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Cybersecurity
Ethical hacking, penetration testing, network security, CTFs and defensive security
Skills in this topic
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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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2d ago
DORA Compliance in 2026: What European Businesses Actually Need to Know
If your European business runs on cloud infrastructure — whether you sell SaaS, manage logistics data, or operate connected medical… Continue reading on Medium

Medium · Cybersecurity
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2d ago
VAPT Series Part 2: Reconnaissance and Information Gathering — The Foundation of Every Pentest
If you’ve followed along since the introduction and lab setup post, you already know what VAPT (Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration… Continue reading on Me

Forbes Innovation
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2d ago
iOS 26.5.2: Apple’s Unprecedented iPhone Update Beats Hackers Early
The latest iPhone update is here, but there are no new features on board. This update is all about security fixes, and Apple has confirmed its release is unprec

Medium · Cybersecurity
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2d ago
From a Slow Repeater to a CVE: A Crossover Into Hardware Hacking
It Started With an Annoyance Continue reading on Medium »
Reddit r/cybersecurity
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2d ago
Which security tool do you think deserves more recognition?
Not necessarily the biggest or most popular. Just a tool that's genuinely made your job easier but doesn't get talked about enough. submitted by /u/SeveralBill2

Medium · Cybersecurity
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2d ago
Vulnerability Assessment vs Penetration Testing: Why the Difference Actually Matters
Phase 2 of my VAPT learning series — after Reconnaissance & Information Gathering, it’s time to talk about the two terms everyone in… Continue reading on Medium
Reddit r/cybersecurity
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2d ago
3rd Party Integrations Concerns
Hi everyone, I come from a third-party security background, mostly from a GRC angle, and I’m trying to get better at assessing third-party integrations in a mor

The Next Web AI
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2d ago
Apple says it is shipping security updates early as AI speeds up hacking
For years Apple released most of its security fixes the way it releases everything else, on a schedule, bundled into the next big version of iOS and delivered w

Dev.to · Aashi Agarwal
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2d ago
Cybersecurity Myths that Have to Go
Myth #1: Small Business Are Safe From Hackers One of the biggest cybersecurity myths that continue to...

Medium · Cybersecurity
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2d ago
Building a Home SOC Lab from Scratch (Part 1): The Setup
How I built a working detection lab on a single laptop using Splunk, Sysmon, and three VMs, and the problems I had to solve to get logs… Continue reading on Med
Medium · Cybersecurity
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2d ago
The Local Storage Illusion: What I discovered About Windows Security and Desktop Apps
In the era of end-to-end encryption, we often assume our data is completely secure from prying eyes. But what happens when that data… Continue reading on Medium

Dev.to · Henning Witzel
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2d ago
Safely hosting arbitrary user HTML: the cookieless-origin sandbox pattern
ShareMyPage lets people publish HTML, often generated by an LLM like Claude or ChatGPT, and share it...

Medium · DevOps
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2d ago
Application Security & DevSecOps: Building Secure Software from Code to Cloud
In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, software security is no longer something that can be addressed at the end of development. Continue reading on Med

Medium · Cybersecurity
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2d ago
Application Security & DevSecOps: Building Secure Software from Code to Cloud
In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, software security is no longer something that can be addressed at the end of development. Continue reading on Med

Dev.to · Atomic Ai
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2d ago
I Tried Learning Cybersecurity on TryHackMe and HackTheBox as a Complete Beginner. Here Is What Actually Happened.
I Tried Learning Cybersecurity on TryHackMe and HackTheBox as a Complete Beginner. Here Is...
Medium · Cybersecurity
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2d ago
WhatsApp Is Finally Letting Users Hide Their Phone Numbers.
By Harshvardhan Dwivedi Continue reading on Medium »

Medium · Cybersecurity
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2d ago
Online MBA in Cyber Security — Jobs, Salary, and Why Everyone Is Suddenly Talking About It
Cybersecurity isn’t an IT problem anymore. It’s a business problem. And in India, it’s becoming a leadership crisis — quietly, steadily… Continue reading on Med

Medium · Cybersecurity
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2d ago
Getting Started with Sentinel Hunting: A KQL Primer for People Who Keep Putting It Off
Most people who run Sentinel don’t really hunt in it. They wire up the connectors, switch on a pile of built-in analytics rules, and then… Continue reading on M

The Next Web AI
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2d ago
Chrome is putting things on your computer you never agreed to
Your browser has been busy on your behalf. This week brought two reminders that Chrome can put things on your machine you never agreed to. One came from Google.

The Next Web AI
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2d ago
The Supreme Court just made it harder for police to track your phone
Your phone keeps a minute-by-minute diary of where you go. The US Supreme Court has now ruled that police cannot simply demand it. In a major win for digital pr
Reddit r/devops
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2d ago
Looking for feedback/suggestions on my DRP structure
Hello, I'm a solo junior SRE, and I started writing disaster recovery plans from scratch almost two years ago, and I've been continually improving and expanding
Reddit r/cybersecurity
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2d ago
Has anyone noticed how much vendor risk has changed?
A few years ago, we'd ask whether a vendor had SOC 2. Now the questions are about subprocessors, AI usage, data residency, continuous monitoring, and how they m

Dev.to · Mark0
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2d ago
TONResolver RAT Abuses TON Blockchain to Target Japan's Hotel Industry
A new wave of phishing attacks has been observed targeting the Japanese hotel industry, specifically...

