With just two days to go before the new year arrives, I figured this would be as good a time as any to review how 2019 went for me.
I've been able to accomplish a lot with https://tcpdump101.com including a full UI/UX redesign, updating and adding new Check Point modules and generally performing small bug fixes. Although lately I haven't had as much time to commit to it, I still plan on adding more features. I have started working on support for nmap and that's what I'm focusing on next. In terms of search engine results, here are my Google results for the year:
Average Position: 26.9
Average Click-Through: 5.6%
Total Impressions: 59,000
Total Clicks: 3,020
I'm happy that I'm able to reach around three thousand people and hopefully help them out. I also hope that they've bookmarked the site and continue to use it and learn from it.
I've started work on another small personal project called Gr@ve_Rose's Offensive PCap Enumerator (https://bitbucket.org/Grave_Rose/grope/src/master/) which has proved handy for both myself and a few members of our Red Team. It will process packet captures and do it's best to enumerate systems based on noisy packets such as ARP, SMB, DHCP, OSPF and others. It will work with both IPv4 and IPv6 PCaps and there are specific enumerators built in for IPv6. It's still in it's infancy so I'm looking for feedback in the hopes to make it more robust. Feel free to check it out and let me know what you think.
On a personal note, my guitarist and I have found a new bass player and are starting to work on some new music. Although it is a bit of a pain to start from scratch, we're really enjoying the process. We know we're not the next Metallica or Megadeth and we're all just doing this for fun. Seeing as we're starting anew, it's good to just take it slowly and enjoy the ride.
With the help of Champix, I've quit smoking but have packed on a few extra holiday pounds; A worthy trade in my opinion. I'm reorganizing my schedules so that I'll always have time to hit the gym at least once a day and will be planning out extra healthy meals for the week. Seeing as my wife and I were gifted an InstantPot for the holidays, I'm pretty excited for this part of my life - It's been far too long.
I've come to the realization that there are a lot of things I want to accomplish but not a lot of time to do them in. The next year will bring in a more regimented person geared toward even more good things. I hope to help people out as much as I can with the knowledge that I have to pass on and be the best me I can. I hope the same holds true for you.
Gr@ve_Rose
