<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>KC7 on Bader Alrowaiei</title><link>https://baderalrowaiei.com/categories/kc7/</link><description>Recent content in KC7 on Bader Alrowaiei</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:02:15 +0300</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://baderalrowaiei.com/categories/kc7/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>KC7 CloutHaus: Social Media leads to Compromise</title><link>https://baderalrowaiei.com/blog/kc7-clouthaus-social-media-leads-to-compromise/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2025 17:02:15 +0300</pubDate><guid>https://baderalrowaiei.com/blog/kc7-clouthaus-social-media-leads-to-compromise/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;This post is a write-up or clues on how to resolve the KC7 investigation case of &lt;a
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CloutHaus: Social Media leads to Compromise
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&lt;/a&gt;. You can use it as a helpful guide when you encounter an obstacle, as it structured as a fill-in-the-blanks solution.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 id="section-1-got-clout-"&gt;Section 1: Got Clout? 🤳&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3 id="question-1-based-on-afomiyas-instagram-profile-what-is-the-email-address-she-uses-for-brand-deals"&gt;Question 1: Based on Afomiya’s Instagram profile, what is the email address she uses for brand deals?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You Got this 👾&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Valdoria Votes: A Political Mystery (Part 2)</title><link>https://baderalrowaiei.com/blog/kc7-valdoria-votes-a-political-mystery-part-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 18:47:01 -0600</pubDate><guid>https://baderalrowaiei.com/blog/kc7-valdoria-votes-a-political-mystery-part-2/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;This post is a walkthrough of the KC7 investigation case of &lt;a
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Valdoria Votes
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&lt;/a&gt;. You can use it as a helpful guide when encountering an obstacle or trying to understand a question. Different ways to answer questions might exist, so don&amp;rsquo;t be afraid to explore your path.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 id="section-3-a-vote-of-no-confidence"&gt;Section 3: A vote of no confidence&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3 id="question-2-what-ip-address-did-they-forget-to-hide-in-the-poster"&gt;Question 2: What IP address did they forget to hide in the poster?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;You Got this 👾&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>KC7 Frognado in Valdoria</title><link>https://baderalrowaiei.com/blog/kc7-frognado-in-valdoria/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2024 17:12:49 -0600</pubDate><guid>https://baderalrowaiei.com/blog/kc7-frognado-in-valdoria/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;This post is a write-up or clues on how to resolve the KC7 investigation case of &lt;a
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Frognado in Valdoria
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&lt;h2 id="section-1-maybe-its-just-a-tadpole-"&gt;Section 1: Maybe it&amp;rsquo;s just a tadpole? 😢👀&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3 id="question-1"&gt;Question 1:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;You Got this 👾&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>KC7 The Great Elf Conflict SANS Holiday Hack Challenge 2024</title><link>https://baderalrowaiei.com/blog/kc7-the-great-elf-conflict-sans-holiday-hack-challenge-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2024 20:07:05 -0600</pubDate><guid>https://baderalrowaiei.com/blog/kc7-the-great-elf-conflict-sans-holiday-hack-challenge-2024/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;This post is a write-up or clues on how to resolve the KC7 investigation case of SANS Holiday Hack Challenge 2024 &lt;a
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The Great Elf Conflict
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&lt;/a&gt;. You can use it as a helpful guide when encountering an obstacle or trying to understand a question. Different ways to answer questions might exist, so feel free to explore your path.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 id="section-1-kql-101"&gt;Section 1: KQL 101&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;You got it 👾&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>KC7 HopsNStuff</title><link>https://baderalrowaiei.com/blog/kc7-hopsnstuff/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2024 23:00:38 -0500</pubDate><guid>https://baderalrowaiei.com/blog/kc7-hopsnstuff/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;This post is a walkthrough of the KC7 investigation case of &lt;a
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KC7 HopsNStuff
