Grant Collins
Grant Collins
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3 Project Ideas in Cybersecurity. Build Experience & Portfolio.
Cybersecurity projects are great ways to get hands-on experience while building a portfolio. The three projects ideas I recommend include 1) Cybersecurity Homelab, 2) Programming & Scripting Projects, 3) Capture the Flag (CTF)s and blogging. As I begin to plan and document a new cybersecurity project, I thought I would take the time to overview some larger cybersecurity projects I have done in the past to learn, build, and refine my technical skills.
⏰ Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
1:03 - Why Projects Matter
1:47 - Build a Cybersecurity Homelab
3:19 - Programming (Large & Small)
4:30 - CTFs & Blogging
6:46 - Resources + Conclusion
🔗 Links (Sources):
- cybercademy.org/project-ideas/
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Видео

I developed a (small) honeypot to catch hackers & bots.
Просмотров 12 тыс.День назад
Receive 10% off with any purchase on Hostinger (or use code GRANTCOLLINS): hostinger.com/grantcollins 🍯 SSH HONEY_PY GitHub Repository: - github.com/collinsmc23/ssh_honeypy ⏰ Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 1:26 - Project Overview 3:00 - Logging 4:00 - Implementing SSH 6:46 - Creating Emulated Shell 7:54 - Multi-Threading Implementation 9:28 - Argument Support 10:01 - Deploying a VPS Honeypot w...
Cybersecurity Careers Are Experiencing a Fundamental Shift Right Now.
Просмотров 38 тыс.Месяц назад
The cybersecurity industry is experiencing a fundamental shift in how companies view internal security departments, security budgets, security tools, and career prospects. With continued layoffs in the technology sector, we are seeing companies embrace profitability over growth (and security). This has implications and presents challenges for cybersecurity students and practitioners. ⏰ Timestam...
QR Code Hacking - I Placed 'Malicious' QR Codes Around My Local Area - Here's Who I Caught.
Просмотров 48 тыс.Месяц назад
another dumb deeboodah experiment. www.deeboodah.com ⏰ Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 0:41 - Quishing Explained 1:12 - The Idea 1:25 - Implementing the Experiment 4:48 - Placing QR Codes 5:48 - The Results 6:34 - QRLJacking Explained 7:31 - Evil QR by Kuba Gretzsky 10:06 - Conclusion Deeboodah 🔗 Links (Sources): - developers.cloudflare.com/pages/framework-guides/deploy-anything/ - breakdev.org...
I Spoofed Email Addresses.
Просмотров 3,5 тыс.2 месяца назад
Try out EasyDMARC today 👉 easydmarc.com/?Grant-Collins& ⏰ Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 0:56 - How Email Spoofing Works 2:31 - Part 1 - How to Email Spoof 6:00 - Part 2 - How To Prevent Email Spoofing via Email Security Protocols 6:26 - DMARC Overview 7:18 - DKIM Overview 8:10 - SPF Overview 8:31 - EasyDMARC Overview - Setup SPF & DMARC 13:55 - Configure Email Security Policies via DMARC 17:4...
Cybersecurity Does Not Have a Skill Shortage Gap (It's a Hiring Gap)
Просмотров 12 тыс.2 месяца назад
⏰ Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 1:25 - Reason 1 - Hiring Expectations vs Reality 3:52 - Reason 2 - Cybersecurity != Entry-level 5:55- Reason 3 - Cybersecurity's Talent Gap 7:19 - How can we fix this? 8:27 - Conclusion 🔗 Links: - brothke.medium.com/is-there-really-an-information-security-jobs-crisis-a492665f6823 🐕 Follow Me: Twitter: collinsinfosec Instagram: _collins...
Consumer Anti-Virus Is No Longer Needed.
Просмотров 3,1 тыс.3 месяца назад
Short answer no. End user workstation 3rd party Anti-Virus is not necessary. With the recent FTC fine to Avast for $16.5 million for selling customer data they said they would protect, I decided to use this as an excuse to talk about free and paid 3rd party AV. It's not necessary for everyday users. Maybe a second opinion is good to have. But is it worth the trade-offs of privacy, system perfor...
Analyzing The Prolific Open-Source AsyncRAT Malware
Просмотров 3,9 тыс.4 месяца назад
👉 Try out ANY.RUN For Free Today (first 50 get a free Threat Intelligence voucher): intelligence.any.run/plans?TI_promo& 💬 Contact the Any.Run Team Directly: app.any.run/contact-us/? ⏰ Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 1:22 - AsyncRAT History & Malware Environment Overview 5:01 - Static Analysis 11:00 - Dynamic Analysis - ANY.RUN 16:02 - Dynamic Analysis - FlareVM 19:08 - Conclusion 🔗 Links Menti...
a (recent) lesson learned in cybersecurity (fixation)
Просмотров 4,9 тыс.4 месяца назад
a _word salad_ video on fixation and imposter syndrome, it seems to be a never ending cycle, here's how I am attempting to tackle this feeling. 🔗 Links Mentioned: imposter syndrome in cybersecurity - it never goes away: ruclips.net/video/aPgBaS4jQMw/видео.htmlsi=1Okp4XS6yz2pUC15 🐕 Follow Me: Twitter: collinsinfosec Instagram: _collinsinfosec Cybercademy Discord Server...
Crafting 3 Common Cyber Attacks (and how to easily analyze)
Просмотров 4,7 тыс.4 месяца назад
👉 Get SquareX for free: sqrx.io/gc_yt ⏰ Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 0:55 - Phishing Emails To Steal Credentials 6:29 - Malicious Attachments 11:52 - Malicious Programs 13:44 - Conclusion 🔒 SquareX Links: Twitter: getsquarex LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/getsquarex/ Instagram: getsquarex Facebook: getsquarex Blog: labs.sqrx.com/ 🔗 Links Mentioned:...
