Cyber Security & Tech Articles

Ultimate HTB CPTS 2026 Notes: The Complete Study Guide
Ultimate HTB CPTS 2026 Notes: The Complete Study Guide
If you are rigorously preparing for the HackTheBox Certified Penetration Testing Specialist certification, having a centralized and exhaustive resource is non-negotiable. These HTB CPTS Notes serve as the definitive "Mastermind"... Read more...
Red Team vs. Blue Team: Navigating Cybersecurity in 2026
Red Team vs. Blue Team: Navigating Cybersecurity in 2026
In the rapidly evolving landscape of cybersecurity, few questions are as pervasive and frankly, as confusing for newcomers as the eternal debate: Should I join the Red Team or the... Read more...
AI Security: Why Your 99% Accurate Model is a Lie
AI Security: Why Your 99% Accurate Model is a Lie
I’m going to say the quiet part out loud: Your 99% accurate model is a fraud. We need to stop patting ourselves on the back for "clean" test set metrics.... Read more...
n8n RCE CVE-2025-68613 Explained: Automation Gone Wrong
n8n RCE CVE-2025-68613 Explained: Automation Gone Wrong
Just wanted to flag a critical vulnerability that dropped recently for n8n (the workflow automation tool). If you’re running this in your homelab or corporate network, this is a "drop everything and... Read more...
The ShinyHunters/Pornhub breach proves Reputation is the new Ransomware.
The ShinyHunters/Pornhub breach proves Reputation is the new Ransomware.
We usually scroll past data breach headlines because, let's be honest, we all have credit monitoring by now. But the recent ShinyHunters claim on 94GB of Pornhub Premium data is... Read more...
AWS SOC Analyst Short Course | SOC Real World Scenarios
AWS SOC Analyst Short Course | SOC Real World Scenarios
I see a lot of people trying to break into Blue Team/SOC roles by obsessing over network traffic and malware signatures. While that's still important, if you ignore Cloud SOC,... Read more...
APT29 Cozy Bear: Origins and Tactics
APT29 Cozy Bear: Origins and Tactics
If you think LockBit or BlackCat are your biggest problems, you’re playing checkers while the SVR is playing 4D chess. We just finished a deep dive into APT29 (aka Midnight... Read more...
Advent of Cyber 2025 Full Walkthrough
Advent of Cyber 2025 Full Walkthrough
Let’s be real for a second: Anyone can follow a PDF to get a badge. If you rushed through Advent of Cyber 2025 just to keep your streak alive, you... Read more...
Apple Vulnerability CVE-2025-14174 Breakdown: Apple WebKit Zero-Day Explained
Apple Vulnerability CVE-2025-14174 Breakdown: Apple WebKit Zero-Day Explained
This is a Code Red for anyone running the Apple ecosystem. We aren’t looking at your run-of-the-mill performance improvements and bug fixes here. We are looking at two aggressively exploited... Read more...
The Problem with Most Cybersecurity Projects
The Problem with Most Cybersecurity Projects
Many entry-level candidates build home labs or use tools without structure or context. While setting up a server is good, random tinkering often fails to teach how these tools are... Read more...
How To Prepare For And Pass CRTP Exam
How To Prepare For And Pass CRTP Exam
What is the CRTP Certification? The Certified Red Team Professional (CRTP) is a completely hands-on certification provided by Altered Security. Unlike multiple-choice exams, this certification requires you to compromise a fully patched Active... Read more...
Cybersecurity in 2026: Still Worth Your Time (and Your Career)?
Cybersecurity in 2026: Still Worth Your Time (and Your Career)?
I keep seeing posts saying AI will kill cybersecurity jobs or the market is saturated.Based on what we are seeing such as the rise of AI and the huge impact... Read more...