Building a Burner: How to Set Up a Disposable Research Identity
Last updated: July 2026 Security research, red team engagements, OSINT work, and penetration testing all have moments where your real […]
RFID Skimming in 2026: What’s Real and What’s Hype
Last updated: July 2026 RFID skimming has been the subject of recurring media panic for about fifteen years. Every few
Password Managers Compared: Which One Is Actually Secure
Last updated: July 2026 The password manager market has been shaped by several high-profile incidents that changed what security-conscious users
Building a Home Cybersecurity Lab: The Hardware and Software Stack That Actually Works
Last updated: July 2026 At some point, TryHackMe rooms and HackTheBox machines are not enough. You have learned the basics
Best VPNs for Security Researchers and Penetration Testers in 2026
Last updated: July 2026 Most VPN reviews are written for people who want to watch Netflix from another country. This
HTB – Secret – Walkthrough ( with the pwnkit option! LOL )
Figured with pwnkit out I should revisit some of the HTB and see if it can be leveraged to get
HTB – Horizontall – Walkthrough
Start nmap -sV -sC 10.10.11.105 Starting Nmap 7.92 ( https://nmap.org ) at 2022-01-07 22:46 MST Nmap scan report for 10.10.11.105
HTB – Previse – Walkthrough
2022-01-07 Quick notes for Previse HTB machine nmap -sV -sC 10.10.11.104 Starting Nmap 7.92 ( https://nmap.org ) at 2022-01-06 22:15
CMIYC 2021
2021-12-30 CrackMeIfYouCan 2021, I competed on team Crevasse. This is a little old now, but figured I would post it
Tools & Techniques
RFID – proxmark3 – refresh notes 2021
2021-08-21 First get the latest ICEman/RFIDResearchGroup code: git clone https://github.com/RfidResearchGroup/proxmark3.git cd proxmark3 cp Makefile.platform.sample Makefile.platform vim Makefile.platform now make sure