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&lt;/a&gt;. You can use it as a helpful guide when encountering an obstacle or trying to understand a question. Different ways to answer questions might exist, so don&amp;rsquo;t be afraid to explore your path.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 id="section-2-info"&gt;Section 2: 🥚Info💰&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3 id="question-1-lets-take-a-look-at-our-securityalerts-a-security-alert-flagged-on-a-file-that-was-quarantined-on-march-31-2023-which-host-was-this-identified-on"&gt;Question 1: Let&amp;rsquo;s take a look at our SecurityAlerts. A security alert flagged on a file that was quarantined on March 31, 2023. Which host was this identified on?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The question provided us with the timestamp and flag reason.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>KC7 Inside Encryptodera</title><link>https://baderalrowaiei.com/blog/kc7-inside-encryptodera/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 21:10:48 -0500</pubDate><guid>https://baderalrowaiei.com/blog/kc7-inside-encryptodera/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;This post is a write-up or clues on how to resolve the KC7 investigation case of &lt;a
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Inside Encryptodera
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&lt;/a&gt;. You can use it as a helpful guide when you encounter an obstacle, as it structured as a fill-in-the-blanks solution.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 id="section-1-offensive-odor-"&gt;Section 1: Offensive Odor 👽&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3 id="question-1-what-is-barrys-role-at-the-company"&gt;Question 1: What is Barry&amp;rsquo;s role at the company?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;pre tabindex="0"&gt;&lt;code&gt;Employees
| where name contains &amp;#34;Barry&amp;#34;
| project name , role
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;h3 id="question-2-what-is-barrys-email-address"&gt;Question 2: What is Barry&amp;rsquo;s email address?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;pre tabindex="0"&gt;&lt;code&gt;Employees
| where name contains &amp;#34;Barry&amp;#34;
| project name , role, email_addr
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;h3 id="question-3-what-was-the-subject-of-the-interesting-email-the-one-on-january-16th-that-barry-sent"&gt;Question 3: What was the subject of the interesting email (the one on January 16th) that Barry sent?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;pre tabindex="0"&gt;&lt;code&gt;Email
| where sender == &amp;#34;barry_shmelly@encryptoderafinancial.com&amp;#34;
| where timestamp between (datetime(2024-01-16T00:00:00Z) .. datetime(2024-01-16T23:59:59Z))
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;h3 id="question-4-what-was-the-role-of-the-employees-that-received-barrys-email"&gt;Question 4: What was the role of the employees that received Barry&amp;rsquo;s email?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Find the list of the recipients.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;pre tabindex="0"&gt;&lt;code&gt;Email
| where sender == &amp;#34;barry_shmelly@encryptoderafinancial.com&amp;#34;
| where subject == &amp;#34;I&amp;#39;m not coming in today. I&amp;#39;m sick of this place. We&amp;#39;re all getting laid off anyway.&amp;#34;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;ol start="2"&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Find the role.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;pre tabindex="0"&gt;&lt;code&gt;Employees
| where email_addr in (&amp;#34;christopher_naylor@encryptoderafinancial.com&amp;#34;, &amp;#34;michelle_collins@encryptoderafinancial.com&amp;#34;, &amp;#34;jarrod_rodriguez@encryptoderafinancial.com&amp;#34;)
| distinct role
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Advanced operators:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;pre tabindex="0"&gt;&lt;code&gt;Email
| where sender == &amp;#34;barry_shmelly@encryptoderafinancial.com&amp;#34;
| where subject == &amp;#34;I&amp;#39;m not coming in today. I&amp;#39;m sick of this place. We&amp;#39;re all getting laid off anyway.&amp;#34;
| project recipient
| join kind=inner (
Employees
| project email_addr, role
) on $left.recipient == $right.email_addr
| project recipient, role
| distinct role
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;h3 id="question-5-what-was-the-role-of-the-recipient-of-that-email"&gt;Question 5: What was the role of the recipient of that email?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;pre tabindex="0"&gt;&lt;code&gt;Email
| where subject == &amp;#34;YOU ARE A GREEDY PIG!!!! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?????&amp;#34;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;pre tabindex="0"&gt;&lt;code&gt;Employees
| where email_addr == &amp;#34;les_goh@encryptoderafinancial.com&amp;#34;
| project role
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;h3 id="question-6-whats-barrys-ip-address-paste-the-full-ip-address-"&gt;Question 6: What&amp;rsquo;s Barry&amp;rsquo;s IP address? (Paste the full IP address )&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;pre tabindex="0"&gt;&lt;code&gt;Employees
| where name contains &amp;#34;Barry&amp;#34;
| project ip_addr
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;h3 id="question-7-what-was-the-complete-url-that-barry-was-browsing-on-his-computer-regarding-cybersecurity-insiders-on-the-afternoon-of-december-26thpaste-the-full-url"&gt;Question 7: What was the complete URL that Barry was browsing on his computer regarding Cybersecurity Insiders on the afternoon of December 26th?(Paste the full url)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;pre tabindex="0"&gt;&lt;code&gt;OutboundNetworkEvents
