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The Frontend Ships to Everyone, and Developers Forget That cover image
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featuredWeb Security

The Frontend Ships to Everyone, and Developers Forget That

Client-side reconnaissance with jsrecon: JavaScript bundles, source maps, hidden endpoints, secrets, DOM-XSS leads, and the code developers forget they shipped.

$ open research/js-frontend-recon-secrets/index.mdx
Oct 10, 2026 8 min read
#Dom XSS#Frontend#Javascript#Recon+3
Build the CTF Lab, Then Make It Fight Back cover image
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Build the CTF Lab, Then Make It Fight Back

Why building a local CTF environment is better training than only solving boxes, how to turn one bug into several difficulty levels, and where platform hardening matters.

$ open research/local-ctf-environment/index.mdx
Oct 10, 2026 13 min read
#Access Control#Challenge Design#Ctf#Docker+4
Before You Send a Phishing Email, Know Who Runs Their Front Door cover image
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featuredIdentity Security

Before You Send a Phishing Email, Know Who Runs Their Front Door

Credential-free Microsoft 365 and Entra ID identity reconnaissance for authorized phishing preparation, tenant fingerprinting, username formats, and validated target lists.

$ open research/m365-identity-recon-phishing/index.mdx
Oct 10, 2026 9 min read
#Entra Id#Identity Recon#M365#OSINT+2
Evasion with Nmap, Minus the Cargo Cult cover image
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featuredNetwork Security

Evasion with Nmap, Minus the Cargo Cult

A practical look at Nmap evasion, timing, scan types, decoys, DNS leaks, version scanning, and matching scan behavior to the target network.

$ open research/nmap-evasion-research/index.mdx
Oct 10, 2026 14 min read
#Evasion#Network Scanning#Nmap#Opsec+2
Recon Is the Engagement. The Shell Is Just the Receipt. cover image
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featuredReconnaissance

Recon Is the Engagement. The Shell Is Just the Receipt.

How to build a company profile before touching the target: infrastructure, identity, people, public exposure, Ghost Eye automation, and where human judgment still matters.

$ open research/recon-company-profiling-research/index.mdx
Oct 10, 2026 10 min read
#Company Profiling#External Attack Surface#Ghosteye#OSINT+2
The Adversary Mindset: How Red Teamers Think Under Pressure cover image
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The Adversary Mindset: How Red Teamers Think Under Pressure

A human look at the mental operating system behind red teamers and penetration testers — persistence, composure, creativity, and discipline when the path is unclear.

$ open research/adversary-mindset/index.mdx
May 19, 2026 8 min read
#Adversary Mindset#Cybersecurity#Penetration Testing#Red Team+1