👼🏽| Building My Brand & Sharing the Process W/ Others
Consistency > motivation.
Daily focus:
• Python (SOC) — 45 min
• Linux & Bash — 45 min
• Networking — 3 hrs
Goal: build strong foundations for SOC work.
No shortcuts. Just daily execution.
Most accounts aren’t “hacked.”
Access is handed over.
Fake login pages.
Cloned sites.
“Verify your account” messages.
Once creds are entered, the attacker logs in like a normal user.
No exploit. Just trust abused.
Most accounts aren’t “hacked.”
Access is handed over.
Fake login pages.
Cloned sites.
“Verify your account” messages.
Once creds are entered, the attacker logs in like a normal user.
No exploit. Just trust abused.
That’s unnecessary and overwhelming.
Master the fundamentals first:
• Compute
• Storage
• Networking
• IAM
Once you truly understand these, every other AWS service starts to make sense.
That’s unnecessary and overwhelming.
Master the fundamentals first:
• Compute
• Storage
• Networking
• IAM
Once you truly understand these, every other AWS service starts to make sense.
Barcodes aren’t random numbers.
They’re structured data for machines.
If a system reads it, trusts it, or automates around it
it can be exploited.
Security starts with understanding structure, not symbols.
Barcodes aren’t random numbers.
They’re structured data for machines.
If a system reads it, trusts it, or automates around it
it can be exploited.
Security starts with understanding structure, not symbols.
Alerts trigger on behavior, not tools.
Mimic real admins:
• PowerShell during business hours
• Use normal admin tools
• Consistent logon times
• Avoid full subnet scans
Best stealth?
Behave like you belong.
Alerts trigger on behavior, not tools.
Mimic real admins:
• PowerShell during business hours
• Use normal admin tools
• Consistent logon times
• Avoid full subnet scans
Best stealth?
Behave like you belong.
Notion → Obsidian (faster, offline)
Grammarly → LanguageTool (open source)
Calendly → Cal.com (you own the data)
Loom → Vimeo Record (cleaner)
Linktree → Beacons (more features)
Same function
Less popular
Often better
Try the underdog
Notion → Obsidian (faster, offline)
Grammarly → LanguageTool (open source)
Calendly → Cal.com (you own the data)
Loom → Vimeo Record (cleaner)
Linktree → Beacons (more features)
Same function
Less popular
Often better
Try the underdog
1️⃣ Tab – autocomplete
2️⃣ ↑ – previous command
3️⃣ ↓ – next command
4️⃣ Ctrl + C – stop process
5️⃣ Ctrl + L – clear terminal
These save time instantly.
Which one do you use most?
1️⃣ Tab – autocomplete
2️⃣ ↑ – previous command
3️⃣ ↓ – next command
4️⃣ Ctrl + C – stop process
5️⃣ Ctrl + L – clear terminal
These save time instantly.
Which one do you use most?
Very few know which tools actually matter.
1. ChatGPT – ask anything
2. RecCloud – change voice
3. Krea ai – create logos
4. ElevenLabs – voice cloning
5. Gamma app – design documents
6. Suno ai – make music
7. Runway ml – edit videos
8. Relume - web design
Very few know which tools actually matter.
1. ChatGPT – ask anything
2. RecCloud – change voice
3. Krea ai – create logos
4. ElevenLabs – voice cloning
5. Gamma app – design documents
6. Suno ai – make music
7. Runway ml – edit videos
8. Relume - web design
1️⃣ Files starting with . – hidden
2️⃣ .bashrc – shell settings
3️⃣ .profile – environment variables
4️⃣ .gitconfig – Git settings
5️⃣ Hidden files store configs
Hidden files hold important settings.
Did you know this?
1️⃣ Files starting with . – hidden
2️⃣ .bashrc – shell settings
3️⃣ .profile – environment variables
4️⃣ .gitconfig – Git settings
5️⃣ Hidden files store configs
Hidden files hold important settings.
Did you know this?
Opened a terminal. Felt lost.
A few hours later, it clicked.
• pwd, ls -lah, mkdir, cat → clarity & control
• Knowing where you are prevents mistakes
• Repetition turns commands into muscle memory
Opened a terminal. Felt lost.
A few hours later, it clicked.
• pwd, ls -lah, mkdir, cat → clarity & control
• Knowing where you are prevents mistakes
• Repetition turns commands into muscle memory
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✅ DLP stops sensitive data from leaving unintentionally.
💡 Example: Blocking emails sending credit card info externally.
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✅ DLP stops sensitive data from leaving unintentionally.
💡 Example: Blocking emails sending credit card info externally.
You can’t defend what you can’t see.
This platform helps security teams:
• Discover external assets
• Monitor exposure changes
• Identify attack paths early
Built for visibility-first security.
Know your surface before attackers do.
You can’t defend what you can’t see.
This platform helps security teams:
• Discover external assets
• Monitor exposure changes
• Identify attack paths early
Built for visibility-first security.
