Week #3 It's Your Life, Fix It!
What I Did This Week?
- Made a dark web OSINT CTF.
- Hosted that CTF.
- Started API security.
- Collected all books to study.
- Completed reading zseano’s methodology.
- Watched UFC 311.
- Did more training.
- Still on NoFap.
- Life goes fast! So be fast!!
- Back to YouTube.
OSINT CTF
So, I was assigned to make an interesting challenge. I thought, why not use the dark web and make it happen? That’s how the research started. I made use of the RaidForums arrest event, researched it, and created a medium-level OSINT-based CTF.
I then hosted it on Seaside. Thanks to my team for giving me this chance! I got very good feedback from those who played, and I’ll make a write-up on YouTube when I have time.
zseano’s Methodology
First, thanks to Sean for sharing his methodology for free with everyone. I heard he’ll write version 2, but this one is awesome! To be honest, this was on my reading list for a year, but I never pushed myself to read it. Now, I’m really eager to try it out!
BTW, here’s the link to it—it’s free and open:
https://www.bugbountyhunter.com/methodology/zseanos-methodology.pdf
Started API Security
I’m really interested in breaking APIs now, as most of the work I do somehow relates to APIs. I know basic attacks and situations, but to master it, I need to dive deeper and develop the right mindset. I have one book and some other resources to cover this week.
Books
Most of the time, I’ll focus on reading the books I’ve selected. One of my goals this year is to read 10 hacking books. I’ve made a private GitHub repository to track all the books I’m reading. It’ll go public once I’m halfway done!
The reason I read books is that I don’t like asking for help. I know how competitive this field is, and nobody has time. Even I don’t have free time—so how can I expect someone else to?
MMA / UFC / Restart?
Yes, I’m still on NoFap and will stay that way for the entire year. I have that control over my mind!
I’ve been training a lot lately. My spinning kick and round-back punch are perfect now! To advance my grappling game, I’m practicing with way higher divisions—so cool, right?
Today was UFC 311, and I feel great knowing Islam is still pound-for-pound rank 1.
Busy?
Yes, I’m very busy. I DO NOT HAVE TIME for myself. My schedule is packed from the start of the day to the end. There’s this “next version” of me, which honestly terrifies me.
Right now, I have no free time, but I’ll fix it! Hardcoded plans don’t seem to work, so I’ll break things down into smaller, manageable steps.
Next Week?
I’ve connected with some amazing people who share the same goals as me, and I’m really impressed. :) I’m happy to see how well we can grow together.
For next week, I’ll put in all the work!