Rick's Blog

Overview A long while back I had an idea to hack a WiFi smart light bulb to do something more useful to me.

I've tried using RSS readers a few times in the past.

Am I Afraid of AI?

Background At the end of 2024 I had wanted to learn more about Windows driver exploitation.

Background Someone I know once told me about a device they purchased at a county fair.

CVE-2023-40477 I've recently been looking at N-day vulnerabilities in Windows software in an attempt to hone my reverse engineering and exploit development skills.

Intro After recently finishing the Offensive Security OSEE exam, I wanted to start looking at some real-world vulnerabilities in Windows.

Updates When I left off in my last post, I had only just started working on the OSEE course material at home by myself.

Background Check Point Research recently disclosed three security bugs in the Microsoft Windows MSMQ service.

The Browser Bookmark Problem I've been looking for a better way to bookmark useful content I find on the web.

Background OpenAI chat has exploded in popularity over the last couple of weeks.

Background I'm currently taking Offensive Security's PEN-401 course and studying for their OSEE exam.

Summary of tips for the training course Study before you arrive Use the syllabus as a guide to fill knowledge gaps.

Background I recently worked on a phishing engagement involving a malicious email attachment.

Last week I was working on a social engineering engagement that included pretext phone calls, email phishing, and USB drops.

Introduction I'm taking Offensive Security's PEN-401 course this summer in an attempt to earn my OSEE certification.

Aha!

After having dumped the firmware for my Kantronics KPC 9612+ TNC, my next thought was to try and disassemble this code with IDA Pro, however it turns out IDA Pro free edition doesn't support this architecture.

After working on my WinAPRS exploits, I had a thought that my ham radio TNC (radio modem) could have vulnerabilities built right into the TNC itself.

In early 2021 I took an Offensive Security course to earn my Offensive Security Exploit Developer certification.

My name is Rick Osgood.

My friend Sierra has gone through two Fitbit Charge’s now.

I got my ham radio license eight years ago so I could use it for a high altitude balloon project with some friends from college.

The last phone and wallet holster I made was designed to be super simple and inexpensive to make.

I build a holster for my everyday carry items last year.

I have been pretty lazy ever since I moved into my new house last November and took a three week vacation.

After months of work, I finally got my Nathan Drake costume together.

To finish off my Drake costume I also ended up making a belt and a leather cuff.