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New Year, New Me? I Will Go More Insane!

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By Frey
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New Year, New Me? I Will Go More Insane!

Weekly Recap!

This blog might not be about web security or any other security-related topic. As you can see from the tag, it’s about life.

Yesterday, I felt overwhelmingly sad way sad. It hit me suddenly while I was training. Out of nowhere, as I stopped for a break, this feeling struck me so hard that I froze midway. I don’t even know how or why it happened. For a moment, I thought it might be an anxiety attack or something, considering how lonely I feel sometimes. But nah, it can’t be that; I’ve grown up this way.

Lately, I feel numb, maybe because of all the MMA training or maybe because I’m seeing the world from a different perspective now. Even though I often feel alone, I keep telling myself that maybe, just maybe, there are lots of people at the top waiting for me. I want to meet them! This whole thing feels like a race. If we stop running, no one will care. If we drop out, slip, or fall, everyone else will just keep going.

Things I Did This Week

  1. Played another HTB machine. I forgot the name, but it started with “link.” It was an easy one but very close to real-world scenarios.
  2. Had an awesome time with my office team at an adventure park. We did lots of activities there. Since I’ve lost touch with most of my college friends, the people I interact with now are mostly colleagues and a few friends I made on Twitter.
  3. Broke my wrist during training. This might be an issue for my upcoming belt test next week, but I’ll see how it goes. It’s a minor fracture, and since the belt test is 80% ground game, I think I’ll manage.
  4. Got deep into Active Directory! I’ve passed the enumeration phase and started working on attacks. I compiled a list of Active Directory attack techniques in Obsidian. Let me share it:

Active Directory Attacks

  • Reconnaissance
  • Credential Theft
  • Privilege Escalation
  • Lateral Movement
  • Persistence Techniques
  • Domain Controller Compromise
  • Trust Exploitation
  • Delegation Abuse
  • Denial of Service
  • Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS)
  • Post Exploitation

I’ve spent a lot of time enumerating with LDAP, RPC, SMB, and Kerberoasting. The real magic happens with BloodHound. Honestly, I never liked BloodHound—it felt overcomplicated with all its graphs and mapping. But when I realized the complexity of cross-forest environments, I knew I had to use it. Seeing people on Twitter buzzing about it finally convinced me to give it a serious shot.

I don’t want this post to get too technical, though. As I mentioned, this is about life today.

Questions on My Mind

  • What is life, according to you?
  • With the world’s population so vast, how do you know you’ll make it?
  • How can one truly be kind?
  • How do you ignore stupid people?
  • Time is running out, and there’s so much to do. How do you handle this?
  • Are you smart enough? Are you where you want to be?
  • If you fought me, would you be able to kill me? (I’m not a psychopath; just curious!)
  • Why do some celebrities treat people like insects?

I saw a tweet recently about a 15-year-old bug hunter laughing at a 21-year-old for making less money. Is money everything? Early success can make you unstable and arrogant. I’ve started seeing things from other people’s perspectives. I interact with people from different countries, traditions, and cultures to understand them better. My goal? Make friends worldwide and maybe go on a world tour in 2026!

People are amazing. We can achieve anything with time and dedication. I truly believe anyone I talk to is capable of incredible things. Change can happen in a fraction of a second, and when it does, it’s transformative.

I’m heading back to training now. These days, I’m doing over 500 push-ups daily!

Well, before going let me also do a 2024 recap

  1. Graduated with a CS degree.
  2. Got my cybersecurity job as a Security Researcher.
  3. Made over 10+ tools.
  4. Found 50+ bugs.
  5. Made cool friends who are into the same field.
  6. Sharpened my Python skills. Next year, I will be doing AI-related work.
  7. Won 8 MMA fights from different weight classes.
  8. Made a HackTheBox team and ranked globally under 50.
  9. Got one thousand subscribers on YouTube.
  10. Solved some questions on LeetCode, and I still don’t know how.
  11. Started writing blogs.
  12. Started learning new languages.
  13. Quit Instagram—haha, this one was good.
  14. Got a cybersecurity cert just for fun (CNSP). I still don’t know how I got 100% off on it.
  15. Got into new cybersecurity tech.
  16. Yeah, and I got my passport and license lol.

Year Failures

  1. Haven’t visited Japan.
  2. Haven’t been to any live events.
  3. Did not reach any ranks in the event.
  4. No OSCP—I was going to get it, but then there was CPTS, and I found HTB CPTS way cooler.
  5. Have not bought the sports bike (yeah, I will not mention the name).
  6. No house—still homeless.

Now, what for 2025?

  1. CPTS path.
  2. CBBH path.
  3. Master Active Directory.
  4. 500+ bugs.
  5. Solve 100+ cool CTFs.
  6. Get all PentesterLab badges.
  7. Complete PortSwigger Academy 100% and maybe give that exam.
  8. Master JavaScript/Rust.
  9. Start making AI projects.
  10. Read 10 hacking books and write summaries of them.
  11. Read 500+ articles and share summaries and tips to keep the record.
  12. Go to live events.
  13. No Fap for the whole year.
  14. Get 2k YouTube subs.
  15. Make my own web security series and upload videos on YouTube.
  16. Visit Japan with my brother lol.
  17. Get my sports bike.
  18. Make a good amount of money and never share it on any social media.
  19. Travel to an unknown location with my brother.
  20. Fight on the street and not get caught.
  21. Learn 7 new things that are really awesome.
  22. Learn how to backflip.
  23. I will add more.

See you all in 2025. Happy New Year, my friends!

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