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2024 Holiday Hack Challenge Intro

Holiday Hack Challenge

2024 Holiday Hack Challenge Intro

Highlighting the changes to the upcoming 2024 HHC.

Christmas in... October?...2023 Holiday Hack Challenge

Christmas in... October?...2023 Holiday Hack Challenge

Full walkthrough for all of the challenges in the 2023 Holiday Hack Challenge

PEN-300 Tip - Saving AppLocker Policy

A brief tutorial on how to save yourself some time if needing to reapply AppLocker policies to the lab VMs while doing PEN-300.

Sliver C2 - Staged Implants

Sliver C2 - Staged Implants

How to use staged implants in the open source C2 framework Sliver. I draw comparisons to metasploit/msfvenom for those unfamiliar with sliver to better understand.

HTB Pro Labs - Offshore: A Review

HTB Pro Labs - Offshore: A Review

I share my thoughts on the HackTheBox ProLabs Offshore. I share some Pros, cons & lessons learned. Plus I need to show off my cert of competlion somewhere

Natas11-->Natas12

Natas11-->Natas12

We're continuing our series of the Natas challenges. In the previous post, we navigated two challenges of increasing complexity around command injection. This writeup will solely focus on one challenge, around XOR. Walkthrough Website: http://natas11.natas.labs.overthewire.org/ Access Credentials: natas11:1KFqoJXi6hRaPluAmk8ESDW4fSysRoIg As with previous challenges,

GX-PT: A Review

GX-PT: A Review

My reflections on taking the new Applied Knowledge certification for SANS.

Natas9-->Natas11

Natas9-->Natas11

Continue with the walkthroughs for the natas challenges with some command injection

Natas6-->Natas9

Natas6-->Natas9

We continue on with the next 3 challenges for natas, focused on PHP!

Natas4--> Natas6

Natas4--> Natas6

Continuing the walkthroughs for the overthewire web challenges.

Natas - Natas0 through Natas4

Natas - Natas0 through Natas4

An introduction to the Natas challenges, my format for my walkthroughs, and the solutions to the first 4 challenges!

enumnotes: CLI + md Pentest Notes = pretty colors

enumnotes: CLI + md Pentest Notes = pretty colors

Overview of the my terminal based penetration testing note tool

HHC 2022 - Ring of Fire Walkthrough

Holiday Hack Challenge

HHC 2022 - Ring of Fire Walkthrough

The walkthrough for the Ring of Fire, the LAST of 5 rings in the 2022 Holiday Hack Challenge! GLORY!

HHC 2022 - Cloud Ring Walkthrough

Holiday Hack Challenge

HHC 2022 - Cloud Ring Walkthrough

The walkthrough for the Cloud Ring, the fourth of 5 rings in the 2022 Holiday Hack Challenge

HHC 2022 - Web Ring Walkthrough

HHC 2022 - Web Ring Walkthrough

The walkthrough for the Web Ring, the third of 5 rings in the 2022 Holiday Hack Challenge

HHC 2022 - Elfen Ring Walkthrough

Holiday Hack Challenge

HHC 2022 - Elfen Ring Walkthrough

The walkthrough for the Elfen Ring, the second of 5 rings in the 2022 Holiday Hack Challenge

HHC 2022 - Tolkien Ring Walkthrough

Holiday Hack Challenge

HHC 2022 - Tolkien Ring Walkthrough

The walkthrough for the Tolkien Ring, the first of 5 rings in the 2022 Holiday Hack Challenge

HHC 2022 - Orientation Walkthrough

Holiday Hack Challenge

HHC 2022 - Orientation Walkthrough

Walkthrough for the 2022 Holiday Hack Challenge Orientation! Get your badge, wallet, and bearings. Glory!

How to Setup i3 on a Kali VM for VMWare Fusion

How to Setup i3 on a Kali VM for VMWare Fusion

This post is intended to help out anyone who's looking to setup i3 with Kali Linux, specifically useful for anyone running Kali on a Mac using VMWare Fusion.

2022 Holiday Hack Challenge!

Holiday Hack Challenge

2022 Holiday Hack Challenge!

It's that time of year - the Holiday Hack Challenge is upon us! For the the uninitiated, it's an annual SANS' annual free CTF, that is fun for all skill levels. Below are some tips on how to sign up, as well as words of

Third Time's the Charm: My Journey to Pass the OSCP

Third Time's the Charm: My Journey to Pass the OSCP

After 260 days, 740 hours of studying, and 3 exam attempts I can proudly say I am OSCP certified! It took longer than anticipated, and the journey was not what I envisioned when I started a little over 8 1/2 months ago. It took pwning 49 PWK Lab Machines,

I took my first attempt at the OSCP, failed, and it was freakin awesome

I took my first attempt at the OSCP, failed, and it was freakin awesome

Lessons learned and ramblings from someone who studied like hell for their first OSCP attempt and failed gloriously.