Breaking in before the VPN broke down - A Journey through Precious (HTB Writeup)
A full walkthrough of the Hack The Box machine "Precious"; from enumeration to exploitation, including a clever pdfkit command injection and Ruby YAML deserialization for root. With shell stabilisation and some VPN drama on the side.
An Intro to Regex: The Hacker’s Guide to Pattern Matching
A hands-on, security-minded introduction to regular expressions - from simple matches to character classes, quantifiers, and real-world examples. Learn to wield regex like a precision tool for parsing, filtering, and hacking.
What I Learned from Bandit Wargames - Level 0-12 (And Why You Should Try It)
Learn practical Linux skills and command-line thinking through the first 12 levels of OverTheWire's Bandit wargame. Sharing lessons, strategies, and powerful command-line tools without spoiling solutions; perfect for aspiring ethical hackers, CTF players, and curious beginners.
Why Clean Logs Matter in Forensics - And How to Get Them Right
In digital forensics, documentation is just as important as discovery. This guide introduces a CLI tool that helps forensic analysts create structured, signed, and legally sound logs - from the first command to the final report.
Data Engineering With Dagster – Part Four: Resources, DRY Pipelines, and ETL in Practice
A deeper look at how Dagster handles reusable components like API clients and cloud connectors through resources - with best practices and cookie metaphors baked in.
Data Engineering With Dagster - Part Two: Dependencies, DuckDB, and Geo Heatmaps
Learning to wire assets together, load data into DuckDB, and build heatmaps with real NYC taxi data.
