--- title: "Jack Gilmore (@jack-bt) | Hashnode" description: "Aspiring Blue Teamer. Read the latest articles by Jack Gilmore on Hashnode." url: "https://hashnode.com/@jack-bt" --- @jack-bt # Jack Gilmore @jack-bt · Durham, United Kingdom · Joined September 2025 Aspiring Blue Teamer ### [Cyber Threat Intelligence Challenges](https://defensivemindset.com/cyber-threat-intelligence-challenges?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Cyber threat intelligence (CTI) is paramount to effective blue team operations, as it provides the contextual awareness needed to understand, prioritize, and respond to threats. By enriching security findings with indicators of compromise (IOCs) such... 14 min read · [defensivemindset.com](https://defensivemindset.com/cyber-threat-intelligence-challenges?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Nov 18, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/cyber-threat-intelligence-challenges/691cae906173de64a9e4cb21) ### [Linux Digital Forensics Challenges](https://defensivemindset.com/linux-digital-forensics-challenges?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) The purpose of this blog is to constantly document work I’m doing in my spare time to build up practical skills, typically using CyberDefenders, BTLO and TryHackMe for labs / challenges to really build on my technical skills. The challenges in this b... 15 min read · [defensivemindset.com](https://defensivemindset.com/linux-digital-forensics-challenges?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Oct 15, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/linux-digital-forensics-challenges/68efe3eb7b49bc20c5311dcc) ### [Splunk and Elastic Challenges](https://defensivemindset.com/splunk-and-elastic-challenges?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) This is another blog similar to the DFIR one, whereby I’ll be documenting practical skills learned in my spare time, typically through challenges and labs via TryHackMe. In this blog, I will be documenting sophisticated challenges whereby I have used... 22 min read · [defensivemindset.com](https://defensivemindset.com/splunk-and-elastic-challenges?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Oct 2, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/splunk-and-elastic-challenges/68ded242f732c82ccf15abf0) ### [Windows Digital Forensics Challenges](https://defensivemindset.com/digital-forensics-and-incident-response-challenges-ctfs?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) The purpose of this blog is to constantly document work I’m doing in my spare time to build up practical skills, typically using CyberDefenders, BTLO and TryHackMe for labs / challenges to really build on my technical skills. The challenges in this b... 10 min read · [defensivemindset.com](https://defensivemindset.com/digital-forensics-and-incident-response-challenges-ctfs?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Sep 30, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/digital-forensics-and-incident-response-challenges-ctfs/68dc08adb5928f591264d996) ### [In-Depth Malware Investigation](https://defensivemindset.com/in-depth-malware-investigation?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) This blog post demonstrates an in-depth investigation I recently conducted on a malware sample obtained from a malware analysis VM I used at university. Now, I could obviously just upload this sample to VirusTotal and obtain all relevant information ... 10 min read · [defensivemindset.com](https://defensivemindset.com/in-depth-malware-investigation?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Sep 29, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/in-depth-malware-investigation/68da4afdea53699a965af5c5)