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Module 6 · Memory Forensics

Memory forensics is the discipline of examining volatile memory (RAM) to find evidence that disk-only forensics miss. Credentials cached in memory, in-memory…

Apr 19, 2026 · 3 min read
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Module 7 · Cloud Incident Response

Cloud incidents move fast. An attacker with a leaked access key can enumerate the account in minutes and begin exfiltration. Response time…

Apr 19, 2026 · 3 min read
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Module 6 · Cross-Account Attacks in AWS

Multi-account AWS (or multi-subscription Azure / multi-project GCP) is the norm. Production in one account, staging in another, security tooling in a…

Apr 19, 2026 · 3 min read
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Module 13 · JWT Attacks

JSON Web Tokens (JWT) have become the default authentication token format in modern APIs. They’re compact, stateless, and when implemented correctly, secure.…

Apr 19, 2026 · 12 min read
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Module 10 · XML External Entity Injection (XXE)

XML External Entity (XXE) injection exploits XML parsers that process references to external entities. A classic vulnerability in XML-consuming applications — SOAP…

Apr 19, 2026 · 11 min read
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Module 9 · Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) is a vulnerability where an attacker tricks a server into making HTTP requests on their behalf. In a…

Apr 19, 2026 · 11 min read
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Module 6 · Active Directory Certificate Services Attacks

Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS) is how Windows issues certificates — for user authentication, computer authentication, web services, VPN, code signing. It’s…

Apr 19, 2026 · 3 min read
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IPv6 Security — Why You Already Have IPv6 Even If You Did Not Notice

IPv6 is on by default in every modern operating system. If you only configured IPv4 ACLs, half your network is unprotected. This…

Apr 19, 2026 · 11 min read
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Module 5 · Privilege Escalation Defence

Root escalation — getting from “regular user” to “root” or SYSTEM — is how most breaches turn catastrophic. A foothold becomes domain…

Apr 19, 2026 · 4 min read
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Module 8 · API Security (OWASP API Top 10)

OWASP API Top 10 in practice, GraphQL testing, gRPC, SSRF, LLM-integrated API attacks. The 2026 API attack surface. Pro module.

Apr 19, 2026 · 12 min read