Introduction This is my write-up for investigation “Phishy v1” lab on Blue Team Labs Online. This lab is retired, so while completing it does not provide points that contribute towards the live leaderboard, but it does count towards achievements and write-ups are permitted to be made publicly available. ❗WARNING The
Introduction In part 6 of my SOC project, I finished setting up part of my Corporate LAN network, and getting some vulnerable web apps running in Docker containers on my Ubuntu Server VM. I also set DNS entries on the Windows Server, so that these apps could be accessed through
Introduction There has been a bit of time since the last update of Project Fur-tress. Part-time university coursework had to be done, I'm also working through some more cybersecurity training, the SOC100 course from Level Effect. I've also now been out of work for about 3
This is my write-up for the retired Blue Team Labs Online investigation 'Nonyx'. The investigation is now retired, so it can still be completed towards achievements, and public write-ups are now permitted. Scenario: Purify Black Energy 2 from Shadowbrook’s digital infrastructure by reverse-engineering the malware’s code.
This is my write-up for the retired Blue Team Labs Online challenge 'Employee of the Year'. Scenario: On a Friday evening when you were in a mood to celebrate your weekend, your team was alerted with a new RCE vulnerability actively being exploited in the wild. You have
Having recently obtained a level 1 cybersecurity certificate from Security Blue Team, and working through the SOC100 from Level Effect, I am working my way through some challenges, and labs at Hack the Box. This is my write-up of the retired 'Sherlock' challenge, Reaper. Sherlocks are investigative challenges,
This is my write-up for 'The Planet's Prestige'. This is a CTF-Like challenge, that is now 'Retired', on the Blue Team Labs Online cybersecurity practice and challenge platform. When challenges are retired, this means that leaderboard points are not awarded, but then write-ups for
Introduction In Project Fur-Tress: Building a Home SOC Lab (Part 4), I finished setting up my domain controller, created several users and assigned them to groups. I also set a few different group policies to reduce the password requirements, set local admin for the IT Ops group, and to install
Introduction In part 3, I set up Kali Linux in the Fake Internet VLAN to simulate external threats, and configured Windows Server 2019 as the domain controller for the Corporate LAN, handling DNS and DHCP services. I realized that jumping into the RemoteAccess and VPN setup wasn't the
Introduction In Part 2 of Project Fur-tress, I successfully set up a Debian VM as the management device for my pfSense firewall and VLANs. After configuring the VLANs, interfaces, DHCP servers, and firewall rules, I ensured the management device was correctly integrated and connected to the internet. In this section,
Introduction In the first part of Project Fur-Tress, which you can read here, I used Proxmox, hosted on a Dell server, to set up a Linux Bridge, ensuring all VMs in the lab would utilise this for network connectivity. After that, I created a VM, installed pfSense, and configured the
Introduction Having recently achieved the BTL1 certification in cybersecurity from Security Blue Team (a fantastic starting point for anyone interested in the field), I realized that a certification is just the beginning. Hands-on experience with defensive cybersecurity tools and systems is invaluable. So, armed with a Dell server at home,