Windows hardening
PowerShell baselines for locking down a Windows host — the settings that actually move the needle.
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Hardening & Field Guides
A bundle of practical field guides — Windows hardening baselines, an end-to-end HTTPS interception (MITM) setup, a detailed nmap cheatsheet, and a code-search dorking collection. Learning material you work from, not software.
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⚠ Education & authorized use onlyField guides for learning and authorized work only. Apply them to systems you own or are permitted to test.
// what it is
What it is
Four field guides that collect the practical steps you otherwise rediscover every engagement — written to be worked from, not just read.
// what's included
What’s included
MITM / HTTPS interception
An end-to-end mitmproxy setup with a trusted certificate, tuned for speed and made to work with apps, including mobile.
Detailed nmap cheatsheet
The scan types, timing and NSE options worth remembering, in one reference.
Code-search dorks
A collection of GitHub/code-search dorks for supply-chain and secret-exposure recon.
// who it's for
Who it’s for
Pentesters and sysadmins who want vetted, reusable references instead of reassembling them from scattered blog posts each time.
// the fine print
Terms & liability
Education & authorized research only. This is written learning material. Applying these techniques to systems, cards or networks you do not own or lack written permission to test is illegal in most jurisdictions — always get authorization first.
No liability. The material is provided as-is for study; Cyber Sec and Stephan Botes accept no liability for how it is used.
What you pay for. A curated, maintained guide and the author’s time — updates and questions answered, not access to public facts.
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