Documenting Steps you can follow for CYBER incidents

Some of the points you do get in Cyber Competitions include documentation. Being able to communicate what happens or keeping track of what happens while at the same time dealing with the task at hand, take some practice. Luckily when you have a great team and everyone share different responsibilities and practice communication this can […]

Why is important to know what permissions A folder have? how an attacker or Users can abuse permissions?

It is important to know what permissions folders have because they determine which users and processes have access to the files and subdirectories within the folder. If wrong permissions are set on a folder, it can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data or to the modification or deletion of important files. An attacker can […]

Checking Scheduled tasks in a System.

While in the Cyber Team some of the stuff that we did to defend a system besides the regular stuff such as checking users, folders, etc, we checked schedule tasks, there are a lot of reasons to know this. As a network defender, it is important to know what tasks are scheduled on a system […]

Why is important to know what processes and Services are running in a system

It is important to know what processes and services are running on a system because they can affect the performance and stability of the system. If a process is using a lot of resources or is malfunctioning, it can cause the system to become slow or unresponsive. In addition, some processes may be malicious software […]

Why is important to know who is logged in the system?

There are several reasons why it is important to know who is logged into a system: Overall, knowing who is logged into the system is important for ensuring the security, integrity, and proper functioning of the system. While at Cyber Competitions you get points by protecting the systems and also by knowing who is logged […]

Variables in Bash

In Bash (a Unix shell), a variable is a way to store a value or a string of text. You can use variables in Bash scripts to store data, file names, and other information. To create a variable in Bash, you just need to use the following syntax: Here are a few examples of how […]

IPtables in linux

When People say Linux can’t be hack, I smile. Like any operating system, Linux is not immune to being hacked. However, Linux is generally considered to be more secure than other operating systems, particularly when it is properly configured and maintained. There are many ways that a hacker could potentially gain access to a Linux […]

what is an asymmetric firewall?

This one time in an Interview, someone asked me what is an asymmetric firewall, I swear I found my self like a deer hit the headlights because I didn’t know what the person meant. LOL! Sorry! Opps! I am not a technical person, While competing at the National Level at the Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition […]

UPGRADING POWERShelL

So I was researching how to upgrade windows powershell and for some reason I was struggling a little bit. Anyway Turned out that I found a youtube video that taught me how to do it. here are the commands: first cd into your root directory: type: check the version table: Then type or copy and […]

Data Back ups WITH A POWERSHELL SCRIPT

Why Backing up data is important? Things are getting interesting with Powershell, Ha! Backing up data is important because it helps to protect against data loss. There are many potential causes of data loss, such as hardware failures, software bugs, human error, natural disasters, and cyber attacks. If you don’t have a backup of your […]