Category: Upskill In Cyber
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How I’m Teaching Myself Reverse Engineering (With a Tool I Built)
I’ll be honest — for a long time, reverse engineering scared me a bit. I could muddle through the basics, but the moment I hit a wall of assembly code or a packed binary with five layers of encryption, I’d feel completely out of my depth. The resources out there are either aimed at total…
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HTB Certified Defensive Security Analyst — Done!
I’m very pleased to say I’ve passed the Hack The Box Certified Defensive Security Analyst (CDSA) exam. This one was a proper challenge. Unlike the GFACT and GSEC, which are largely theory-based with multiple choice questions, the CDSA is entirely hands-on. There are no multiple choice questions at all. You’re dropped into a live environment…
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SEC401 Training and GSEC Exam
I’ve been busy over the last month or so and have completed the GIAC SEC401 training course and the associated GSEC exam. Really pleased to say I passed with a 93% score. SEC401 covers a lot of ground — defence in depth, access control, cryptography, network security, incident handling, and cloud security fundamentals. It’s one…
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GFACT – Done!
Its done!
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Entering the world of Cyber Security
This blog will cover my trials and tribulations of taking my existing IT career from infrastructure and cloud to the fascinating world of cyber security. I’ve spent years working in IT infrastructure and cloud services — building, migrating, and managing systems. It’s solid, rewarding work, but I’ve always been drawn to the security side of…