HACKINT

It’s been awhile since I’ve posted, luckily Eric has been posting for me some about classes he’s been teaching at Ramstein AB.  I’ve had a lot on my plate lately with moving, grad classes, and the like but again I want to throw some kudos to Eric for doing such a great job teaching at Ramstein.  The next class will be offered November 10th (Fundamentals of Hacking) and I will be down at Ramstein for that one to co-teach with Eric (he doesn’t need it but it makes me feel important).

It’s exciting that HACKINT is getting ready to release two more classes.  Eric has been working hard on the Intermediate Hacking class and he’ll be testing it soon to a select crowd shortly followed by hosting the beta class.  Beta classes are incredibly important for HACKINT and us instructors.  It is an opportunity for students to come in, take the class, and offer feedback that will quickly be used to update the class.  For beta classes it’s asked that students have some familiarity with the material even if it’s just slightly researched before taking the class.  This allows students to ask better questions, state what they were expecting (if expectations weren’t met), and so on.  The second class that’s going to be offered is Intrusion Detection Systems.  I was originally going to make the Fundamentals of Forensics the next class but it’s become apparent that quite a few people have been wanting an IDS class and knowledge on how to setup an IDS for home use, tune it, and figure out what’s going on in their network.  I’ve been working on the class (not as hard as Eric has been on his admittedly) and will have it available to the public in December.  Shortly after that class, I will go ahead and create the Fundamentals of Forensics class followed by a few others (currently looking into Malware Analysis and a few others).

Lastly, HACKINT has been a fun project and grassroots type approach to free education for the military members at Ramstein but it’s apparent to Eric and I that we won’t be stationed near each other for much longer.  As always HACKINT is looking to train up another couple of instructors to take over for us or to take to their next base.  To also help the transition though, I’m currently looking at the possibility of a new website and online class format so that military members and civilians can take the classes and at their own leisure/regardless of location.

There’s a LOT to do and plenty of other real life concerns going on in the world but I’ll update as often as possible as HACKINT keeps pushing forward.

All the best,

Rob