codemonkeyism

Hack the Box Writeup - Lame

As my last guide was unexpectedly popular, I figured I should get on and write another one; this time for Hack the Box retired machine, Lame.

hacking

Hack the Box Writeup - Beep

My writeup of how to compromise the retired Hack the Box machine, Beep.

hacking

Post Exploitation File Transfers

Once the shiny glow of getting that first reverse shell on your target has faded, you will likely need to transfer further files to the machine in order to elevate your privileges. This post details various methods to get your files where they need to go.

hacking

Hack the Box Writeup - Shocker

This post is a guide to the retired Hack the Box system, Shocker. Taking us through initial enumeration, all the way through to gaining a root shell.

programming

Installing Ruby using Rbenv on Ubuntu 17.10

This post details every step taken to install Ruby (and Rails) on Ubuntu 17.10

oscp

The Road to OSCP

I tried harder and achieved the OSCP certification. I have always wanted to *really* know how a pentester weaves their magic over a system, and the PWK course is the way to get that knowledge

wildfly

Setting up jTDS with Wildfly

Detailing how to use the jTDS JDBC driver as a module for Microsoft SQL Server on the Wildfly Application Server

programming

Tips, Tweaks and being Productive with Eclipse

A personal guide on how to setup and configure the Eclipse IDE to save time and be more productive

Security

Securing a new Ubuntu install

Some first steps to take to secure your new Ubuntu VM