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November 01, 2026

Build Your First Malware Analysis Lab in One Weekend

Isolated VMs, a fake internet, strict snapshots, a shared Ghidra server and YARA: a two-day build for analysing real samples without exposing your home network.

malware analysis YARA Ghidra homelab
November 01, 2026

5 Secrets Rotation Myths That Keep Leaked Credentials Working

"We rotated the key, we're fine" is how leaked credentials stay usable. A beginner-friendly look at five myths about revocation, blast radius and secret sprawl, and how to fix each one.

secrets credentials incident response cloud security
October 20, 2026

RustVault: I Built My Own Password Vault, Then It Tried to Lock Me Out

RustVault is a password vault and privacy toolkit written in Rust that runs only on your own machine. Building it meant finding a deadlock that locked out the owner after five logins, a backup screen that made up its numbers, and a password reset that silently destroyed every saved entry. All three are fixed, and this is the story of how.

Rust Security Password Manager Privacy Encryption
April 01, 2025

Responsible Disclosure: Browser DevTools and Direct File Access in SlidesGPT

You can download full presentations from [SlidesGPT](https://slidesgpt.com) for free—**no signup or payment needed**—by inspecting your browser’s **Network tab**. When a presentation is generated, SlidesGPT fetches a `.pptx` file from a public Google Cloud URL (e.g., `https://storage.googleapis.com/pptgpt/result_XXXX.pptx`). By copying this URL from the console, you can directly download the presentation without any restrictions. This simple trick lets you access your AI-generated slides instantly and freely.

Penetration Testing Best Practices
March 26, 2025

Bluewave vs Uptime Kuma: A Real-World Comparison for Monitoring Uptime and Beyond

In this deep dive, we compare two powerful contenders—BlueWave Uptime, built for detailed server analytics and real-time incident tracking, and Uptime Kuma, the sleek and simple uptime monitor with a beautiful UI. Whether you're managing critical infrastructure or just want to keep tabs on your services, this comparison will help you choose the right tool for your needs.

Best Practices SIEM & Analytics Linux
March 25, 2025

Nextcloud

Why nexcloud is better than google

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March 23, 2025

🔍 Keeping Your Linux Services in Check: How I Use Monit for Bulletproof Monitoring 🚨

> *“If it can fail silently, it probably will.”* > — Me, after hours of debugging why a service stopped 6 hours ago.

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