PinnedMelusi shokoinSystem WeaknessMalicious Document Analysis using oletools — python tools to analyze Microsoft Office filesWhile practicing on the Letsdefend platform, I discovered a course called Document File Analysis. During the course, I encountered a…3 min read·Mar 2, 2024----
PinnedMelusi shokoinSystem WeaknessInvestigate Web attack. Letsdefend challenge #blueteamHello, my name is Melusi Shoko, a blue teamer. This is my first investigation of a web attack. This challenge may be found here if you are…3 min read·Apr 21, 2022--2--2
PinnedMelusi shokoinSystem WeaknessHttp Basic Auth: a Letsdefend challenge.Hello everyone, today I will attempt to analyze a network attack known as an HTTP basic authentication. There are 7 questions in the…7 min read·Nov 29, 2023----
PinnedMelusi shokoinOSINT TEAMEmail OSINT (open source intelligence for email)What is OSINT and how is it used?4 min read·Jun 21, 2023--1--1
PinnedMelusi shokoinSystem WeaknessUsing Gophish to create a phishing campaign for your organisationIn this post, I’ll teach you how to use Gophish, an open-source tool, to conduct phishing exercises on your employees as well as how to…6 min read·Jan 19, 2023----
Melusi shokoUnlocking SIEM/Security Alerts: A Short Guide for Effective Incident Response Across Leading…Understand Why the Alert Was Triggered2 min read·Jan 17, 2024----
Melusi shoko29 Addresses to Analyze Malware Faster by LetsDefend.As a SOC/Security Analyst you constantly spend time analyzing malware. Here is a list of 29 addresses that can be useful for blue team…1 min read·Jan 12, 2024----
Melusi shokoA Python script to decode Base64-encoded dataI stumbled across a base64-encoded string while investigating a potential attack, therefore I made the decision to create my own decoder…1 min read·Nov 30, 2023----
Melusi shokoCase study illustrating a cyber threat in the financial sectorGood day, readers. Today, I’m writing a piece about cyberthreats that affect the banking industry. So, the inspiration behind this entire…4 min read·Nov 28, 2023----
Melusi shokoinOSINT TEAMOSINT: With a Python script, scan IPs with Virus Total.Since one of my daily tasks is to review and look into SIEM alerts. In order to automate the process of scanning IP addresses from SIEM…2 min read·Oct 26, 2023----