Know your surface before attackers do.
Linux isn’t hard if you know what to reach for.
• lsblk → disks & partitions
• df -h / du -sh → disk usage
• top / htop → system load
• journalctl -xe → logs
• chmod +x → run scripts
• scp / tar → move & compress
Linux isn’t hard if you know what to reach for.
• lsblk → disks & partitions
• df -h / du -sh → disk usage
• top / htop → system load
• journalctl -xe → logs
• chmod +x → run scripts
• scp / tar → move & compress
- IaaS - Infrastructure as a Service
- PaaS - Platform as a Service
- SaaS - Software as a Service
- Serverless - Cloud Functions
Let's go through each one and learn them...
- IaaS - Infrastructure as a Service
- PaaS - Platform as a Service
- SaaS - Software as a Service
- Serverless - Cloud Functions
Let's go through each one and learn them...
→ Excel
→ Interviewing
→ Resume-writing
→ Communication
→ Task automation
→ Research
→ Excel
→ Interviewing
→ Resume-writing
→ Communication
→ Task automation
→ Research
🔹 A portfolio site with real content
🔹 A tool that solves problem you have
🔹 A clone of a known app, with a twist
🔹 Open source contributions
🔹 A clear before/after project story
🔹 A portfolio site with real content
🔹 A tool that solves problem you have
🔹 A clone of a known app, with a twist
🔹 Open source contributions
🔹 A clear before/after project story
Before Day 1, I almost skipped setup. Mistake.
• ~/linux-course & day0_notes.md → clean workspace
• Logs = audit trails
• Small prep = massive efficiency later
Before Day 1, I almost skipped setup. Mistake.
• ~/linux-course & day0_notes.md → clean workspace
• Logs = audit trails
• Small prep = massive efficiency later
I’ve used Kali Linux for a while, so installing Ubuntu seemed easy. I failed twice rushing caused mistakes. After slowing down, setting RAM, network, and architecture properly, I finally got it working. Patience + hands-on practice = mastery.
I’ve used Kali Linux for a while, so installing Ubuntu seemed easy. I failed twice rushing caused mistakes. After slowing down, setting RAM, network, and architecture properly, I finally got it working. Patience + hands-on practice = mastery.
Windows doesn’t forget file activity.
Opening a file updates artefacts like recent files, shortcuts, and registry entries. Even if the file is deleted, traces often remain.
Windows doesn’t forget file activity.
Opening a file updates artefacts like recent files, shortcuts, and registry entries. Even if the file is deleted, traces often remain.
1️⃣ ip addr shows IP addresses
2️⃣ ip link shows interfaces
3️⃣ ping tests connectivity
4️⃣ traceroute traces route
5️⃣ nslookup queries DNS
Networking basics demystified.
Which one will you try?
1️⃣ ip addr shows IP addresses
2️⃣ ip link shows interfaces
3️⃣ ping tests connectivity
4️⃣ traceroute traces route
5️⃣ nslookup queries DNS
Networking basics demystified.
Which one will you try?
1️⃣ cd – move between folders
2️⃣ pwd – show current folder
3️⃣ ls – list files & folders
4️⃣ cd .. – go up one level
5️⃣ cd ~ – return home
Master these & moving around is easy.
Which one did you use first?
1️⃣ cd – move between folders
2️⃣ pwd – show current folder
3️⃣ ls – list files & folders
4️⃣ cd .. – go up one level
5️⃣ cd ~ – return home
Master these & moving around is easy.
Which one did you use first?
1️⃣ /home is your space
2️⃣ ~ means home directory
3️⃣ Hidden files start with .
4️⃣ Root can do anything
5️⃣ Typos cause most errors
Learning Linux gets easier after this.
Which one was new to you?
1️⃣ /home is your space
2️⃣ ~ means home directory
3️⃣ Hidden files start with .
4️⃣ Root can do anything
5️⃣ Typos cause most errors
Learning Linux gets easier after this.
Which one was new to you?
Tails OS isn’t just another Linux distro.
It’s a security-first operating system.
Runs from a live USB, operates fully in RAM, leaves no traces after shutdown, and forces all traffic through Tor.
In security, your OS is part of your threat model.
Tails OS isn’t just another Linux distro.
It’s a security-first operating system.
Runs from a live USB, operates fully in RAM, leaves no traces after shutdown, and forces all traffic through Tor.
In security, your OS is part of your threat model.
macOS doesn’t have a direct Cut option for files like Windows.
Solution:
1️⃣ Cmd + C (copy)
2️⃣ Go to destination
3️⃣ Option + Cmd + V → Moves the file (acts like cut)
Apple just hid it behind shortcuts 🍎😄
macOS doesn’t have a direct Cut option for files like Windows.
Solution:
1️⃣ Cmd + C (copy)
2️⃣ Go to destination
3️⃣ Option + Cmd + V → Moves the file (acts like cut)
Apple just hid it behind shortcuts 🍎😄