share the steps that you can follow to set up the attacker and victim’s virtual machines in VirtualBox (Version 6.1.30) that you can use to simulate the

Jose Rodriguez Jose Rodriguez 5 min read
Virtualbox Ubuntu

VirtualBox: Creating an Ubuntu Server 20.04.3 LTS Virtual Machine

In this blog post, we will share the steps that you can follow to create an Ubuntu Server virtual machine in VirtualBox (Version 6.1.30). We are using the name tomcat for this virtual

Jose Rodriguez Jose Rodriguez 2 min read
Virtualbox Ubuntu

VirtualBox: Creating an Ubuntu Desktop 20.04.3 LTS Virtual Machine

In this blog post, we will share the steps that you can follow to create an Ubuntu Desktop virtual machine in VirtualBox (Version 6.1.30). We are using the name attacker for this virtual

Jose Rodriguez Jose Rodriguez 2 min read
Ossem

OSSEM Detection Model: Leveraging Data Relationships to Generate Windows Event XPath Queries

In this blog post, we will introduce the OSSEM Detection Model project and show you how to use it to create Windows Event XPath queries. These XPath queries can then be used to

Jose Rodriguez Jose Rodriguez 12 min read
Ossem

OSSEM Data Dictionaries: Correlating Security Telemetry

In this blogpost, we will share a basic use case on correlating security telemetry (Microsoft Security Auditing) through common data fields documented in OSSEM - Data Dictionaries. We will use original data field

Jose Rodriguez Jose Rodriguez 8 min read
Cobalt-strike Mordor

Simulating Cobalt Strike Beacon Activity

In this quick blogpost, I will share the steps that I completed to simulate Cobalt Strike beacon activity using APTSimulator in a Windows 10 virtual machine.

Jose Rodriguez Jose Rodriguez 1 min read
Spark Jupyter-notebook Vscode Python

PySpark.SQL and Jupyter Notebooks on Visual Studio Code (Python kernel)

In this blogpost, I will share the steps that you can follow in order to execute PySpark.SQL (Spark + Python) commands using a Jupyter Notebook on Visual Studio Code (VSCode). During the development

Jose Rodriguez Jose Rodriguez 3 min read
Mordor Jupyter-notebook Vscode Python

Importing a Mordor Dataset with Jupyter Notebooks on Visual Studio Code (Python kernel)

In this blogpost, I will share the steps that you can follow in order to import a Mordor dataset to your workspace on Visual Studio Code (VSCode) using a Jupyter Notebook. During the

Jose Rodriguez Jose Rodriguez 2 min read
Jupyter-notebook Vscode Python

My First Jupyter Notebook on Visual Studio Code (Python kernel)

In this blogpost, I will share the steps that you can follow in order to generate and use a Jupyter Notebook on Visual Studio Code (VSCode). During the development of this blogpost I

Jose Rodriguez Jose Rodriguez 4 min read
Jupyter-notebook Vscode Python

Installing a Python Library in Visual Studio Code - Windows

In this quick blogpost, I will share the steps that you can follow in order to install a Python library using pip through either the Terminal or a Jupyter Notebook in Visual Studio

Jose Rodriguez Jose Rodriguez 1 min read
Vscode

Installing Visual Studio Code - Windows

In this quick blogpost, I will share the steps that you can follow in order to install Visual Studio Code (1.54.3) (VSCode) on a Windows computer using Firefox as web browser.

Jose Rodriguez Jose Rodriguez 1 min read
Vscode

Installing Visual Studio Code - Mac

In this quick blogpost, I will share the steps that you can follow in order to install Visual Studio Code (1.57.1) (VSCode) on a Mac computer using Brave browser.

Jose Rodriguez Jose Rodriguez 1 min read
Python

Installing Python Interpreter - Windows

In this quick blogpost, I will share the steps that you can follow in order to install the Python (3.9.2) interpreter on a Windows computer using Firefox as web browser.

Jose Rodriguez Jose Rodriguez 1 min read
Python Vscode

Installing Python Extension for Visual Studio Code - Windows

In this quick blogpost, I will share the steps that you can follow in order to install the Python extension for Visual Studio Code (VSCode) on a Windows computer using Firefox as web

Jose Rodriguez Jose Rodriguez 1 min read
Git

Installing Git - Windows

In this quick blogpost, I will share the steps that you can follow in order to install git(2.31.0) on a Windows computer using Firefox as web browser. After completing all the steps of

Jose Rodriguez Jose Rodriguez 1 min read
Jekyll

Installing Jekyll - Windows

In this quick blogpost, I will share the steps that you can follow in order to install jekyll (4.2.0) on a Windows computer using Firefox as web browser and the command prompt. After

Jose Rodriguez Jose Rodriguez 1 min read
Java

Installing Java - Windows

In this blogpost, I will share the steps that you can follow in order to install Java (1.8.0_281) on a Windows computer using Firefox as web browser.

Jose Rodriguez Jose Rodriguez 1 min read
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