Chris Elgee
@chriselgee.bsky.social
Full-time Christian, husband, dad of 4, nerd @Counter Hack; Certified SANS instructor; Cyber Soldier; GSE #259
The 2025 SANS Holiday Hack is open!
www.sans.org/holidayhack
Shoot, I always blink when the photo's taken...
www.sans.org/holidayhack
Shoot, I always blink when the photo's taken...
November 6, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The 2025 SANS Holiday Hack is open!
www.sans.org/holidayhack
Shoot, I always blink when the photo's taken...
www.sans.org/holidayhack
Shoot, I always blink when the photo's taken...
Yay for innovative phishing?
July 31, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Yay for innovative phishing?
Is it "punching down" when vets/service members pick on the Air Force? (-:
May 2, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Is it "punching down" when vets/service members pick on the Air Force? (-:
I know I'm a mil nerd when I get excited about a quote like:
"We want our military to be our servant - never our overseer."
It's one of those truisms those of us in uniform all feel but maybe never had the words to speak.
warroom.armywarcollege.edu/podcasts/sec...
"We want our military to be our servant - never our overseer."
It's one of those truisms those of us in uniform all feel but maybe never had the words to speak.
warroom.armywarcollege.edu/podcasts/sec...
SECURITY VS. DEFENSE: A VITAL DISTINCTION FOR THE HOMELAND
The U.S. Army War College (USAWC) recently hosted its 2025 Homeland Defense Symposium, gathering experts to tackle the complex issues of defending the homeland. A key focus was clarifying the differen...
warroom.armywarcollege.edu
April 18, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I know I'm a mil nerd when I get excited about a quote like:
"We want our military to be our servant - never our overseer."
It's one of those truisms those of us in uniform all feel but maybe never had the words to speak.
warroom.armywarcollege.edu/podcasts/sec...
"We want our military to be our servant - never our overseer."
It's one of those truisms those of us in uniform all feel but maybe never had the words to speak.
warroom.armywarcollege.edu/podcasts/sec...
JSB finna drop some new beats! Umm, wait...
March 26, 2025 at 1:47 PM
JSB finna drop some new beats! Umm, wait...
Called a healthcare facility today and got my call rejected with an error code. I was calling from my home SIP line.
Are orgs are starting to do reputation scoring for incoming calls?
Are orgs are starting to do reputation scoring for incoming calls?
March 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Called a healthcare facility today and got my call rejected with an error code. I was calling from my home SIP line.
Are orgs are starting to do reputation scoring for incoming calls?
Are orgs are starting to do reputation scoring for incoming calls?
Do you have a bunch of breach data that you're tired of grepping through every time? Sure. We all are!
Try Clickhouse! I went from ~10 min/query to 1-15 seconds. And it takes up less disk space!
gist.github.com/chriselgee/8...
Try Clickhouse! I went from ~10 min/query to 1-15 seconds. And it takes up less disk space!
gist.github.com/chriselgee/8...
February 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Do you have a bunch of breach data that you're tired of grepping through every time? Sure. We all are!
Try Clickhouse! I went from ~10 min/query to 1-15 seconds. And it takes up less disk space!
gist.github.com/chriselgee/8...
Try Clickhouse! I went from ~10 min/query to 1-15 seconds. And it takes up less disk space!
gist.github.com/chriselgee/8...
"Any president has the right to make a wrong decision and the right to see that wrong decision executed by the US military to the best of their ability - even if it goes directly against military advice."
-GEN (Ret.) Frank McKenzie on military (a)politics
warroom.armywarcollege.edu/podcasts/the...
-GEN (Ret.) Frank McKenzie on military (a)politics
warroom.armywarcollege.edu/podcasts/the...
THE MELTING POINT; GENERAL FRANK MCKENZIE, USMC, RETIRED
On 3 February 2025, the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center (USAHEC) hosted the former commander of U.S. Central Command, General Frank McKenzie, USMC, Retired, to discuss his book "The Melting Po...
warroom.armywarcollege.edu
February 14, 2025 at 7:25 AM
"Any president has the right to make a wrong decision and the right to see that wrong decision executed by the US military to the best of their ability - even if it goes directly against military advice."
-GEN (Ret.) Frank McKenzie on military (a)politics
warroom.armywarcollege.edu/podcasts/the...
-GEN (Ret.) Frank McKenzie on military (a)politics
warroom.armywarcollege.edu/podcasts/the...
In case you didn't know, December was a long time ago
February 10, 2025 at 4:39 AM
In case you didn't know, December was a long time ago
Encouraging to see directly from SECDEF:
"I'm proud to come alongside the 1.3 million uniformed members of the department who execute America's national security approach and do so with fidelity only to the Constitution and the rule of law, and that's all you can ask for," he said.
"I'm proud to come alongside the 1.3 million uniformed members of the department who execute America's national security approach and do so with fidelity only to the Constitution and the rule of law, and that's all you can ask for," he said.
February 10, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Encouraging to see directly from SECDEF:
"I'm proud to come alongside the 1.3 million uniformed members of the department who execute America's national security approach and do so with fidelity only to the Constitution and the rule of law, and that's all you can ask for," he said.
"I'm proud to come alongside the 1.3 million uniformed members of the department who execute America's national security approach and do so with fidelity only to the Constitution and the rule of law, and that's all you can ask for," he said.
DeepSeek: along with conversations, we collect cookies, device model, operating system, keystroke patterns or rhythms, IP address, and system language
🇨🇳 For security. 🇨🇳
www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof...
🇨🇳 For security. 🇨🇳
www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof...
