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Academy Basic

Intermediate Academy modules — Basic tier required (₹499/month)

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Module 4 · NTLM Relay Attacks

NTLM Relay is one of the most effective attacks against modern Windows environments — and it works even on fully-patched systems if…

Apr 19, 2026 · 3 min read
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VPN Fundamentals — IPsec, OpenVPN, WireGuard and the Math That Makes Them Work

A VPN tunnels Layer 3 (or Layer 2) traffic over an untrusted network, with confidentiality, integrity, and authentication. The three protocols you…

Apr 19, 2026 · 10 min read
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Firewall and ACL Design — Stateless, Stateful, NGFW, and the Rules That Survive 5 Years

A firewall is just a structured list of "allow / deny" rules applied to traffic. Stateless ACLs filter packet by packet; stateful…

Apr 19, 2026 · 10 min read
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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…

Apr 19, 2026 · 4 min read
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Module 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…

Apr 19, 2026 · 4 min read
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Module 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…

Apr 19, 2026 · 3 min read
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Module 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…

Apr 19, 2026 · 2 min read
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Module 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…

Apr 19, 2026 · 2 min read
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Module 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…

Apr 19, 2026 · 4 min read
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Module 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…

Apr 19, 2026 · 9 min read