| where src_ip == &amp;#34;10.10.0.1&amp;#34;
| where url contains &amp;#34;Insiders&amp;#34;
| project url
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;h3 id="question-8-what-website-did-he-visit-first-on-january-15th-paste-the-full-url"&gt;Question 8: What website did he visit first on January 15th? (Paste the full URL)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;pre tabindex="0"&gt;&lt;code&gt;OutboundNetworkEvents
| where src_ip == &amp;#34;10.10.0.1&amp;#34;
| where timestamp &amp;gt;= datetime(2024-01-15T00:00:00Z)
| top 1 by timestamp asc
| project url
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;h3 id="question-9-could-you-provide-the-full-url-for-the-website-barry-searched-for-usb-flash-drives"&gt;Question 9: Could you provide the full URL for the website Barry searched for USB Flash Drives?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;pre tabindex="0"&gt;&lt;code&gt;OutboundNetworkEvents
| where src_ip == &amp;#34;10.10.0.1&amp;#34;
| where url contains &amp;#34;usb&amp;#34;
| project url
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;h3 id="question-10-what-secret-document-on-business-transactions-did-barry-download"&gt;Question 10: What &amp;ldquo;secret&amp;rdquo; document on business transactions did Barry download?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;pre tabindex="0"&gt;&lt;code&gt;InboundNetworkEvents
| where src_ip == &amp;#34;10.10.0.1&amp;#34;
| where url contains &amp;#34;secret&amp;#34;
| project url
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;h3 id="question-11-what-document-docx-did-barry-download-about-salaries"&gt;Question 11: What document (docx) did Barry download about salaries?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;InboundNetworkEvents
| where src_ip == &amp;ldquo;10.10.0.1&amp;rdquo; and url contains &amp;ldquo;salary&amp;rdquo; and url contains &amp;ldquo;docx&amp;rdquo;
| project url&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>KC7 Balloons Over Iowa</title><link>https://baderalrowaiei.com/blog/kc7-balloons-over-iowa/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2024 21:51:01 -0500</pubDate><guid>https://baderalrowaiei.com/blog/kc7-balloons-over-iowa/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;This post is a write-up or clues on how to resolve the KC7 investigation case of &lt;a
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Balloons Over Iowa
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&lt;/a&gt;. You can use it as a helpful guide when you encounter an obstacle, as it structured as a fill-in-the-blanks solution.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 id="section-2-aliens-"&gt;Section 2: Aliens 👽&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3 id="question-1-which-email-address-sent-a-message-containing-the-domain-invasionxyz"&gt;Question 1: Which email address sent a message containing the domain invasion.xyz?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;pre tabindex="0"&gt;&lt;code&gt;Table
| where &amp;lt;field&amp;gt; &amp;lt;operator&amp;gt; &amp;#34;invasion.xyz&amp;#34;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;h3 id="question-2-how-many-users-received-email-with-links-to-the-domain-invasionxyz"&gt;Question 2: How many users received email with links to the domain invasion.xyz?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;pre tabindex="0"&gt;&lt;code&gt;Table
| where &amp;lt;field&amp;gt; &amp;lt;operator&amp;gt; &amp;#34;invasion.xyz&amp;#34;
| count
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;h3 id="question-3-what-was-the-subject-of-the-email-sent-in-1"&gt;Question 3: What was the subject of the email sent in (1)?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Answer from question 1.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>KC7 A Scandal in Valdoria!</title><link>https://baderalrowaiei.com/blog/kc7-a-scandal-in-valdoria/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2024 22:30:15 -0500</pubDate><guid>https://baderalrowaiei.com/blog/kc7-a-scandal-in-valdoria/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;This post is a write-up or clues on how to resolve the KC7 investigation case of &lt;a
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A Scandal in Valdoria
&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;. You can use it as a helpful guide when you encounter an obstacle, as it structured as a fill-in-the-blanks solution.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 id="section-2-welcome-to-valdoria"&gt;Section 2: Welcome to Valdoria!&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3 id="question-1-what-is-the-newspaper-printers-name"&gt;Question 1: What is the Newspaper Printer&amp;rsquo;s name?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;pre tabindex="0"&gt;&lt;code&gt;Clark Kent
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;h3 id="question-2-what-is-the-editorial-interns-name"&gt;Question 2: What is the Editorial Intern&amp;rsquo;s name?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;pre tabindex="0"&gt;&lt;code&gt;Employees
| where &amp;lt;field&amp;gt; == &amp;#34;Editorial Intern&amp;#34;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;h3 id="question-3-when-was-the-editorial-intern-hired-at-the-valdorian-times"&gt;Question 3: When was the Editorial Intern hired at The Valdorian Times?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Answer from question 2.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>