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AHAli Hussainzadakoalasec.hashnode.dev5d ago · 7 min read

I Passed HTB CPTS: My Journey, Exam Experience, and Honest Review

Hello, cybersecurity homies! In this article, I’m going to talk about the Certified Penetration Testing Specialist (CPTS) certification, share my personal experience, and give you my honest review. Yo

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Kkagisoseckagisosec.hashnode.devOct 21, 2025 · 2 min read

CPTS - Network Enumeration with Nmap Skills Assessments

Firewall and IDS/IPS Evasion - Easy Lab sudo nmap -sV --top-ports=10 --source-port 53 10.129.2.80 -sV Enables service version detection. After finding open ports, Nmap probes them to identify the service and version (e.g., Apache httpd 2.4.57 or O...

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JSJonas Satkauskascyberjourney.euOct 15, 2025 · 2 min read

HTB CPTS: Study session (Privilege Escalation, Enumeration)

Privilege Escalation Once we gain initial access to a box, we want to thoroughly enumerate the box to find any potential vulnerabilities we can exploit to achieve a higher privilege level. There are checklists for privilege escalation online. A goo...

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Tthesw0rdthesword.hashnode.devOct 3, 2025 · 2 min read

HTB Attacking Common Services (medium) write-up

ACS Medium Writeup (Inlanefreight Server 2) 1. Initial Recon and Service Enumeration Scanning the target to see what's running. Found multiple services, including two FTP ports. sudo nmap 10.129.216.160 -sV Output Snippet: PORT STATE SERVICE VE...

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Tthesw0rdthesword.hashnode.devOct 3, 2025 · 3 min read

HTB Attacking Common Services (hard) write-up

Inlanefreight Server 3 Target IP: 10.129.203.10 (Windows Server) 1. Initial Recon and Service Enumeration Standard Nmap scan shows a Windows machine with a Microsoft SQL Server. sudo nmap 10.129.203.10 -p- --min-rate 10000 Output Snippet: PORT S...

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OAOmar Al-Khaldiomaralkhaldi.hashnode.devSep 13, 2025 · 4 min read

Timeline Active Directory Research Over the Years

AD Attacks & Tools Timeline 2021 The PrintNightmare vulnerability was a significant remote code execution flaw in the Windows Print Spooler, which could be exploited to compromise hosts within an AD network. The Shadow Credentials attack was introd...

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Mma4xxma4xx.hashnode.devAug 9, 2025 · 11 min read

CPTS vs OSCP – A Comparison from Someone Who Did Both

If you're into pentesting, cyber security, or just a tech person curious about cyberspace, you’ve probably come across OffSec’s OSCP or Hack The Box’s CPTS. I want to share my thoughts and experiences with both certifications - how they felt, how I p...

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I Passed HTB CPTS: My Journey, Exam Experience, and Honest Review

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HTB CPTS: Study session (Privilege Escalation, Enumeration)

HTB Attacking Common Services (medium) write-up

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Timeline Active Directory Research Over the Years

CPTS vs OSCP – A Comparison from Someone Who Did Both