Networks don’t just connect devices.
They define scope and reach.
• LAN = local office/home
• WAN = wide-area connections
• MAN = city-level networks
• PAN = personal device networks
I’m comparing types daily.
Context > complexity.
Built a sandbox inside my VM.
Simulated users, groups, permissions with Bash.
No production risk.
Just controlled practice.
Automated tasks.
Logged activity.
Versioned with Git.
You don’t need real servers to build real skills.
VM + structure = safe growth.
Built a sandbox inside my VM.
Simulated users, groups, permissions with Bash.
No production risk.
Just controlled practice.
Automated tasks.
Logged activity.
Versioned with Git.
You don’t need real servers to build real skills.
VM + structure = safe growth.
1️⃣ touch – create a file
2️⃣ mkdir – create a folder
3️⃣ cp – copy files
4️⃣ mv – move/rename files
5️⃣ rm – delete files
These are Linux building blocks.
Which command surprised you?
1️⃣ touch – create a file
2️⃣ mkdir – create a folder
3️⃣ cp – copy files
4️⃣ mv – move/rename files
5️⃣ rm – delete files
These are Linux building blocks.
Which command surprised you?
top → Who’s eating CPU
df -h → Disk usage
du -sh → Folder size
lsof -i → Open ports
tail -f → Live logs
No guessing.
Check metrics.
Read the system.
Let the data speak.
top → Who’s eating CPU
df -h → Disk usage
du -sh → Folder size
lsof -i → Open ports
tail -f → Live logs
No guessing.
Check metrics.
Read the system.
Let the data speak.
CCTV → Firewalls
Home alarm → Antivirus
Home defense → Incident response
Get into the field
Plant your seed and nurture it 🌱
Ignore the hype about “fast money”
The oak tree takes time to grow
but its wood is strong and roots run deep🌳
CCTV → Firewalls
Home alarm → Antivirus
Home defense → Incident response
Get into the field
Plant your seed and nurture it 🌱
Ignore the hype about “fast money”
The oak tree takes time to grow
but its wood is strong and roots run deep🌳
1️⃣ Isolate infected hosts
2️⃣ Identify signature + spread vector
3️⃣ Run EDR-wide scans
4️⃣ Patch exploited flaws
5️⃣ Restore from clean backups
6️⃣ Notify stakeholders
7️⃣ Post-mortem → strengthen defenses
Contain fast.
Eradicate fully.
Harden immediately.
1️⃣ Isolate infected hosts
2️⃣ Identify signature + spread vector
3️⃣ Run EDR-wide scans
4️⃣ Patch exploited flaws
5️⃣ Restore from clean backups
6️⃣ Notify stakeholders
7️⃣ Post-mortem → strengthen defenses
Contain fast.
Eradicate fully.
Harden immediately.
1️⃣ TryHackMe
2️⃣ Splunk (Free Cloud Trial)
3️⃣ Burp Suite
4️⃣ Wireshark
5️⃣ Nmap
Learn one → document it → post it on LinkedIn
1️⃣ TryHackMe
2️⃣ Splunk (Free Cloud Trial)
3️⃣ Burp Suite
4️⃣ Wireshark
5️⃣ Nmap
Learn one → document it → post it on LinkedIn
• EC2 → virtual servers
• S3 → file storage
• IAM → access & security
• RDS → managed databases
• VPC → private networking
Master these and
80% of AWS suddenly makes sense.
• EC2 → virtual servers
• S3 → file storage
• IAM → access & security
• RDS → managed databases
• VPC → private networking
Master these and
80% of AWS suddenly makes sense.
All you really need:
• A laptop
• Internet access
• Daily consistency
• Genuine curiosity
Start now. Learn in public. Grow quietly.
All you really need:
• A laptop
• Internet access
• Daily consistency
• Genuine curiosity
Start now. Learn in public. Grow quietly.
• Open Terminal
• Type pwd
• Run ls
• Try ls -l
• Clear with clear
• Resize it
• Get comfortable
The terminal is just text commands.
You’re in control.
• Open Terminal
• Type pwd
• Run ls
• Try ls -l
• Clear with clear
• Resize it
• Get comfortable
The terminal is just text commands.
You’re in control.
• git init
• git status
• git add
• git commit
• Make small changes
• Push to GitHub
• Don’t worry about mistakes
Git becomes easy with use.
Not memorization.
• git init
• git status
• git add
• git commit
• Make small changes
• Push to GitHub
• Don’t worry about mistakes
Git becomes easy with use.
Not memorization.
