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Cybersecurity
Ethical hacking, penetration testing, network security, CTFs and defensive security
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Security Basics
beginner
Fix OWASP top 10 vulnerabilities
AI Security
intermediate
Identify and patch prompt injection vulnerabilities
Network Security
intermediate
Configure a firewall with proper inbound/outbound rules
Ethical Hacking & Pen Testing
intermediate
Conduct a full pen test with Kali Linux
Cloud Security
intermediate
Implement IAM least-privilege policies on AWS/GCP
Incident Response
intermediate
Build an incident response playbook
Security Compliance
intermediate
Map controls for SOC 2 Type II compliance
Defensive AI
advanced
Build an AI-powered log anomaly detector

Medium · Cybersecurity
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2w ago
Supply Chain Attacks Bypassed Every Trust Signal We Built
When the May 2026 TanStack compromise produced validly-attested malicious packages, it exposed a gap between what provenance proves and… Continue reading on Med

Medium · Python
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2w ago
I gave away free WordPress hosting. The phishers showed up almost immediately.
The whole point of wp.run is speed: type nothing, click once, and a few seconds later you have a real WordPress site on a real public… Continue reading on Mediu

Medium · Cybersecurity
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2w ago
The Hidden Cost of Misplaced Confidence
Security teams spend a lot of time budgeting for attacks. Continue reading on Medium »
Medium · Cybersecurity
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2w ago
I Made OpenID Connect Stop Checking Signatures (And Got Paid €0 For It)
A critical account-takeover bug on a European bike-share platform, a four-line forgery script, and the cruelest word in all of bug bounty… Continue reading on M

The Next Web AI
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2w ago
EU moves to turn Europol into an operational police force as digital crime climbs
Brussels wants to double the agency’s staff and widen its data powers. Rights groups say it has written the surveillance before drawing the safeguards. The Euro
Medium · Cybersecurity
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2w ago
JWT Attacks Explained: How Attackers Break Authentication Tokens
A practical walkthrough of the most common JWT vulnerabilities, based on what I learned from PortSwigger’s Web Security Academy Continue reading on Medium »
Medium · Cybersecurity
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2w ago
Key Factors to Look for in the Best Ethical Hacking Institute in Mumbai
Choosing the right ethical hacking institute in Mumbai can feel overwhelming, given the number of options available. Here are the factors… Continue reading on M
Medium · Cybersecurity
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2w ago
Stop Using Outdated Scanners: Here Are the 4 Fuzzing Tools Elite Hackers Actually Use
From FFUF to FeroxBuster. A complete, no-nonsense guide to setting up your offensive security environment for high-speed web application… Continue reading on Me

Dev.to · Massimiliano B.
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2w ago
Security Education and Awareness: Because Not Everyone Is Technical
Security Education and Awareness: Because Not Everyone Is Technical In most companies, you...

Dev.to · Amanur Rahman
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2w ago
WordPress Site Hacked? Here's How to Recover It Fast
Discovering your WordPress site has been hacked is one of the worst feelings for any website owner....

Dev.to · RV
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2w ago
Essential Ransomware Prevention for Small Businesses: A Comprehensive Guide by Test WS
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Dev.to · Excalibra
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2w ago
Domain Lateral Movement: PTH, PTK, and PTT Hash-Based Credential Transfer
Abstract: This article delineates the operational workflow of the Kerberos protocol within a domain...
Reddit r/cybersecurity
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2w ago
When defensive code becomes attack surface: 8 year old Samsung kernel UAF affecting Galaxy S9–S25
https://lucidbitlabs.com/blog/when-defenses-become-attack-surface/ submitted by /u/sutf61 [link] <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/cybersecurity/comments/1ue

Dev.to · Carrie
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2w ago
Top 10 Free Cybersecurity Tools You Should Be Using in 2026
The cybersecurity tooling landscape has shifted a lot over the past few years. Open-source...

