Articles

These include my comprehensive research work based on my skills and knowledge gained across my journey, experiences and certifications in cybersecurity where I dive into specific concepts of both red team and blue team operations. I made these articles to provide valuable insights to other cybersecurity professionals so that we all can learn and improve together.

Understanding Active Directory: From User Objects to Group Policy Management

1.INTRODUCTION In technical terms, the word 'directory' is basically a hierarchal structure that stores information about ‘objects’ on a...

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May 86 min read

FROM CYBERSECURITY TO CYBER-RESILIENCE (PART 3): CYBER FORENSICS AND AI IN CYBER RESILIENCE

Cyber forensics, also known as computer forensics, is the practice of investigating, analyzing, and recovering digital evidence to...

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Jan 263 min read

FROM CYBERSECURITY TO CYBER-RESILIENCE (PART 2): HOW PENETRATION TESTING CONTRIBUTES TO CYBER-RESILIENCE

Cyber-resilience, defined as the ability of an organization to withstand, recover, remediate, and mitigate cyberattacks, is essential for...

kkalvani

Jan 264 min read

FROM CYBERSECURITY TO CYBER-RESILIENCE (PART 1): BUILDING A DIGITAL TRUST ECOSYSTEM

In today’s interconnected digital era, the focus is shifting from cybersecurity, which primarily defends systems, to cyber-resilience,...

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Jan 263 min read

DOMAIN GENERATION ALGORITHMS (DGAs) - A C&C ATTACK TECHNIQUE

ABSTRACT This article focuses on the attack technique – Domain Generation Algorithm (DGA), used by adversaries and APT groups. We discuss...

kkalvani

Jan 213 min read

Microsoft Sentinel - Incident, Detection, Response and Threat Hunting Workflow.

INTRODUCTION There are various SIEM tools used in the industries i.e., Splunk, QRadar, RaptorX, etc. In this article, we're going to talk...

kkalvani

Nov 5, 202411 min read

Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Have you ever unintentionally downloaded a malicious file from a phishing email and ran it? Have you ever wondered what happens on a...

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Oct 23, 20242 min read

My Overview of the CEH certification

I recently obtained my CEHv12 certification through lots of studying and preparation for the exam. This article gives a brief summary of...

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Oct 23, 20242 min read

Working of NTLM Authentication

While I was studying one of the modules in the CEH - Certified Ethical Hacker course, I came across a few interesting concepts within...

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Oct 23, 20242 min read

AI & ML Fundamentals

I attended an insightful webinar hosted by REVA Academy for Corporate Excellence - RACE with Shriram Vasudevan (FIE, FIETE,SMIEEE)...

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Oct 23, 20242 min read

🔐 Cybersecurity & Its Vital Role in Our Digital World 🔐

In March 2023, I had the incredible opportunity to lead a tech talk titled "Cybersecurity and Its Applications" for the Google Developer...

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Oct 23, 20241 min read

Cyber Kill chain & MITRE ATTACK Framework

Here are my insights on this informative diagram I came across. I highly recommend the read. Slide 1, contains two parts. 1) Are steps...

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Oct 23, 20241 min read