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Hack the Box Walkthrough – Return

By nPm April 25, 2025Ethical Hacking, Hacking, HTB, Linux, Networking, Security, Tutorial, Virtualization

This is a walkthrough of the Hack The Box machine called "Return". It features the use of tools like responder and evil-winrm, as well as abusing Microsoft Windows services. If you have taken TCM Security's "Practical Ethical Hacking" course you will know exactly what to do because Heath Adams talks…

Easy Backups for Concerto Digital Signage

By nPm October 23, 2023Backups, Concerto Digital Signage, Linux, Logs, Systemd, Tutorial, Virtual Machines, Virtualization

If you have read any of my earlier posts you know that I am running the pre built VM of Concerto. You should still backup your instance, otherwise, you may find yourself having to rebuild the whole setup, including all your screens and content, should something go horribly wrong. I…

How to Have a Docker Container Use the Host Network

By nPm October 20, 2023Containers, Docker, Linux, Networking, Tutorial, Virtualization

One of the things I really haven't mastered is Docker networking. It just isn't intuitive to me. What I have been able to do though, is have a container use the host address and be accessible to other hosts on the network. For example, if you have Docker installed on…

Absolutely the Easiest and No Fuss Way to Install Docker on Linux

By nPm October 17, 2023Containers, Docker, Linux, Tutorial, Virtualization

I am by no means an expert with Docker, in fact, I have barely even scratched the surface in knowing how to effectively use Docker to its full capacity. I have found it extremely useful though to use as a platform for quickly standing up applications for which a Docker…