Medium · Cybersecurity
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2w ago
Enforcing Behavior: Active Directory GPOs, Security Baselines, and Group-Aware Drive Mapping
Stop managing configurations manually. Transition your security posture from a written policy document into automated, technical domain… Continue reading on Med

Dev.to · Aviral Srivastava
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2w ago
Post-Quantum Cryptography
The Quantum Apocalypse is Coming (Maybe): Why We Need to Talk About Post-Quantum...

Medium · Cybersecurity
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2w ago
I Tested Dozens of Free VPNs in 2026 — Here Are the Only 5 Worth Using
Stop downloading random app store VPNs that sell your data. These audited free tiers offer real security without the premium cost. Continue reading on Pulse Nov

Dev.to · BeyondMachines
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2w ago
Xsolis Data Breach Impacts 1.4 Million Individuals Following Phishing Attack
Xsolis, a healthcare technology firm, suffered a data breach affecting nearly 1.4 million people after a targeted phishing attack allowed unauthorized access to

Medium · Cybersecurity
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2w ago
From Token to Root: Exploiting Jupyter Misconfigurations in a Lab Environment
DISCLAIMER: The techniques demonstrated in this write-up are intended solely for educational purposes. Please ensure that any testing is… Continue reading on Me

Medium · Cybersecurity
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2w ago
Is It Safe To Have “Bluetooth On” All The Time? What Most People Don’t Realise
Bluetooth has become one of those technologies we barely think about anymore. Continue reading on Medium »

Medium · Cybersecurity
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2w ago
AI-Powered GTA 6 Scams Highlight the Growing Threat of Cybercrime in Gaming Communities
The excitement surrounding the highly anticipated release of GTA 6 has created a new opportunity for cybercriminals. Security researchers… Continue reading on M

Dev.to · duncan n. ndegwa
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2w ago
Governance and Detection Tell You What Happened. Design Determines Whether It Matters.
The security industry built the best response tools in history. Then 144 npm packages were...

Dev.to · Bala Paranj
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2w ago
Cloud Security Has a Cynefin Problem
We keep reaching for probabilistic tools on problems that have a definite answer, and deterministic tools on problems that don't. Snowden's framework names the
Search Engine Journal
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2w ago
Ultimate Member WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Affects Up To 200k Sites via @sejournal, @martinibuster
WordPress plugin vulnerability rated 8.8/10 enables attackers to gain full site access. The post Ultimate Member WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Affects Up To 20
Medium · DevOps
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2w ago
How a Simple SSRF Vulnerability Can Lead to AWS Credential Theft: Understanding EC2 Metadata…
A Scenario That Should Feel Familiar Continue reading on Medium »

Medium · Cybersecurity
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2w ago
Anatomy of a 6.2M Record Telecom Breach: When Vishing Meets Broken Access Control
How a simple social engineering attack bypassed a national telecom’s entire security perimeter, and the architectural failures that… Continue reading on InfoSec

Medium · AI
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2w ago
Havenlon Whitepaper Explained | Execution Control Philosophy (5): From Information Security to…
Based on Section 1.4 of the Havenlon Whitepaper v2.0. This section explains why traditional information security cannot govern execution… Continue reading on Me

Medium · Cybersecurity
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2w ago
Havenlon Whitepaper Explained | Execution Control Philosophy (5): From Information Security to…
Based on Section 1.4 of the Havenlon Whitepaper v2.0. This section explains why traditional information security cannot govern execution… Continue reading on Me

Dev.to · Adrian Alexandru Stinga
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2w ago
(How Influence Operations Work)What the Dark Web Taught Me About Modern Influence Operations
What nearly two decades of observing dark web ecosystems taught me about how influence operations...

