I am retiring this social media account. Find me as @hal_pomeranz@infosec.exchange

Orlando, FL
Joined November 2008
Thank you to everybody for all of the good times and support that I have received here. I am locking down this account and will no longer be providing content here. Find me as @hal_pomeranz@infosec.exchange. Come join us!
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Comfy Con AU kicks off in about two hours. Come join us from wherever! au.comfycon.rocks/schedule
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We are sometimes hyper-critical of technology, but we really do live in an age of miracles. I am currently watching a live stream of our daughter's college diving meet, while texting and sharing videos with my wife who is physically attending… infosec.exchange/@hal_pomera…
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Hello 🐘mikepoor@chaos.social! It has been too long!
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Linux audit.log files contain lines like: type=PROCTITLE msg=audit(1584141754.020:42): proctitle=2F7362696E2F6D6F6470726F6265002D71002D2D0069707461626C655F66696C746572 The "proctitle=" value is a hex-encoded command line with… infosec.exchange/@hal_pomera…
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Wow, yesterday's Linux DFIR command line trivia scared everybody off! Let's start with this string: 6240111554 # I love bash! Because, after all, who doesn't? xfs_db -r -c "convert daddr $((6240111554 / 512)) fsblock" /path/to/image Let's start… infosec.exchange/@hal_pomera…
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Not sure if it’s #caturday or #mondog, but I am pretty sure I’m trapped by the cuteness
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Is this the Fediverse equivalent of “The September That Never Ended”? en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eter…
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You know the old joke about adding "... in bed" to the end of all your fortune cookie advice? Got a couple of winners at lunch today. [Keep this in mind, kids!] "Eat your vegetable and you'll grow up big and strong like Popeye...in bed" [Worst… infosec.exchange/@hal_pomera…
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Hello 🐘cindymurph@infosec.exchange!
You find a string of interest at a specific byte offset in your XFS file system image. How can you convert this byte offset into an XFS block address using only the command line? #Linux #DFIR #CommandLine #Trivia
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Lots of folks chimed in with the correct answer to yesterday's Linux DFIR command line trivia, but 🐘xuf@geraffel.social was quickest off the mark. find /path/to/dir -type f -size +500M This answer demonstrates a couple of "find" conventions. "+" and… infosec.exchange/@hal_pomera…
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I'm not generally a "Follow Friday" kind of person, but as people migrate into the Fediverse I would urge them to not simply escape into the same echo chambers they have fled. Part of the joy of exploring this new universe is finding new voices to… infosec.exchange/@hal_pomera…
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Keep it real and keep it weird my friends!
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Replying to @bettersafetynet
You didn’t say “sudo”
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Give me Linux command to locate files larger than 500MB in a directory structure. #Linx #DFIR #CommandLine #Trivia
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Yesterday's Linux DFIR command line trivia asked for a Linux pipeline to output the 10 longest lines in a file. You're going to need a loop to do this. You could go with an explicit loop, like 🐘secshoggoth@infosec.exchange did: cat filename |… infosec.exchange/@hal_pomera…
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I was contacted by a recruiter about this full-time DFIR job for Geico careers.geico.com/us/en/job/… #DFIR #JobOpening #Remote
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I am lost in a twisty maze of git branches, all alike. I have been eaten by a Grue.
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The age old question: if I sprinkle cereal on my ice cream does it count as breakfast?
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