Student Sharing | Passing the OSDA Exam and Unlocking the SOC Analyst Path!

Student Sharing | Passing the OSDA Exam and Unlocking the SOC Analyst Path!

I recently passed the Offensive Security Defensive Analyst (OSDA) exam, which is OffSec’s first and only defensive security course aimed at analysts and threat hunters working in Security Operations Centers (SOC). At the time of writing this article, the SOC-200: Fundamentals of Security Operations and Defensive Analysis course consists of 19 modules (including lab sections), … Read more

ELKS: An Extremely Low Memory Footprint Embedded Linux, Running on Just 128K–512K

ELKS: An Extremely Low Memory Footprint Embedded Linux, Running on Just 128K–512K

Surprisingly, this ancient 8086, XT/AT level “antique” can run Linux? That’s right—ELKS (Embeddable Linux Kernel Subset), a mini Linux system specifically designed for 16-bit x86 platforms without an MMU. Next, let’s discuss what it is, its uses, its pain points, and its pros and cons. What exactly is ELKS? ELKS is an early branch of … Read more