{"id":130,"date":"2023-03-23T10:02:38","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T10:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roduffy.com\/?page_id=130"},"modified":"2026-03-04T11:17:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T11:17:55","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/roduffy.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/roduffy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/RoDuffy-logos_transparent-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-134\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3841201716738198;width:484px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roduffy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/RoDuffy-logos_transparent-edited.png 1200w, https:\/\/roduffy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/RoDuffy-logos_transparent-edited-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/roduffy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/RoDuffy-logos_transparent-edited-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/roduffy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/RoDuffy-logos_transparent-edited-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Hello. My name is Ronan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">I am a Cyber Security geek from Ireland. Here you&#8217;ll find the occasional post about IT, Security, Gadgetry, Books and whatever else is currently tickling my brain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">If you wish to contact me, take a long hard look at yourself and ask yourself why. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">If, for some reason you still wish to contact me, get me on the dying bird platform @RoDuffs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-163 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-cyber-security tag-cyber-security tag-sandbox\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roduffy.com\/?p=163\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/roduffy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Creating a Sandbox Environment in VMware Workstation\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roduffy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/roduffy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/roduffy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/roduffy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roduffy.com\/?p=163\" target=\"_self\" >Creating a Sandbox Environment in VMware Workstation<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">When working in a security role you often come across malware or malicious links that pique your interest, but to detonate one of these files or browse to one of these addresses on a machine you regularly use would be detrimental to the security of your own device. 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