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2026-06-13 6 min read
Finding Hope Through OSINT: My Experience at the Trace Labs Global OSINT Search Party CTF
A reflection on participating in the Trace Labs Global OSINT Search Party CTF, using OSINT skills to support missing-person investigations and humanitarian work.
OSINT Trace Labs CTF Community Service Cybersecurity
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2026-04-01 7 min read
Starting a Cybersecurity Career After High School
A practical path into cybersecurity after high school using the NIST NICE framework, foundational skills, GRC awareness, and the growing role of AI.
Cybersecurity NIST NICE Career GRC AI
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2026-02-28 8 min read
Securing a Public Website in AWS Using a Layered Defense Model
A practical, layered approach to securing an AWS-hosted public website using CloudFront, AWS WAF managed rules, logging, monitoring, and alerting.
AWS Cloud Security CloudFront WAF CloudWatch SNS
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2026-02-25 6 min read
Pacu for AWS IAM Enumeration (Hands-On Practice in Cybr Lab + Hack Smarter Labs)
Hands-on AWS IAM enumeration using Pacu: users, roles, trust policies, and what partial visibility teaches you about real security.
AWS Cloud Security IAM Pacu Enumeration
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