Deploy Hak5 Cloud C2 on AWS LightSail with SSL
So I treated myself to some more Hak5 kit (having previously only had the Rubber Ducky), the new devices come with access to a free Command and Control platform – called Cloud C2 – that ca ...
Category Archives: Hardware
Create a Security Honey Pot with OpenCanary and a Raspberry Pi 3 (Updated 2021)
I’ve created an updated version of my original Raspberry Pi 3 Honey Pot tutorial after I discovered it does work with newer versions of the Linux operating systems. After banging my ahead agains ...
Bluetooth Mouse Freezes after Inactivity
I noticed intermittent frustrating behaviour with my shiny new (awesome laptop by the way) when using it with my . If I didn’t move the mouse for 5 seconds (even if I was typing and so the lapt ...
Install & Configure OpenVPN for Trust.Zone VPN on 4K Amazon Fire TV Stick
I use Trust.Zone when I want to VPN in to various other countries and wanted to add this functionality to my Fire TV Stick so that when I’m travelling, I can take it with me and still watch UK T ...
Solved: Dell Mouse Freezes After Seconds of Inactivity
I recently got a which I love and I paired it with a basic . Unfortunately, an issue that seems to come and go is the mouse freezing when it isn’t used for over 5 seconds. This is long enough t ...
Solved: Dell Wi-fi 6 AX201 Device Cannot Start
I recently got a at home and was so impressed with it, when I needed a new one for work, I asked for the same model (though a lower spec). When it arrived, everything was as expected except for one th ...
Solved: PC or Mouse freeze on Windows 10 with DCom DistributedCOM Error (Event ID 10016)
I recently purchased two new with distinctly different base systems (one is an and the other an ) yet I’ve been seeing some odd behavior from both whereby the mouse cursor freezes or disappears ...
Using the Hikvision Vandal Resistant Doorbell with a Synology NAS
As part of home improvements I was on the lookout for a video doorbell to use on the outside gates of my home, I had a few pre-requisites: It needed to be powered by POE, no batteries to replace It sh ...
Synology NAS: Video Station Media Server (Review & Tips)
As part of my ongoing project to retrofit our old stone house with a fast, multi-purpose network, I purchased a for the primary purpose of providing a destination for my IP cameras to record to via th ...
SOLVED: Windows 10 Keyboard Typing Random Characters
UPDATE 30 Dec 2019: After visiting family and finding they had the same issue with random characters in the save dialog box, I realised the only common software we had on our systems other than the Wi ...