Catalin Ionescu – Taming The Cyber Wilderness

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NOODP Tag: You’re in control of your site description

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What the heck is NOODP, you ask? In this article I’m going to show you a little known meta tag,

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How millions of .COM names are used but never paid for

2 years ago

Musings about the add/drop domain name scheme used by shady registrars.

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SEO Advice: What good is PageRank nowadays?

2 years ago

Coming straight from the Google HQ, this is actually a gem about what PageRank really is worth for these days. Matt

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DoFollow, take back the control of your blog – WP Plugin

2 years ago

DoFollow (WP Plugin) – Kimmo Suominen This is a plugin for WordPress. It will disable the automatic rel="nofollow" attributes added to

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The Domain Name Game – Expired domains

2 years ago

A few days ago I mentioned what looks like a good way to make lots of money by buying expired

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WordPress: Send Private Email plugin

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By default, WordPress lacks the ability to send emails to registered users. This plugin was created to fill the gap

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WordPress Plugin: Subscribe to comments

2 years ago

Subscribe2 2.2.2 Now that’s a very neat plugin. Allow your users to be receive an email notification whenever someone adds a

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A sluggish DMZ system raised suspicion but internal teams found nothing. Now it's our turn to investigate, and all we have to go on is a memory dump and some Volatility reports. In this walkthrough, we take on the second Honeynet Collapse challenge - Lost in RAMslation. We cover: Volatility plugin output analysis Process and command line tracing DLL masquerading detection Meterpreter shellcode identification Lateral movement forensics via RDP Subscribe to my channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CatHomeLab?sub_confirmation=1 My Blog: https://catalinionescu.com Github: https://github.com/drheat ________________ #CTF #DigitalForensics #BlueTeam #Volatility #CyberSecurity #IncidentResponse #MemoryForensics ________________ What this channel is about: Exploring cybersecurity through hands-on home lab setups, CTF walkthroughs, and insights into pen-testing, virtualization and networking, making ethical hacking accessible and engaging for enthusiasts at every skill level. ________________ Affiliate Disclaimer: This video is NOT sponsored. Some product links are affiliate links which means if you buy something I will receive a small commission.
Windows Memory Forensics with Volatility – Honeynet Collapse: Lost in RAMSlation
Emily, a junior IT, unknowingly exposed a vulnerable WordPress site. It's our job to trace how attackers got in, escalated to root, port-scanned internal systems, and planted malware. All while piecing together evidence from logs and leftovers. In this walkthrough, we dive into the first Honeynet Collapse challenge - Initial Access Pot. We cover: Apache log analysis Auditd log parsing Malware detection & hash identification Privilege escalation forensics Post-exploitation tracing Subscribe to my channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CatHomeLab?sub_confirmation=1 My Blog: https://catalinionescu.com Github: https://github.com/drheat ________________ Now a question for you: What would YOU like to see next? Write your answer in the comments below. Most popular requests will be considered! #CTF #DigitalForensics #BlueTeam #TryHackMe #CyberSecurity #IncidentResponse #WordPressHack ________________ What this channel is about: Exploring cybersecurity through hands-on home lab setups, CTF walkthroughs, and insights into pen-testing, virtualization and networking, making ethical hacking accessible and engaging for enthusiasts at every skill level. ________________ Affiliate Disclaimer: This video is NOT sponsored. Some product links are affiliate links which means if you buy something I will receive a small commission.
WordPress Hack, Root Escalation & Malware Hunting on Linux – Honeynet Collapse: Initial Access Pot
If you've used the TryHackMe VPN you probably assume you're protected. And from the outside you are. But there's a small detail most people miss and it could affect you more than you think. Whether you're solving rooms or just idling in the background, this is something you'll want to see before you connect to the THM VPN again. In this video, I walk through a quick experiment I ran (safely and with consent) to uncover something interesting, and then show how you can defend your system. All scripts used in the video are linked below: https://github.com/drheat/thm-vpn-protect Subscribe to my channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CatHomeLab?sub_confirmation=1 My Blog: https://catalinionescu.com Github: https://github.com/drheat ________________ What this channel is about: Exploring cybersecurity through hands-on home lab setups, CTF walkthroughs, and insights into pen-testing, virtualization and networking, making ethical hacking accessible and engaging for enthusiasts at every skill level. ________________ Affiliate Disclaimer: This video is NOT sponsored. Some product links are affiliate links which means if you buy something I will receive a small commission.
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