HI! I am Hammaz Ahmed

Mastering CDSA by HackTheBox

By: Admin 60 2

In this blog, I announced passing the CDSA (Certified Defensive Security Analyst) exam from HackTheBox, becoming one of the first 100 certified. I shared an overview of the challenging exam, emphasizing the importance of SOC path material and pointing out extra materials that helped me with my preparation.

Read the above blog to get some high level overview of the exam. And Feel free to drop me a text if any assist is needed.

Conquering the Blue Team Level 1

By: Admin 54 2

In this blog post, I share my journey and strategies for conquering the Blue Team Level 1 Exam. After a month of preparation, I aced the 24-hour incident response exam and decided provide readers with tips and insights. I highlighted essential tools like Autopsy, Splunk, Deep Blue CLI, and Wireshark, emphasizing the importance of hands-on practice through platforms such as TryHackMe and Blue Team Labs Online.

Setting up a basic Elastic SIEM Lab, Step-by-Step Guide

By: Admin 65 2

The blog post guides readers through setting up a basic SIEM lab using Elastic, covering steps from account creation to log collection, Nmap scans, dashboard creation, and alert configuration. It’s tailored for entry-level professionals looking to gain hands-on experience with SIEM tools.

Digital Forensics: Analyzing Prefetch Files with PECmd.exe

By: Admin 12 2

In this blog, I explain how to use PECmd.exe to analyze prefetch files for digital forensics. Prefetch files store data about executed applications, aiding forensic investigations. The tutorial covers downloading PECmd.exe, navigating directories, copying prefetch files, and running commands in PowerShell to extract details such as run count and last run times.