2026 CCDC Aftermath
The 2026 season was my most involved season yet. Here's some thoughts from behind the curtain explaining some changes we made and documenting how the competition continues to evolve.
How to Win CCDC: Scoring
Most teams want to win, very few teams properly prioritize their activities to win. This article is meant to change that.
How to Win CCDC: Dealing With Red Team
Red Team is the Big Spooky Bad Guy who's here to mess up your weekend. How do you deal with them?
CCDC Hub
Welcome to the CCDC hub! This page exists to catalog my articles on CCDC, both in the "How to Win CCDC" series of posts, as well as some of the perspectives I've had as both a red and blue teamer over the years. Additionally, I want to highlight other people's perspectives on the competition.
How to Win CCDC: Injects
Injects are frequently called out as a weak point of teams' performance in CCDC. This serves as a guide on correcting that issue.
How to Win CCDC: Team Dynamics
CCDC Teams have a lot going on. This post covers useful role definitions, and division of work between a team to ensure a smooth competition day.
How to Win CCDC: Competition Overview
Here's the 2026 update for the Competition Overview post for my How to Win CCDC series!
Maldev Academy Review
2 years after starting, some false starts, and some requisite learning completed, I finally wrapped up Maldev Academy.
A Collection of Useful Resources
When starting out your IT or Infosec journey, Knowing where to find high quality information may be hard. Here are some good sources for information I recommend if you need help finding stuff.
PancakesCon 6: Talk Preperations
I recently spoke at my first industry conference! This post covers some behind the scenes and prep work that went into creating "A Primer on Windows Access Control & Creating a Compelling D&D Villain".
Pancakescon 6: Expanding Villainy
I spoke at my first con! This is the companion post I promised for "A Primer on Windows Access Control & Creating a Compelling D&D Villain".
SecretCon 2025
I finally made my way to a Minnesota con!