I installed Ghidra 12.1.2, the free and open-source reverse engineering framework originally developed by the NSA. It is one of the most capable free tools available for analyzing compiled binaries. How I Installed It on Debian I downloaded the official…
Woke up to a SANS ISC diary about a new WordPress core vulnerability — CVE-2026-63030, “wp2shell.” Unauthenticated SQL injection, no plugin required, straight into core. The kind of bug that makes you check your own site before you finish your…
I wanted to run OCaml on seL4. Not “install OCaml” — actually get it running inside a virtual machine hosted by seL4, the formally verified microkernel that’s supposed to be one of the most secure pieces of software ever written.…
Nand to Tetris (also known as The Elements of Computing Systems) is one of the most unique and rewarding computer science courses available. It takes you on a hands-on journey where you build a complete, general-purpose computer system — starting…
64-bit Version Register Purpose in Our Program Why this specific register? RAX Holds the syscall number Convention: First argument for syscalls RDI Holds file descriptor (stdout=1) Syscall argument #1 RSI Holds address of the string Syscall argument #2 RDX Holds…
xv6-riscv is a clean, minimalist, educational operating system developed by MIT. It is a re-implementation of the historic Unix Version 6 (1975) written in ANSI C for the modern RISC-V architecture. Purpose Why It’s Valuable How to Use It Structured…
My Study Plan: Learning C with K&R and Building ls from Scratch I’m combining The C Programming Language (K&R, 2nd Edition) with the excellent lsbtw project by Tony (from his YouTube video “How to Actually Learn C (2027 Edition)”). This…
The OSINT Bible 2026 — 7779 pages of pure open-source intelligence knowledge + included video course. If you’re into investigations, cybersecurity, research, or just want to level up your info-gathering game… this might be one of the most stacked resources…
The home lab leveled up today. After getting Proxmox VE 9.2 running inside VMware last session, today’s mission was clear — get an attacker and a target on the same isolated network and prepare for real penetration testing practice. Here’s…
Summary: This guide covers the complete process of installing FreeBSD 15.1 as a virtual machine in VMware Workstation. It includes VM configuration, ISO selection, the text-based installer, ZFS setup, and essential post-installation steps. FreeBSD 15.1 provides strong ZFS integration, excellent…