OSEP Exam Review & Prep Guide 2025: My Road to OffSec Experienced Penetration Tester
My no-spoiler OSEP review: preparation strategy, Windows lab mindset, evasion reasoning, reporting lessons, and what actually helped me pass.
Red Team Operations
Windows Defender Research: Evasion Concepts, Detection, and Defensive Lessons
Responsible endpoint-security research in an isolated Windows lab: how Microsoft Defender detects suspicious behavior, how to reason about controls, and how defenders can validate coverage.
Active Directory Trust Attacks: Good Friends Today, Footholds Tomorrow
A practical look at Active Directory trust relationships, why misconfigurations matter, and how defenders can reduce cross-domain attack paths.
Sliver C2: Mastering Command & Control for Red Team Operations
A high-level review of Sliver C2 concepts for authorized red team operations, with emphasis on lab scope, operational discipline, and defensive lessons.
Inside the System: Cracking Windows Lateral Movement
Windows lateral-movement concepts from a lab perspective, with emphasis on how movement paths are discovered, validated, and defended.