Warning—DeepSeek Is A Chinese Security Nightmare Come True
Why you need to be very careful with this app.
www.forbes.com
January 28, 2025 at 10:19 AM
DeepSeek: along with conversations, we collect cookies, device model, operating system, keystroke patterns or rhythms, IP address, and system language
🇨🇳 For security. 🇨🇳
www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof...
🇨🇳 For security. 🇨🇳
www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof...
Well TIL
www.linkedin.com/pulse/discov...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/discov...
January 24, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Well TIL
www.linkedin.com/pulse/discov...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/discov...
It warms my heart that strategery is part of our lexicon
January 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM
It warms my heart that strategery is part of our lexicon
Want to grab screenshots of lots of web hosts in one shot? EyeWitness is the thing. And if you have Docker installed on your testing machine, you don't need to install anything else. Grab the commands here:
gist.github.com/chriselgee/f...
gist.github.com/chriselgee/f...
January 16, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Want to grab screenshots of lots of web hosts in one shot? EyeWitness is the thing. And if you have Docker installed on your testing machine, you don't need to install anything else. Grab the commands here:
gist.github.com/chriselgee/f...
gist.github.com/chriselgee/f...
The year is 2025, and you still can't name a folder COM1 in Windows 11
January 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The year is 2025, and you still can't name a folder COM1 in Windows 11
What podscasts do you rely on to stay current in #infosec? For me:
- isc.sans.edu/podcast.html (short, techincal)
- thecyberwire.com/podcasts/dai... (less technical)
- risky.biz (feat. geopolitics!)
- www.cisecurity.org/insights/pod... (managerial)
- darknetdiaries.com (stories)
- isc.sans.edu/podcast.html (short, techincal)
- thecyberwire.com/podcasts/dai... (less technical)
- risky.biz (feat. geopolitics!)
- www.cisecurity.org/insights/pod... (managerial)
- darknetdiaries.com (stories)
January 13, 2025 at 2:13 PM
What podscasts do you rely on to stay current in #infosec? For me:
- isc.sans.edu/podcast.html (short, techincal)
- thecyberwire.com/podcasts/dai... (less technical)
- risky.biz (feat. geopolitics!)
- www.cisecurity.org/insights/pod... (managerial)
- darknetdiaries.com (stories)
- isc.sans.edu/podcast.html (short, techincal)
- thecyberwire.com/podcasts/dai... (less technical)
- risky.biz (feat. geopolitics!)
- www.cisecurity.org/insights/pod... (managerial)
- darknetdiaries.com (stories)
Should... should I have more than one?
January 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Should... should I have more than one?
Thanks Evan Booth (you on here?) for designing this collectible, artisinal Chris Elgee card. I love it!
January 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Thanks Evan Booth (you on here?) for designing this collectible, artisinal Chris Elgee card. I love it!
Teaching our kids the classics
December 31, 2024 at 2:12 AM
Teaching our kids the classics
Reposted by Chris Elgee
"Our job is to make it safe, not to tell [users] not to click on things on the *thing clicking machine that we gave them*" @metlstorm.risky.biz
I'm planning on repeating this quote quietly to myself at least once a week for the rest of my days.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rxye...
I'm planning on repeating this quote quietly to myself at least once a week for the rest of my days.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rxye...
Risky Business Weekly (771): Palo Alto's firewall 0days are very, very stupid
YouTube video by Risky Business Media
www.youtube.com
December 3, 2024 at 2:57 PM
"Our job is to make it safe, not to tell [users] not to click on things on the *thing clicking machine that we gave them*" @metlstorm.risky.biz
I'm planning on repeating this quote quietly to myself at least once a week for the rest of my days.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rxye...
I'm planning on repeating this quote quietly to myself at least once a week for the rest of my days.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rxye...
My son asked my why the whole world doesn't use a sinlge timezone
That's when I knew he'd end up in digital forensics 😢
That's when I knew he'd end up in digital forensics 😢
December 2, 2024 at 6:24 AM
My son asked my why the whole world doesn't use a sinlge timezone
That's when I knew he'd end up in digital forensics 😢
That's when I knew he'd end up in digital forensics 😢
It's been said that cool APT names only encourage attackers. What should we use instead? I'll get you started.
- Sad Wiener Dog
- Incontinent Chipmunk
- Disappointing Lunch
- Moist Compost
- Impotent Uncle
- Sad Wiener Dog
- Incontinent Chipmunk
- Disappointing Lunch
- Moist Compost
- Impotent Uncle
November 29, 2024 at 6:27 PM
It's been said that cool APT names only encourage attackers. What should we use instead? I'll get you started.
- Sad Wiener Dog
- Incontinent Chipmunk
- Disappointing Lunch
- Moist Compost
- Impotent Uncle
- Sad Wiener Dog
- Incontinent Chipmunk
- Disappointing Lunch
- Moist Compost
- Impotent Uncle
Swing and a miss Copilot, but I like the way you think!
November 22, 2024 at 8:05 PM
Swing and a miss Copilot, but I like the way you think!
Intentionally vague post:
If you've pentested an org and they later have "an incident," I recommend you don't write speculative blog posts about how you think it maybe went down. 💩
If you've pentested an org and they later have "an incident," I recommend you don't write speculative blog posts about how you think it maybe went down. 💩
November 18, 2024 at 6:12 PM
Intentionally vague post:
If you've pentested an org and they later have "an incident," I recommend you don't write speculative blog posts about how you think it maybe went down. 💩
If you've pentested an org and they later have "an incident," I recommend you don't write speculative blog posts about how you think it maybe went down. 💩