Frank Karani — Cybersecurity Specialist | #1 Rank Globally at CTFZone 2026 🏆 | #2 Rank East Africa at intervarsity 2026🏆 |Top 50 TCRA CyberChampions 2025/26 🇹🇿 | Top 1%globally 0xE [GUARDIAN] TryHackMe | Infrastructure Security & Penetration Testing | Student at IAA
🏆 Officially Secured Rank #358 Globally in TryHackMe "It's Downtime!" CTF Event! 🌍 First and foremost, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the Almighty God. This stands as my greatest and most meaningful achievement of the year, marking an incredible milestone at t…
“Kali Linux 2026.3 Released With New Security Tools, Easier Custom Builds and Expanded NetHunter Capabilities” indicates a major update to Kali Linux, the penetration testing and security assessment distribution maintained by Offensive Security. What is Kali Linux? Kali Linux is…
My journey through cybersecurity has been a tough yet interesting one. I have always dreamed of applying my acquired skills professionally, no matter how small the opportunity. To God be the Glory, that dream is becoming a reality! I’m excited to announce that I have been select…
🚨 𝟮𝟬 𝗦𝗢𝗖 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗧𝗼 𝗚𝗼 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗕𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 → 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 🚀 If you're serious about becoming a SOC Analyst, Blue Teamer, or Threat Hunter. Learning the right tools matters more than learning random theory. These tools are used for: ✅ SIEM & Log Analysis ✅ Thr…
Module 7: System Hacking is live on iscsecurity.org. This is the module after vulnerability analysis: moving from a prioritized target list to active exploitation, privilege escalation, and domain dominance. Gaining initial access, bypassing local defenses, dumping credentials,…
While waiting for the CybHER bootcamp to start (Monday!!), I kept working on the Level Effect platform. And I'm happy to say I've passed their CDCA certification that validates the end of the "from 0 to Tier 1 SOC analyst" training path. For the "exam", you have to work through…
AI skills are now a core requirement in cybersecurity hiring, new research shows Demand for AI expertise in cybersecurity job listings has roughly doubled over the past year across G7 countries, according to a new report backed by the Cisco-founded AI Workforce Consortium. Drawi…
Getting back into Bellingcat challenges after far too long. I solved one today involving image metadata, GPS coordinates, a very foggy airfield, and the mildly embarrassing realisation that I already had the exact EXIF tool I needed installed on my PC. 😅 Anyway, I wrote up the…
Frank Karani — Cybersecurity Specialist | #1 Rank Globally at CTFZone 2026 🏆 | #2 Rank East Africa at intervarsity 2026🏆 |Top 50 TCRA CyberChampions 2025/26 🇹🇿 | Top 1%globally 0xE [GUARDIAN] TryHackMe | Infrastructure Security & Penetration Testing | Student at IAA
🏆 RECORD-BREAKING WIN: We are officially in the GRAND FINALS! 🇹🇿 I am incredibly proud to share that my team, S3C_144, representing the Institute of Accountancy Arusha (IAA), has secured a spot in the Top 5 Finalists for the East Africa Intervarsity CTF 2026! Out of 220+ form…
Frank Karani — Cybersecurity Specialist | #1 Rank Globally at CTFZone 2026 🏆 | #2 Rank East Africa at intervarsity 2026🏆 |Top 50 TCRA CyberChampions 2025/26 🇹🇿 | Top 1%globally 0xE [GUARDIAN] TryHackMe | Infrastructure Security & Penetration Testing | Student at IAA
24 Hours. 10,250 Points. Historic Top 2 Finish in East Africa! 🏆🇹🇿 First of all, I would like to thank God for His ultimate glory and continuous guidance throughout this intense journey. 🙏✨ If you told me 5 months ago when I first walked through the gates of the Institute of…
Hi all - I have an off-market position available here at Anglo American. I'm after a senior forensic analyst. Headlines are - long term contract (probably to 2028 minimum), playing with and around some cool tech (including fully automated OT mining equipment). Perfect for someon…
