Sharing notes from my ongoing learning journey — what I build, break and understand along the way.
Understanding File Systems in Windows: NTFS, FAT32, exFAT Lately, I’ve been diving into system-level concepts like disk structure, terminals, and file management.As I learned more about files, folders, and command-line basics, I realized there’s an underlying structure behind all of…
My Journey with PowerShell: Getting Comfortable with Folders, Files, and the Terminal When I first opened the PowerShell terminal, the plain blue screen looked serious — and frankly, intimidating. But I had a clear goal:I wanted to learn how to…
What Is CI/CD? Hi there!I recently started learning about a topic called CI/CD, and I wanted to write down what I’ve understood so far — in a clear, simple way.When I first came across it, I had questions like: “What…
What Is DHCP? A Deep Dive into Automated IP Management 1. Introduction to DHCP DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is a network protocol that automatically assigns IP addresses and network configuration details (like subnet mask, gateway, DNS) to devices (clients)…
What Is DNS? A Deep Dive into the Internet’s Hidden Backbone 1. What Is DNS? DNS (Domain Name System) is the system that translates human-readable domain names like google.com into machine-readable IP addresses like 142.250.74.238. It’s essentially the phone book…
What Are TCP and UDP? TCP and UDP are two of the most fundamental protocols in networking. Yet, most explanations stop at “one is reliable, the other is fast.” After spending time truly understanding them — how they work, when…
OWASP Top 10 – A10: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) The final item in the OWASP Top 10 is A10: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) — and it’s one of the most interesting (and dangerous) ones I’ve researched. At first, it sounds…
OWASP Top 10 – A09: Security Logging and Monitoring Failures Next up in the OWASP Top 10 series is a topic that’s less about preventing attacks and more about detecting and responding to them:A09: Security Logging and Monitoring Failures This…
OWASP Top 10 – A08: Software and Data Integrity Failures The eighth item in the OWASP Top 10 is Software and Data Integrity Failures. This category covers a wide range of issues related to trusting software, updates, configurations, or data…
OWASP Top 10 – A07: Identification and Authentication Failures While exploring software security topics, I came across an area that directly affects the very foundation of any application: authentication and identification flaws. OWASP groups these issues under A07: Identification and…