Medium · Cybersecurity
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2w ago
(How Influence Operations Work)What the Dark Web Taught Me About Modern Influence Operations
What nearly two decades of observing dark web ecosystems taught me about how influence operations really work. It often starts much deeper… Continue reading on

Medium · Cybersecurity
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2w ago
Havenlon Whitepaper Explained | Execution Control Philosophy (4): Why Traditional Security Fails in…
Based on Sections 1.2 and 1.3 of the Havenlon Whitepaper v2.0. This section highlights that decision-making, approval, and execution all… Continue reading on Me

Medium · Cybersecurity
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2w ago
The Foundation Web3 Has Been Missing
Security infrastructure isn’t a feature. It’s the reason adoption happens at all. Here’s what the missing layer actually looks like. Continue reading on Serenit

Medium · Cybersecurity
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2w ago
Why Cyber Security Certifications Are Essential for Students and IT Professionals
Building a Successful Career in Cybersecurity Through Professional Certification Continue reading on Medium »
Medium · Cybersecurity
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2w ago
7 Types of WordPress Malware (And Exactly What Each One Does to Your Site)
Not all WordPress malware is the same. Knowing which type you’re dealing with changes everything about how you remove it. Continue reading on Medium »

Medium · Cybersecurity
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2w ago
Scammers Now Use AI to Sound Exactly Like Someone You Trust
The voice on the phone was unmistakable. Same tone. Same way of pausing before a sentence. It just wasn’t them. Continue reading on Medium »

Medium · Cybersecurity
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2w ago
Understanding the CIA Triad: The Foundation of Cybersecurity
Imagine a company loses access to its customer database after a ransomware attack. Operations come to a halt, employees cannot access… Continue reading on the c

Dev.to · Yogeshwar Peela
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2w ago
HackTheBox: Data Writeup
Summary Data is a Linux box running Grafana 8.0.0 behind SSH and port 3000. The Grafana...

The Next Web AI
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2w ago
A US spectrum auction just raised $3.5B to pay for ripping out Huawei
The Federal Communications Commission has raised about $3.5 billion from an auction of mid-band wireless spectrum, with most of the proceeds earmarked to fund t

Dev.to · CVE Reports
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2w ago
CVE-2026-48167: CVE-2026-48167: Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via Attribute Injection in Filament ImageColumn and ImageEntry
CVE-2026-48167: Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via Attribute Injection in Filament...
Dev.to AI
🔐 Cybersecurity
⚡ AI Lesson
2w ago
I built a honeypot that fingerprints every script kiddie that knocks & here's what I found!
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Dev.to · Excalibra
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2w ago
A Summary of Shellcode Evasion Techniques
Shellcode Evasion Techniques: A Practical Guide Introduction I aim to elucidate...
Medium · Cybersecurity
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2w ago
The Privacy Bill Always Comes Due — Joseph Sides
Many companies still treat privacy and data protection like optional overhead. They will spend aggressively on marketing, customer… Continue reading on Medium »
The Register
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2w ago
Germany went off the rails as wireless outage saw all trains cancelled
Unexplained GSM-R failure at Deutsche Bahn caused confusion and delay
Medium · Cybersecurity
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2w ago
Pentesting for me
hei guys i wonder how you people are doing m here to track my journey of cyber security as i m in the field for more than 3 years but all… Continue reading on M

Medium · Cybersecurity
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2w ago
My CloudSEK CTF 2026 Experience
The CloudSEK Women’s Hiring CTF 2026 was a 48 hours, multi-category competition covering ransomware analysis, OSINT, web exploitation, and… Continue reading on
Medium · Cybersecurity
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2w ago
Cyber Security Companies in India: Empowering Businesses with Advanced Digital Protection
In an increasingly connected world, cybersecurity has become one of the most critical priorities for organizations of all sizes. As… Continue reading on Medium

Medium · Cybersecurity
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2w ago
FIFA World Cup 2026 Cyber Threats: What Every Enterprise Needs to Know Right Now
FIFA World Cup 2026 cyber threats are not contained to North America. If your enterprise has employees watching matches, vendors connected… Continue reading on

Dev.to · Mark0
🔐 Cybersecurity
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2w ago
From Langflow to Monero: Inside CVE-2026-33017 Cryptominer
This article details a cryptocurrency-mining campaign exploiting CVE-2026-33017, an unauthenticated...
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