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# Zainab Akinlawon

@rhythmndev · England, United Kingdom · Joined November 2023

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### [Building a Secure VLAN Network with Inter-VLAN Routing in Cisco Packet Tracer](https://zainabakinlawon.hashnode.dev/building-a-secure-vlan-network-with-inter-vlan-routing-in-cisco-packet-tracer?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Designing and configuring a functional network in Cisco Packet Tracer is one of the best ways to understand how real-world networks operate. In this guide, I’ll walk you through how to build a structu

2 min read · [zainabakinlawon.hashnode.dev](https://zainabakinlawon.hashnode.dev/building-a-secure-vlan-network-with-inter-vlan-routing-in-cisco-packet-tracer?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Apr 11](https://hashnode.com/posts/building-a-secure-vlan-network-with-inter-vlan-routing-in-cisco-packet-tracer/69da3fd9c8e5007ddba32ffd)

### [Designing a Structured LAN for a Small IT Consulting Office](https://zainabakinlawon.hashnode.dev/designing-a-structured-lan-for-a-small-it-consulting-office?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

In this lab, I was tasked with designing the first structured LAN for a small IT consulting office. The objective was to create a clean and scalable network baseline that future labs could build upon.

6 min read · [zainabakinlawon.hashnode.dev](https://zainabakinlawon.hashnode.dev/designing-a-structured-lan-for-a-small-it-consulting-office?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Mar 17](https://hashnode.com/posts/designing-a-structured-lan-for-a-small-it-consulting-office/69b99f0dc22d3eeb8aea1cc5)

### [Analyzing Evil with Sysmon: A Step-by-Step Guide to DLL Hijacking, Unmanaged PowerShell, and Credential Dumping (HTB Walkthrough)](https://zainabakinlawon.hashnode.dev/analyzing-evil-with-sysmon-a-step-by-step-guide-to-dll-hijacking-unmanaged-powershell-and-credential-dumping-htb-walkthrough?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

In this guide, I will walk you through three common attack techniques from the HackTheBox “Windows Event Logs & Finding Evil” module and learn how to identify their traces using Sysmon. Each section includes: What the technique is Why it works Exa...

3 min read · [zainabakinlawon.hashnode.dev](https://zainabakinlawon.hashnode.dev/analyzing-evil-with-sysmon-a-step-by-step-guide-to-dll-hijacking-unmanaged-powershell-and-credential-dumping-htb-walkthrough?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Dec 10, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/analyzing-evil-with-sysmon-a-step-by-step-guide-to-dll-hijacking-unmanaged-powershell-and-credential-dumping-htb-walkthrough/693936b0c9515c68266099ec)

### [HackTheBox Lab Walkthrough](https://zainabakinlawon.hashnode.dev/hackthebox-lab-walkthrough?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Footprinting a Windows 10 Server

2 min read · [zainabakinlawon.hashnode.dev](https://zainabakinlawon.hashnode.dev/hackthebox-lab-walkthrough?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Nov 27, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/hackthebox-lab-walkthrough/69283f53124a3a4427de0113)