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Module 4 · Container Security Deep Dive
Containers are everywhere in 2026. Docker, Kubernetes, serverless platforms that are containers underneath. This module covers the security concerns specific to the…
AcademyModule 3 · System Auditing and Logging
Detection requires visibility. Visibility requires logs. If your systems fall silent, you cannot investigate, cannot alert, cannot prove compliance. This module is…
AcademyModule 2 · Windows Security Fundamentals
Windows hardening looks different from Linux. Different tools, different attacker tradecraft, different audit surface. This module covers the baseline every production Windows…
AcademyModule 1 · Linux Hardening Fundamentals
You get root on a fresh Linux server. Now what? Default installs — whether Ubuntu, RHEL, Amazon Linux — are not hardened…
AcademyModule 5 · Mimikatz — Credential Extraction
Mimikatz is the tool that defined modern Windows credential attacks. Benjamin Delpy’s 2011 research paper accompanying it single-handedly changed how the security…
AcademyModule 4 · Hashcat — Password Cracking
Hashcat is the world’s fastest and most widely-used password cracking tool. GPU-accelerated, supporting 300+ hash algorithms, it’s what every serious pen-tester and…
AcademyModule 3 · Metasploit Framework Basics
Metasploit Framework (MSF) is the world’s most widely-used exploitation platform. It bundles thousands of exploits, payloads, post-exploitation modules, and auxiliary tools under…
AcademyModule 2 · Burp Suite — Web Application Testing
Burp Suite is the web security practitioner’s daily driver. If you test web applications, you use Burp. This module gets you from…
AcademyModule 1 · Nmap — Network Discovery and Port Scanning
Nmap is the first tool every security practitioner reaches for. Pen-tester? You’re using nmap. Defender auditing your attack surface? Nmap. Discovered a…
AcademyModule 4 · Kubernetes Attack Surface
Kubernetes is where 2024-2026 cloud security action is happening. Every Indian fintech, every serious SaaS, and most mature enterprises now run workloads…