SOC Investigation 01: Impossible Travel
A sign in from the UK, then one from the Netherlands five minutes later. Same account. That’s not a fast flight, that’s a broken control. Here’s how I traced...
Labs
Hands-on security labs and step-by-step technical walkthroughs. Each post documents a real exercise — tools used, methodology, findings, and lessons learned.
Common Active Directory Issues and How I Fixed Them in My Home Lab
Week 3 of 10 — Four intentional failures, four fixes. DNS misconfiguration, disabled accounts, subnet mismatches, and domain trust breakdown — diagnosed usin...
Setting Up Active Directory in a Home Lab
Week 2 of 10 — Installing AD DS, promoting DC01 to a Domain Controller, building a structured OU layout, and joining the client to the domain. No issues this...
How I Built My Cybersecurity Home Lab from Scratch
Week 1 of a 10-week project building a realistic enterprise IT lab from scratch — including the connectivity issue that caught me off guard.