Penetration Testing Journey

Exploring the world of ethical hacking and cybersecurity

Current Focus Areas

Web Application Security

  • OWASP Top 10 Vulnerabilities
    • Injection Flaws
    • Broken Authentication
    • Sensitive Data Exposure
    • XML External Entities
  • Advanced SQL Injection
    • Blind SQL Injection
    • Time-based Attacks
    • Out-of-band Techniques
  • Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
    • Reflected XSS
    • Stored XSS
    • DOM-based XSS
  • Authentication Bypasses
    • JWT Manipulation
    • OAuth Vulnerabilities
    • Session Management

Network Penetration

  • Enumeration Techniques
    • Service Version Detection
    • OS Fingerprinting
    • Active Directory Enumeration
  • Exploitation Methods
    • Buffer Overflows
    • Remote Code Execution
    • Privilege Escalation
  • Wireless Security
    • WPA/WPA2 Cracking
    • Evil Twin Attacks
    • MITM Techniques

Recent Achievements

  • HTB

    Hack The Box Achievements

    • Completed 10 Medium Difficulty Machines
    • Ranked in Top 100 in CTF Competition
    • Successfully solved Advanced Web Challenges
    • Contributed to HTB Write-ups Community
  • CTF

    CTF Competitions

    • PicoCTF - Top 20% Globally
    • DEFCON CTF Qualifier Participation
    • University CTF Team Leader
  • CERT

    Certifications Progress

    • eJPT - Completed
    • OSCP - In Progress
    • Burp Suite Certified Practitioner - Planned

Current Projects

Automated Vulnerability Scanner

Custom Python tool for automating initial reconnaissance and vulnerability scanning.

Python Nmap SQLMap

Web Security Testing Lab

Building a vulnerable web application for practice and teaching purposes.

Docker PHP MySQL

Tools Mastery

  • Burp Suite Professional

    Advanced web application testing

  • Metasploit Framework

    Exploitation and post-exploitation

Study Schedule

Daily Practice

  • 2 hours HTB machines
  • 1 hour web security labs
  • 1 hour documentation review

Weekly Goals

  • Complete 2 HTB machines
  • Write detailed write-ups
  • Participate in 1 CTF