HACKROCKS CTF — Tracing a Suspicious Bitcoin Payment
After completing Josh Madakor’s Cybersecurity course, and my internshipt at Log(N)Pacific, I decided I didn’t want to simply add another certificate to my résumé and move on. I wanted to put what I learned into practice. While continuing my search for an opportunity…
Defending the Perimeter: Fine-Tuning Nessus Scans to Detect Active Directory Exploits
Introduction Active Directory (AD) is the crown jewel of the enterprise environment. Because it manages identities, credentials, and access permissions across the entire network, it is the primary target for threat actors looking to escalate privileges. Standard,…
Hunting Persistent Backdoors: Analyzing Attacker Persistence via Windows Registry using KQL
Introduction During a cyber incident, evicting a threat actor from the network requires more than just terminating a malicious process. Sophisticated attackers aim to stay inside an infrastructure long after their initial foothold is gained. One of the most common…