In OSINT and security operations, note-taking is not a habit. It is a foundational discipline. But discipline without security is just evidence collection for the other side. Your notes tie intelligence to action; and they are a single point of catastrophic failure if handled in…
PETER DESFIGIES — Cybersecurity / Threat Researcher / Breaker of All Things / Discovered a 563-Node Global Botnet
Hot take: your detection stack is lying to you. Not because it's broken. Because it can only catch what it already knows. I've spent the last year building a deception platform from scratch — honeypots, canary infrastructure, darknet presence, actor attribution chains. No budget…
OSINT Environment Hardening: Your OSINT Environment Is Your First Line of Defense; But It Needs an Update Most OSINT practitioners still make the same fundamental mistake: they treat their operating environment as an afterthought. They run reconnaissance from their daily driver.…
🎉 I’m excited to share that I’ve earned the TryHackMe SEC0 (Pre Security) Certification! 🛡️ This was a hands-on opportunity to validate foundational skills across computer and operating system fundamentals, networking, web technologies, software, and cybersecurity attacks and…
Android malware reverse engineer Three things I'm curious about: What's actually hidden behind the title? What does the work really look like, day to day? What's specific about the people who do it? What makes someone good at this? And where do you even find them? They never see…
📢 Shared from CyberShift Built something I wish existed when I was starting out. A full cybersecurity home lab walkthrough, beginner level, no fluff. You go from zero to running live Nmap scans between a Kali VM and a Windows host in under 30 minutes. I also added 8 quiz checkp…
Alejandro Ugalde-Quintana — IT Equipment Coordinator
I’ve been exploring different platforms and came across Cyberr, but I don’t just join things. I test them. Before jumping in, I spent a week making sure it wasn’t just another data-harvesting space targeting new “greenleaf” talent. What I found was a mix of veterans and a new wa…
Author: Kennedy Aikohi Event: SANS Skills Quest EuroCTF Final Representation: Germany Result: 4,780 points, 100 percent completion, 29th position in Europe Classification: Sanitized public edition Report date: June 12, 2026 Introduction I recently completed the SANS Skills Quest…
Hello everyone, I’m currently conducting research for my final year dissertation at the University of Portsmouth titled “The Dual Role of Artificial Intelligence in Cybercrime and Digital Forensic Investigations.” I would really appreciate your insights through this short anonym…
Dario De Rosa — Advanced Data Engineering Specialist
I am incredibly proud to announce the results from the RHC Conference 2026 – Capture The Flag, hosted by Red Hot Cyber in collaboration with Hack The Box at Rome's Teatro Italia. Competing as Kernel_Panic_CTF, our young team fought our way to a 5th place finish out of 98 partici…
Forensa Tools v4 — A DFIR Platform Built for Live Incident Response When a cyber incident strikes, organisations are often forced into an impossible decision: shut systems down to investigate, or continue operating without visibility. Both options come at a cost. Financial loss,…
Adrien R. R. — CTI Leader | 5G/Telecom Security | AI Integration | Detection Engineering | Attack Surface Management | ex-NATO
🛡️ Just released: PowerAudit 3.2 / a free open-source Windows security audit tool for Blue Teamers & sysadmins. 🔍 Run 46 read-only audit modules on any Windows machine / firewall, antivirus, accounts, encryption, persistence, forensics, MITRE ATT&CK and more. 📊 Get a self-con…
No speculation, just rigorous analysis. Psychology, statistics, and empirical evidence combined to decipher a killer's mindset. Our latest article is now available.🩸 Article Link: https://blogs.official-biswadeb941.in/criminal-profiling-tracks-the-mind-of-a-killer/ #CriminalPro…
Every cyberattack leaves a trail. The question is whether you know how to read it. I just published a full breakdown of the digital forensics process — the 10-step methodology investigators actually follow when reconstructing an incident, from identification all the way to court…