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Building a DIY UTM Gateway from an Old Laptop
My dad has been under constant duress lately from seemingly unending spam calls. While he isn’t tech-illiterate, he could definitely use a boost in web security. Rather than buying an off-the-shelf consumer router, I decided to build a custom Unified Threat Management (UTM) system using an old laptop I had lying around. This project was the perfect opportunity to sharpen my networking and sysadmin skills while solving a real-world problem. My goal was to turn a retired laptop
Macon Moyer
Dec 30, 20254 min read


Salt Typhoon Telecom Attack
Cisco Talos, Cisco’s threat intelligence team, published a report on February 20th 2025 that there was a widespread attack from a Chinese...
Macon Moyer
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PowerSchool Data Breach
PowerSchool is a K-12 software suite that serves over 60 million students, 16,000 schools, and over 9 million teachers. Over 72 million...
Macon Moyer
Jan 24, 20253 min read


Artificial Security
The explosive emergence of AI on the scene of the IT world has caused jubilation, panic, confusion, and questioning. There seems to be...
Macon Moyer
Jan 23, 20254 min read
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