• Install one distro (Ubuntu is enough)
• Learn basic commands (ls, cd, rm, grep)
• Understand Linux folders (/home, /etc, /var)
• Practice permissions (chmod, sudo)
• Install & remove packages (apt)
• Monitor processes (ps, top, htop)
• Read logs (/var/log)
• Install one distro (Ubuntu is enough)
• Learn basic commands (ls, cd, rm, grep)
• Understand Linux folders (/home, /etc, /var)
• Practice permissions (chmod, sudo)
• Install & remove packages (apt)
• Monitor processes (ps, top, htop)
• Read logs (/var/log)
A practical overview of widely used cybersecurity tools, grouped by category, to help understand how modern infrastructures are monitored, tested, and protected
A practical overview of widely used cybersecurity tools, grouped by category, to help understand how modern infrastructures are monitored, tested, and protected
🛡️ Blue Team = defenders
📘 Like security guards watching cameras
👉 They don’t hack
👉 They watch logs
🚨 Their job:
• Detect attacks
• Catch mistakes
• Stop breaches early
🛡️ Blue Team = defenders
📘 Like security guards watching cameras
👉 They don’t hack
👉 They watch logs
🚨 Their job:
• Detect attacks
• Catch mistakes
• Stop breaches early
• EC2 – run apps
• S3 – store files
• IAM – manage access
• RDS – databases
• Lambda – run code without servers
• CloudWatch – monitor
• VPC – network setup
Forget the 200+.
Master these 7 and get ahead of 90%
• EC2 – run apps
• S3 – store files
• IAM – manage access
• RDS – databases
• Lambda – run code without servers
• CloudWatch – monitor
• VPC – network setup
Forget the 200+.
Master these 7 and get ahead of 90%
Most founders spend $10k on branding
and $0 on security.
Then wonder why data ends up on the dark web.
Branding won’t stop breaches. Security will. 🛡️
Check SSL. Update plugins. Use 2FA.
Are you protected or just lucky?
Most founders spend $10k on branding
and $0 on security.
Then wonder why data ends up on the dark web.
Branding won’t stop breaches. Security will. 🛡️
Check SSL. Update plugins. Use 2FA.
Are you protected or just lucky?
Start with these three:
• 4624 / 4625 → Successful / Failed logon
• 4688 → Process created (what ran?)
• 4720 → User account created (persistence?)
Know them by heart.
They’re your eyes into Windows activity.
Start with these three:
• 4624 / 4625 → Successful / Failed logon
• 4688 → Process created (what ran?)
• 4720 → User account created (persistence?)
Know them by heart.
They’re your eyes into Windows activity.
No one else will risk for you.
Apply. Ask. Speak. Build.
Action beats fear every time.
One bold move today
changes tomorrow.
Your career is waiting go meet it.
No one else will risk for you.
Apply. Ask. Speak. Build.
Action beats fear every time.
One bold move today
changes tomorrow.
Your career is waiting go meet it.
Jumping straight into security tools
without networking knowledge is a trap.
Understanding how devices communicate lets you:
• Make sense of alerts
• Read logs accurately
• Investigate incidents faster
Jumping straight into security tools
without networking knowledge is a trap.
Understanding how devices communicate lets you:
• Make sense of alerts
• Read logs accurately
• Investigate incidents faster
Types:
•Static NAT → one-to-one mapping
•Dynamic NAT → pools of addresses
•PAT (Port Address Translation) → many-to-one mapping
NAT hides internal IPs from the internet.
Types:
•Static NAT → one-to-one mapping
•Dynamic NAT → pools of addresses
•PAT (Port Address Translation) → many-to-one mapping
NAT hides internal IPs from the internet.
Networks don’t just connect devices.
They define scope and reach.
• LAN = local office/home
• WAN = wide-area connections
• MAN = city-level networks
• PAN = personal device networks
I’m comparing types daily.
Context > complexity.
Networks don’t just connect devices.
They define scope and reach.
• LAN = local office/home
• WAN = wide-area connections
• MAN = city-level networks
• PAN = personal device networks
I’m comparing types daily.
Context > complexity.
1️⃣ NetworkChuck
2️⃣ David Bombal
3️⃣ John Hammond
4️⃣ The Cyber Mentor
5️⃣ Professor Messer
1️⃣ NetworkChuck
2️⃣ David Bombal
3️⃣ John Hammond
4️⃣ The Cyber Mentor
5️⃣ Professor Messer
Debugged Apache on Ubuntu (ARM64).
Problem? Not Apache.
• Network / IPv6 conflict → apt couldn’t reach ports.ubuntu.com
• Solution: force IPv4, clean update & install ✅
Reminder: software rarely fails alone.
The network underneath matters.
Debugged Apache on Ubuntu (ARM64).
Problem? Not Apache.
• Network / IPv6 conflict → apt couldn’t reach ports.ubuntu.com
• Solution: force IPv4, clean update & install ✅
Reminder: software rarely fails alone.
The network underneath matters.