Medium · Cybersecurity
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3d ago
Windows Active Directory Hardening Checklist for SOC Teams
A practical, field-tested checklist based on real AD audits — not textbook theory. Continue reading on Medium »
ArXiv cs.AI
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📄 Paper
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3d ago
COHORT: Collaborative Orchestration for Hardening via Offensive Replay on Emulated Topologies
arXiv:2606.30479v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Mitigating an observed adversary in an enterprise network typically takes weeks of expert work: an analyst der

Reddit r/cybersecurity
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3d ago
ClickFix to reservation hijacking: Anatomy of the Booking.com hotel extranet compromise
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Medium · Cybersecurity
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3d ago
⚡ WhiteWidow: The Ultimate SQL Injection Scanner for Security Professionals
Strengthening Web Application Security Through Automated SQL Injection Detection Continue reading on Medium »
Dev.to AI
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3d ago
How to Keep Customer Payment Data Secure and PCI-Compliant on a Tight Budget
Keep customer payment data secure on a budget by shrinking your PCI scope: outsource card handling to a compliant processor, tokenize stored data, encrypt every

Medium · Cybersecurity
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3d ago
13,000 Fake FIFA Websites Are Already Live. The World Cup Hasn’t Even Started.
For years, the advice for avoiding scams was simple. Check the email address. Look for typos. Watch for broken English. If something felt… Continue reading on M
Medium · Cybersecurity
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3d ago
From Cyber Forensics to Enterprise Presales: My Cybersecurity Journey in Dubai
Growing up in Dubai, I knew early that I wanted to work in technology — specifically in the part of technology that involves figuring out… Continue reading on M
Medium · Cybersecurity
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3d ago
What 5 Years of Enterprise Security Presales in Dubai Actually Teaches You
There is a version of this job that looks simple from the outside. A vendor sends you a datasheet. You learn the features. You walk into a… Continue reading on

Medium · Cybersecurity
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3d ago
Waspada Jebakan Tautan “Nonton Bareng”: Mengapa Ancaman Phishing Semakin Meningkat di Musim Piala…
Analisis psikologis, modus operandi peretasan, dan panduan mitigasi keamanan digital saat euforia turnamen sepak bola. Continue reading on Medium »

Medium · Cybersecurity
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3d ago
Shadow Contracts & The Zero-Risk Revert Trick
Season 2: PROTOCOL ZERO, Chapter 3 | The Economics of Free Failure Continue reading on Medium »
Medium · Cybersecurity
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3d ago
10 Burp Suite Extensions Every Pentester Should Know (And How to Actually Use Them)
I remember the first time I opened Burp Suite and thought it was enough on its own. Continue reading on OSINT Team »

Medium · Programming
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3d ago
The Error Message That Hands Attackers a Map of Your Database
A QA tip about why a “harmless” crash on a long number is bigger than it looks. Continue reading on Medium »
Daring Fireball
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3d ago
Data Breach at Indian Supplier Tata Electronics Exposes iPhone 18 Pro Details and Photos
Munsif Vengattil, Aditya Kalra, and Stephen Nellis, reporting for Reuters: Sensitive lists of components and suppliers, and photos of Apple’s upcoming iPhone 1

Medium · Cybersecurity
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3d ago
Google put encryption inside phone calls because AI can now fake your mom’s voice It only works if…
Fake Call Detection is genuinely clever engineering. It’s also a quiet funeral for the phone call as a thing you can trust. Continue reading on Medium »

Medium · Cybersecurity
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3d ago
Nigeria’s CBN Data Localisation Directive: What Most People Are Missing
The January 2027 deadline is not just a compliance exercise. It is the opening chapter of Nigeria’s digital sovereignty story — and the… Continue reading on Med
TechRepublic
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3d ago
DOJ Seizes 400 Illegal FIFA World Cup Streaming Domains
Officials from the US Department of Justice seized nearly 400 domains linked to illegal World Cup streams and warned viewers about the risks of malware, phishin
TechRepublic
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3d ago
Japanese Telecom Giant Says Breach May Expose 14.2 Million Email Accounts
KDDI says a breach may have exposed email addresses and passwords for up to 14.2 million ISP accounts across six providers. The post Japanese Telecom Giant Says

Medium · Cybersecurity
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3d ago
Tor Links, Done Carefully
The internet has always had layers. Continue reading on Medium »
Dev.to AI
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⚡ AI Lesson
3d ago
The 'Zero-Click' Exploit: Why Updating Your iPhone in 2026 is No Longer Optional
The "Zero-Click" Exploit: Why Updating Your iPhone in 2026 is No Longer Optional Quick Answer (TL;DR) A "Zero-Click" exploit is a hack that compromises your iPh

Medium · Cybersecurity
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3d ago
Airlock: running untrusted code without handing it your keys
A disposable, hardened sandbox for npm installs, random repos, and the occasional sketchy CLI. Continue reading on Medium »

Dev.to · LeoJulieta
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3d ago
Mobile Security
Boosting Mobile Device Security: Lessons from the Apple Supplier Hack The recent hacking...

Medium · Cybersecurity
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3d ago
How OSINT Changed the Way I Look at the Internet!..
I thought cybersecurity was all about hacking. Learning OSINT made me realize it’s often about observing what people have already made… Continue reading on Medi

Medium · Cybersecurity
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3d ago
Why “change your password” after a data breach is mostly useless advice
You have seen that email before. Continue reading on ILLUMINATION »

Forbes Innovation
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3d ago
Apple Drops iOS 26.5.2 Update To Patch 25 iPhone Security Flaws
The latest iPhone update is here, but there are no new features on board. This update is all about security fixes.

Dev.to · zikarelhub
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3d ago
Common Security Vulnerabilities in Nigerian Web Apps — And How to Fix Them
Most Nigerian business software has never been penetration tested. Here are the vulnerabilities...
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