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Benjamin Chukwu

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Aspiring SOC Analyst | Documenting my journey in defensive monitoring, threat detection, and incident response labs.

Joined November 2025

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BCBenjamin Chukwuabuka-analyzes.hashnode.devJan 3 · 3 min read

Beyond the AttackBox: Broken Assumptions

DNS Enumeration Outside the AttackBox This room was GoBuster: The Basics, specifically the DNS enumeration task for offensivetools.thm. On paper, it’s simple: enumerate subdomains using GoBuster and a wordlist. In practice, running it outside the Try...

BCBenjamin Chukwuabuka-analyzes.hashnode.devJan 3 · 3 min read

The Day My Own Security Setup Broke TryHackMe

The Bug That Was Staring Me in the Face The past few weeks were unusually light. New Year, Christmas, family, reduced grind. I wasn’t entirely consistent, and honestly, that break was necessary. In cybersecurity, trying to force progress every single...

BCBenjamin Chukwuabuka-analyzes.hashnode.devDec 24, 2025 · 7 min read

I Finally Stopped Relying on TryHackMe's AttackBox

The Problem That Forced My Hand It had been a while since I posted anything about my server security journey. Not because I stopped learning, but because I hadn’t hit a moment that forced growth. That changed recently. TryHackMe updated how its serve...

BCBenjamin Chukwuabuka-analyzes.hashnode.devDec 4, 2025 · 3 min read

SQL Fundamentals: Relearning SQL the Hard Way (And Why I Needed It)

I’ve always known what SQL Injection was, at least in theory.It’s one of those things you hear so much that it stops sounding mysterious. But this TryHackMe room forced me to face something uncomfortable: I understood SQL, but I had never really work...

BCBenjamin Chukwuabuka-analyzes.hashnode.devNov 26, 2025 · 3 min read

Seeing an Old Language With New Eyes

Coming from front-end development, JavaScript has always been familiar to me. I knew how to manipulate the DOM, structure events, work with APIs, build interfaces, and add interactivity. But learning JavaScript from a security perspective is an entir...

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Benjamin Chukwu's blogs

Recently published

Beyond the AttackBox: Broken Assumptions

The Day My Own Security Setup Broke TryHackMe

I Finally Stopped Relying on TryHackMe's AttackBox

SQL Fundamentals: Relearning SQL the Hard Way (And Why I Needed It)

Seeing an Old Language With New Eyes

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Benjamin Chukwu

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Benjamin Chukwu's blogs

Recently published

Beyond the AttackBox: Broken Assumptions

The Day My Own Security Setup Broke TryHackMe

I Finally Stopped Relying on TryHackMe's AttackBox

SQL Fundamentals: Relearning SQL the Hard Way (And Why I Needed It)

Seeing an Old Language With New Eyes