Cybersecurity Handbook Pro

Operational Red and Blue Team Field Manual — 155 technical modules covering system internals, kernel exploitation, detection engineering, and threat emulation.

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Structured Learning Pathways

Stage 1 · Core

Foundations & Systems

Networking (TCP/IP), Linux and Windows internals, Bash, Python, and threat modeling.

Web Exploitation

OWASP Top 10, SQLi, XSS, SSRF, Request Smuggling, and modern API security.

Stage 3 · Host

Privilege Escalation & AD

Linux/Windows privilege escalation, Kerberoasting, BloodHound, and lateral movement.

Stage 4 · Defense

Blue Team & SOC Engineering

SIEM pipelines, Sysmon analysis, memory forensics, threat hunting, and Sigma rules.

Core Technical Modules (152 Chapters)

Networking fundamentals, Linux & Windows internals, cryptography, shell scripting, threat modeling, and ATT&CK mapping.

Web Exploitation

OWASP Top 10, SQLi, XSS, CSRF, SSRF, XXE, deserialization, command injection, SSTI, HTTP request smuggling, and web fuzzing.

Post-Exploitation

Privilege escalation (Linux/Windows), credential dumping, lateral movement, persistence, Kerberoasting, and Active Directory enumeration.

AV/EDR architecture, userland hook detection, direct/indirect syscalls, ETW patching, AMSI bypass, and anti-analysis logic.

Malware Analysis

Triage classification, deobfuscation, unpacking, YARA rule engineering, C2 protocol reverse engineering, and ransomware analysis.

Threat Emulation

Adversary emulation planning, initial access, execution, credential access, C2 infrastructure, and automated atomic testing.

802.11 recon, WPA2/WPA3 analysis, evil twin attacks, Bluetooth exploitation, SDR fundamentals, Zigbee, and RFID/NFC.

UART/JTAG/SPI hardware interfaces, firmware reverse engineering, BadUSB, glitching, CAN bus automotive security, and TPM analysis.

SOC triage operations, IDS rules, SIEM pipelines, incident response, memory forensics, threat hunting, and Sigma detection engineering.

Collaborative security fundamentals, detection control validation, emulation campaigns, continuous validation, and maturity metrics.

Cloud forensics, mobile app security, OSINT discovery, ICS/OT industrial security, SOAR automation, and insider threat programs.