Shields Up Defense Tech: Red Team Attack Surface Expansion
Feb 22 · 5 min read · Originally published on satyamrastogi.com Analysis of how cybersecurity defense technologies introduce new attack surfaces. Red team perspective on exploiting AI-powered security tools, cloud-native defenses, and zero trust architectures for initial...
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DLL Search Order Abuse: Privilege Escalation, and EDR Unhooking
Feb 18 · 7 min read · Introduction Modern enterprise environments rely heavily on third-party and internally developed applications to support daily operations. These applications frequently depend on Dynamic Link Libraries (DLLs) to load required functionality at runtime...
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Jan 25 · 4 min read · In December 2025, CyberWarfare Labs had an amazing Christmas sale. Firstly, I saw that they had just released a new course, API-RTA, with a $9 launch price. So I picked that up and ran through it in 2 days and passed the exam. It was a great experien...
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Curiosity Didn’t Kill the Cat; It Rooted the Server
Jan 2 · 7 min read · A blinking light on the server rack hummed like it was breathing. It was three in the morning, and the office was empty except for the persistent glow of LEDs, a lone terminal running a ping flood, and me, leaning against the cold steel frame, realiz...
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By 2026, The Biggest Risk Won’t Be Malware
Dec 29, 2025 · 1 min read · By 2026, the biggest cyber risks won’t be just malware — they’ll come from misconfigured cloud environments, exposed and insecure APIs, and systems that are trusted too easily. Attackers are shifting from exploiting software bugs to exploiting human ...
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Cyber Speed Run: Crushing TryHackMe Advent of Cyber 2025
Dec 27, 2025 · 2 min read · Introduction: Back for More at Wareville Following my deep dive into Active Directory, I am taking a massive leap into hands-on practice with the TryHackMe Advent of Cyber 2025. For the uninitiated, this is a free, story-driven event that teaches cri...
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How Red Team Reconnaissance Shows Up as SOC Alerts
Dec 24, 2025 · 4 min read · Reconnaissance is often treated as a “quiet” phase of an attack — something that happens before detection becomes relevant. In practice, this isn’t true. Many red team reconnaissance techniques generate signals that surface directly in SOC tools, oft...
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