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Synology NAS Package Center Doesn't Connect
You go to your Package Center and your packages don't load at all. The error is Connection failed. Please check your network and time settings. The problem is the URLs required by the Package Center can't be resolved. There are a few issues that can cause this. They...
CompTIA PenTest+ PT0-001 Home Lab Setup
If you are interested in any pen testing certification, especially CompTIA's PenTest+ (my cert pick for 2021), you need to be able to practice. In this home lab setup, I mostly followed guidance from Michael Solomon's LinkedIn Learning PenTest+ Learning Path and...
CompTIA PenTest+ PT0-001 Study Notes
Welcome to the CompTIA PenTest+ PT0-001 exam study notes. You know the type of study guides to expect by now. Prepare for a wall of formatted text. The information in this guide is organized by the PT0-001 exam objectives and contains information from Michael...
NAS Hard Drive Disappears From Synology Storage Pool
Upon entering your office, you hear beeping from your NAS. You log in to DSM and see that there is an alert that a drive has been removed, causing a System Partition Failure. The problem is the drive was never removed. To get the missing drive to show back up again,...
Some Services Can't Reach Internet With Unbound
If you recently changed your Unbound configuration and now you can't access the Internet, you can verify Unbound is behaving properly by doing the following two things: Verify Unbound is actually running.Verify your configuration is actually running. This was tested...
Raspberry Pi Web Interfaces Don't Connect After OpenVPN Killswitch Script Install
I had an interesting interaction when using DietPi. I turned on the killswitch option in the VPN section and suddenly I couldn't access the web interface for any installed package on the Raspberry Pi. It looks like DietPi didn't include scripts to automatically...
Synology: Transferred Files Inside Shared Folder Disappeared
You added a network Location to This PC in Windows 10 from your NAS or other computer. You move stuff over and when you go to your network drive, the folders that you just moved aren't there. Where did they go? Did something go wrong in the move? Luckily, no. What...
Can You Crack a KeePass Database if You Forgot Your Password?
It's certainly possible to crack a KeePass database, but is it practical? I often wondered this, not just as a security-conscious KeePass user, but as someone who forgot the password to one of my databases. So I looked for an answer. If you look, it won't take you...
The Difference Between CIS Controls v7.1 to v8
I've always enjoyed what CIS has to offer. I have previously written about the Top 20 Controls, as well as the MS-ISAC program. Good stuff. Now, it's time for a CIS Controls update! Some of my favorite changes include consolidation and reorganization of controls,...
CompTIA PenTest+ PT0-001 Exam Overview
The PenTest+ exam has been on the scene as long as the CySA+ exam and has quickly become a fan favorite. There hasn't been as much clamoring for this certification in the workplace, but the topics and domains are helpful for those in the assessment space. This isn't...
How to Batch Export Multiple Images in Photoshop
Whether you are exporting multiple custom images or resizing multiple stock images, you don't have to do them one by one. Save some time by using batch actions! What you will be doing is making an action that saves files with the settings you want. To start, do the...
Is KeyPass Safe to Use? Is the KeyPass Database Secure?
Password managers really have taken off since 2014. Of course, power users have been using them prior to 2014. One of my favorite password managers is KeyPass. It was one of the first ones I used and for good reasons. One of the reasons is KeePass has one of the best...
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