Simplifying Cyber Security

Hello, aspiring ethical hackers. If you’ve ever wondered how hackers break into systems or more importantly, how to protect systems from being hacked, then ethical hacking is the skill you’re looking for. But here’s the biggest challenge beginners face: “Where do we actually start?” With so many tools, tutorials and conflicting advice online, it’s easy The post Ethical Hacking for Beginners: Where to Start (2026 Guide) appeared first on Hackercool Magazine.

Hello, aspiring ethical hackers. In this article, you will learn how to start ethical hacking in 2026. The demand for ethical hackers has never been higher. As cyber threats evolve in sophistication, organizations across the globe are investing heavily in cybersecurity talent. For beginners, 2026 presents one of the best opportunities to enter this field—even The post How to Start Learning Ethical Hacking in 2026 (Beginner Guide) appeared first on Hackercool Magazine.

Hello, aspiring ethical hackers. In our previous blogpost on Blue Teaming, you learnt the imporatnce of network monitoring. In this article, you will learn about Security Onion, an operating system built for network monitoring. When beginners start learning cybersecurity, much of the focus is on individual tools—scanners, firewalls or endpoint software. However, in real-world environments, The post Security Onion for Beginners: Understanding Network Security Monitoring appeared first on Hackercool Magazine.

Hello, aspiring ethical hackers. In our previous blogposts, you learnt about Threat Hunting, Digital Forensics and Incident Response. In this article, you will learn about a tool that plays an important role in all the above. When beginners start learning cybersecurity, system visibility often feels overwhelming. Logs are scattered, endpoints behave differently and it’s hard The post osquery for Beginners: Asking Questions of Your Systems appeared first on Hackercool Magazine.

Hello, aspiring ethical hackers. In our previous blogpost, you learnt in detail about Threat Intelligence. In this article, you will learn about Malware Information Sharing Platform (MISP), which plays an important role in Threat Intelligence. When beginners start learning cybersecurity, most of the focus is on tools that detect or analyze threats. These tools may The post MISP for Beginners: Sharing Threat Intelligence the Right Way appeared first on Hackercool Magazine.

Hello, aspiring ethical hackers. In our previous blogpost, you learnt about Blue Teaming. In this article, you will learn about Splunk, a platform that plays a vital role in Blue Teaming. When you start learning cybersecurity, one of the first things you hear is: “Check the logs.” But what logs? Where are they stored? And The post Splunk for Beginners: Making Sense of Logs and Security Data appeared first on Hackercool Magazine.

Hello, aspiring ethical hackers. In our previous blogpost, you have learnt about Blue Teaming. In this article, you will learn about TheHive, a platform that helps manage security incidents the smart way. When learning cybersecurity, many beginners focus on tools that detect threats—alerts, logs and suspicious activity. But detection is only the beginning. Once an The post TheHive for Beginners: Managing Security Incidents the Smart Way appeared first on Hackercool Magazine.

Hello, aspiring Cyber Forensic Investigators. In our previous blogpost, you have learnt about digital forensics in detail. In this article, you will learn about Velociraptor, a tool used in EndPoint Forensics. As organizations grow and endpoints multiply, digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) teams need ways to investigate systems quickly, remotely and at scale. Traditional The post Velociraptor for Beginners: A Tool for Endpoint Forensics appeared first on Hackercool Magazine.

Hello, aspiring Cyber Forensic Investigators. In our previous blogpost, you learnt in detail about digital forensics. In this article, you will learn about Memory Forensics. When most people think about digital forensics, they imagine hard drives, deleted files and disk images. While disk forensics is still important, many modern attacks leave their most valuable evidence The post Beginners guide to Memory forensics appeared first on Hackercool Magazine.

Hello, aspiring cyber forensic investigators. In our previous blogpost, you have learnt in detail about Digital Forensics. In this article, you will learn about Cloud Forensics. As organizations move more data and services to the cloud, security incidents are no longer confined to laptops, servers or on-premise networks. Many investigations today involve virtual machines, cloud The post Beginners guide to Cloud Forensics appeared first on Hackercool Magazine.