Insights and best practices for protecting your digital assets and maintaining privacy in an increasingly connected world.
Headers are levers. Set the right ones and you reduce XSS risk, lock browsers to HTTPS, tame third-party scripts, and protect user data—all without touching your app code. Here are the must-haves and how I deploy them.
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Third-party scripts are a trust fall. Subresource Integrity (SRI) lets you pin exact bytes with a hash so a swapped or tampered file won’t load. I’ll show you how to generate hashes, add them to tags, and automate the whole thing in your build.
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“Delete” feels decisive—but replicas, snapshots, object versions, caches, and vendor logs say otherwise. I break down where data hides, how long it lingers, and the policies and patterns I use so teams stay compliant without breaking the business.
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Hours in a lab don’t get you hired—evidence does. I’ll show you how to package your skills so recruiters and businesses lean in.
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Your lab is only as good as your hypervisor. Here’s what actually works on a MacBook with Apple Silicon—and what I avoid.
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Bug bounties are legal, lucrative, and brutal if you wing it. Here’s my no-BS ramp: scope first, evidence always, writeups that win.
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If your lab feels small, these platforms are your arena. I’ll help you pick the right one and ladder up without wasting months.
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You need vulnerable boxes that won’t get you arrested. These two are industry staples—here’s how I wire them up and keep traffic sealed tight.
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Different countries, same bottom line: don’t touch what you don’t own. Here’s how the CFAA and CMA line up so you can learn without landmines.
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The CFAA is the line between “learning” and “felony.” I break down the parts that matter and how I structure my lab to stay squeaky clean.
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Wireshark can tell you everything—and get you in trouble if you use it on the wrong wire. Here’s how I capture clean, legal, lab-only traffic and learn fast.
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Nmap is the flashlight for every hacker’s toolkit. I’ll show you how to use it the right way—inside a lab, with purpose, and zero drama.
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Every aspiring hacker wonders: what happens if I scan the wrong network? The truth is, practicing security skills doesn’t have to put you at risk. Here’s how to build safe labs, explore tools, and stay on the right side of the law while you learn.
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