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KC7 Foundation Honored with Fayette County Public Schools 2025 Golden Apple Award

KC7 Foundation is proud to announce that it has been awarded the by Fayette County Public Schools FCPS , recognizing superior community partnership,...

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Making the most of KC7
Making the most of KC7
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simandsec

Dear New KC7 Player, Welcome to KC7. We re glad you re here. Starting your cybersecurity journey can feel exciting and overwhelming all at once. You...

KC7 Inducted into Microsoft Garage Wall of Fame!
KC7 Inducted into Microsoft Garage Wall of Fame!
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simandsec

KC7 Inducted into Microsoft Garage Wall of Fame! We re excited to announce that , our gamified cybersecurity training platform, has been inducted...

Cyber Security In the Classroom - They Told Me, “You Teach Cyber Security Now”
Cyber Security In the Classroom - They Told Me, “You Teach Cyber Security Now”
MrQu!llen
MrQu!llen

They Told Me, You Teach Cyber Security Now I wish my school had something like that or schools have classes like that now?! are some of the most...

Timepieces to TTPs: How I Went from Watch Repair to Cybersecurity in Just 1.5 Years
Timepieces to TTPs: How I Went from Watch Repair to Cybersecurity in Just 1.5 Years
ndigenus818
ndigenus818

For over a decade, I worked in watch and jewelry repair, carefully solving problems and developing my attention to detail. Little did I know that...

Back to the Basics Series - Setting up a Linux Virtual Machine
Back to the Basics Series - Setting up a Linux Virtual Machine
waymonho
waymonho

Difficulty Level Beginner What you will learn - How to set up your own virtual machine using VirtualBox. - How to install a Linux operating system on...

Data Enrichment Series - Part 1 - Bulk IP Triage with Python and MaxMind GeoIP
Data Enrichment Series - Part 1 - Bulk IP Triage with Python and MaxMind GeoIP
waymonho
waymonho

By Waymon Ho KC7 Team - How to investigate IP addresses using the MaxMind GeoIP2 database. - How to use Python and Jupyter Notebook to create a...

Investigating Hosts with Censys.io
Investigating Hosts with Censys.io
waymonho
waymonho

By Waymon Ho KC7 Team - How to investigate IP addresses using Censys.io s Search tool. - How to use Python and Jupyter Notebook to create a re-usable...

Threat Intelligence with Alienvault OTX
Threat Intelligence with Alienvault OTX
waymonho
waymonho

- What Alienvault Open Threat Exchange OTX is - How to incorporate Alienvault OTX into your workflow for threat intelligence investigations - Web...

Keeping up to date with Ransomware Posts
Keeping up to date with Ransomware Posts
waymonho
waymonho

- How to investigate various ransomware leak sites and obtain information from them - Manipulate data using pandas jupyter - Linux Operating System -...