sock puppets
Before beginning the reconnaissance (Recon) phase of a penetration test (PenTest), open source intelligence (OSINT) investigation, or capture-the-flag (CTF) challenge, maintaining proper operational security (OpSec) is critical. One common approach is the use of controlled…
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CTF
Capture The Flag In the world of cybersecurity, a CTF (Capture The Flag) event is a competitive, hands-on challenge designed to test…
Frameworks
Understanding cybersecurity frameworks is critical for building strong, resilient security…
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Awareness
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nmap
🔍 Tool Tutorial for Beginners 📌 Goal Teach beginners what Nmap is, why it’s used, and how to perform safe, basic network…
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Social Engineering
Basically, it’s a non-technical way of manipulating people into strategically doing specific things and/or disclosing confidential information. Hopefully without the realization that they have, in order to gain legitimate & authorized access to people, places, and/or data. Types of Social Engineering: Phishing Shoulder Surfing PreTexting…
Red – Blue – Purple
You will hear, in many Cyber Security circles and conversations, whether someone is considered a Red or Blue shirt, or if they’re part of a Red or Blue team. In the more recent years, they’ve added Purple shirts, or Purple teams regarding those that show…
Wi-Fi Basics
Wi-Fi is a wireless network that follows specific 802.11 IEEE standards and protocols used for Local Area Network [LAN] devices and internet access allowing the exchange of encrypted data via radio waves. The standard home equipment required is a Wireless Router. It uses a Service…
Virtual Private Network
A Virtual Private Network [VPN] is a method in which to connect to the internet privately & securely while encrypting your internet traffic to protect your online identity. There are 2 types of VPN: Personal & Corporate. PERSONAL: Designed for personal use and anonymity. CORPORATE:Used…
Threat + Vulnerability + Risk = Exploit
A ‘best practice’ is to prioritize your cyber security time and efforts, such as prioritizing issues that may arise. There are many ways of categorizing vulnerabilities such as by Critical, High, Medium, et cetera and the Common Vulnerability Scoring System [CVSS] rating numbers. In order…