<feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"> <id>/</id><title>Netsec</title><subtitle>Explore the latest cybersecurity trends and tips to keep your digital life safe and secure.</subtitle> <updated>2026-05-11T20:33:23+05:30</updated> <author> <name>Netsec</name> <uri>/</uri> </author><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="/feed.xml"/><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" hreflang="en" href="/"/> <generator uri="https://jekyllrb.com/" version="4.4.1">Jekyll</generator> <rights> © 2026 Netsec </rights> <icon>/assets/img/favicons/favicon.ico</icon> <logo>/assets/img/favicons/favicon-96x96.png</logo> <entry><title>Setting Up Kali Linux on Google Cloud with Chrome Remote Desktop</title><link href="/posts/Setting-Up-Kali-Linux-on-Google-Cloud-with-Chrome-Remote-Desktop/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Setting Up Kali Linux on Google Cloud with Chrome Remote Desktop" /><published>2025-02-20T23:14:00+05:30</published> <updated>2025-02-21T16:31:28+05:30</updated> <id>/posts/Setting-Up-Kali-Linux-on-Google-Cloud-with-Chrome-Remote-Desktop/</id> <content type="text/html" src="/posts/Setting-Up-Kali-Linux-on-Google-Cloud-with-Chrome-Remote-Desktop/" /> <author> <name>mashhood</name> </author> <category term="Operating System" /> <summary>A step-by-step guide to setting up Kali Linux on Google Cloud and accessing it remotely using Chrome Remote Desktop.</summary> </entry> <entry><title>Recreating Cicada.htb</title><link href="/posts/Recreating-Cicada.htb/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Recreating Cicada.htb" /><published>2024-12-20T09:03:00+05:30</published> <updated>2026-05-11T20:32:55+05:30</updated> <id>/posts/Recreating-Cicada.htb/</id> <content type="text/html" src="/posts/Recreating-Cicada.htb/" /> <author> <name>mashhood</name> </author> <category term="System Security" /> <summary>Let’s set up a fully functional Active Directory domain called Cicada.htb on Windows Server 2022!</summary> </entry> <entry><title>Installing Windows Server 2022 in VMware Workstation</title><link href="/posts/Installing-Windows-Server-2022-in-VMware/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Installing Windows Server 2022 in VMware Workstation" /><published>2024-12-18T08:02:00+05:30</published> <updated>2024-12-20T20:16:00+05:30</updated> <id>/posts/Installing-Windows-Server-2022-in-VMware/</id> <content type="text/html" src="/posts/Installing-Windows-Server-2022-in-VMware/" /> <author> <name>mashhood</name> </author> <category term="System Security" /> <summary>This guide will show you how to install and configure Windows Server 2022 for AD vulnerability testing</summary> </entry> <entry><title>Setting up a Tor Server</title><link href="/posts/Setting-up-a-Tor-Server/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Setting up a Tor Server" /><published>2024-10-02T15:00:00+05:30</published> <updated>2024-10-14T18:03:34+05:30</updated> <id>/posts/Setting-up-a-Tor-Server/</id> <content type="text/html" src="/posts/Setting-up-a-Tor-Server/" /> <author> <name>mashhood</name> </author> <category term="Anonymity" /> <summary>Tor (The Onion Router) is a network that enables anonymous communication. This guide will walk you through setting up a Tor server with Nginx on a Debian system, including how to customize the default web page. Update Your System First, ensure your system is up to date: sudo apt update &amp;amp;&amp;amp; sudo apt upgrade -y Install Tor and Nginx Install Tor and Nginx using the following command: ...</summary> </entry> <entry><title>HTB - Cicada</title><link href="/posts/htb-cicada/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="HTB - Cicada" /><published>2024-09-30T09:42:00+05:30</published> <updated>2024-10-13T11:41:04+05:30</updated> <id>/posts/htb-cicada/</id> <content type="text/html" src="/posts/htb-cicada/" /> <author> <name>mashhood</name> </author> <category term="Writeup" /> <summary>The Cicada is an Easy HTB season 6 machine involves exploiting a Windows Active Directory setup. By enumerating SMB shares, we gradually gain access to sensitive information. After finding passwords in shared files and an LDAP domain dump, we escalate privileges to gain full control of the system. Enumeration After performing an initial Nmap scan, several interesting services were identified:...</summary> </entry> </feed>