Get Started in Cybersecurity 2024 (A Guide)
Просмотров 90 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Resources, timestamps, and links in the description below. 👇 ⏰ Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 0:42 - Step 1: Read & Consume Content 1:56 - Step 2: Fundamentals of I.T. 2:48 - Step 3: Networking Deep Dive 3:30 - Step 4: Basics of Programming & Scripting 4:46 - Step 5: Operating System Basics 5:56 - Step 6: Security Fundamentals 7:00 - Step 7/8: Virtualization & Cloud 9:01 - Cybersecurity Career...
the reality vs. expectation in cybersecurity.
Просмотров 175 тыс.5 месяцев назад
reality in cybersecurity careers is different. here's why. ⏰ Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 1:40 - 1) "The Skills Shortage Gap" 3:14 - 2) Adding Value Day One / Year One 6:51 - 3) Burnout & Information Overload 9:08 - Conclusion 🐕 Follow Me: Twitter: collinsinfosec Instagram: _collinsinfosec Cybercademy Discord Server: discord.gg/bWymWhCv9p 🤔 Have questions, concerns...
These Hackers Sell Access To Your Network... (Exploring IABs)
Просмотров 3,4 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Learn more about Flare's Threat Intelligence Capabilities 👉: hi.flare.io/grant-collins-free-trial/ ❗ This video has been created for educational purposes only. All activities performed in this video are used for demonstration purposes only. ⏰ Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 0:38 - What Are Initial Access Brokers? 2:36 - Flare Overview 5:50 - Flag 1: RDP Creds 7:46 - Flag 2: Corporate VPN Creds ...
Burnout in Cybersecurity. A Real Challenge.
Просмотров 9 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Sign up with DeleteMe Using Code "GC20" for 20% the annual subscription: joindeleteme.com/GC20 Sign up for the Cybercademy Newsletter: cybercademy.org/newsletter/ 🐕 Follow Me: Twitter: collinsinfosec Instagram: _collinsinfosec Cybercademy Discord Server: discord.gg/bWymWhCv9p 🤔 Have questions, concerns, comments?: Email me: grant@cybercademy.org 🎧 Gear: Laptop (Lenovo...
Working in Cybersecurity: 2 Years vs. 20 Years (with @UnixGuy)
Просмотров 14 тыс.7 месяцев назад
Check out the second half of this video 👉: ruclips.net/video/vqqep-nIjz4/видео.html Thanks to @UnixGuy for today's collaboration video. UnixGuy's Channel: www.youtube.com/@UnixGuy ⏰ Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction (ft. @UnixGuy) 0:55 - What Should You Start With to Learn Cybersecurity? 2:33 - Advice on How to Get Started in Cybersecurity 8:27 - Where Do You See Cybersecurity in 5 Years 10:37 - ...
These Underground Cybercrime Telegram Channels Are Crazy...
Просмотров 6 тыс.7 месяцев назад
These Underground Cybercrime Telegram Channels Are Crazy...
This DDoS Attack... 398 million requests per second. (A demo of HTTP/2 Rapid Reset)
Просмотров 12 тыс.7 месяцев назад
This DDoS Attack... 398 million requests per second. (A demo of HTTP/2 Rapid Reset)
Exploring Phishing Kits On The Dark Web - Cyber Hunting
Просмотров 6 тыс.7 месяцев назад
Exploring Phishing Kits On The Dark Web - Cyber Hunting
I Played HackTheBox For 30 Days - Here's What I Learned
Просмотров 343 тыс.8 месяцев назад
I Played HackTheBox For 30 Days - Here's What I Learned
Cybersecurity Resume Skills For Beginners
Просмотров 19 тыс.8 месяцев назад
Cybersecurity Resume Skills For Beginners
How to Get an Entry-level Cybersecurity Career (strategies to help)
Просмотров 12 тыс.8 месяцев назад
How to Get an Entry-level Cybersecurity Career (strategies to help)
Build a Cloud Red Team / Blue Team Cybersecurity Homelab - Crash Course
Просмотров 13 тыс.9 месяцев назад
Build a Cloud Red Team / Blue Team Cybersecurity Homelab - Crash Course
Cybersecurity is a great career. (even when it's challenging)
Просмотров 98 тыс.9 месяцев назад
Cybersecurity is a great career. (even when it's challenging)
stay anonymous online. hide your tracks. here's how.
Просмотров 30 тыс.10 месяцев назад
stay anonymous online. hide your tracks. here's how.
Entry-level Cybersecurity Careers. A Dilemma.
Просмотров 175 тыс.10 месяцев назад
Entry-level Cybersecurity Careers. A Dilemma.
Analyzing the Zeus Banking Trojan - Malware Analysis Project 101
Просмотров 31 тыс.10 месяцев назад
Analyzing the Zeus Banking Trojan - Malware Analysis Project 101
Build a Malware Analysis Lab (Self-Hosted & Cloud) - The Malware Analysis Project 101
Просмотров 27 тыс.10 месяцев назад
Build a Malware Analysis Lab (Self-Hosted & Cloud) - The Malware Analysis Project 101
Building a PC (My Cybersecurity Study Setup)
Просмотров 15 тыс.11 месяцев назад
Building a PC (My Cybersecurity Study Setup)
I coded a spy tracking pixel.
Просмотров 8 тыс.11 месяцев назад
I coded a spy tracking pixel.
Learn to Analyze Malware - (The Malware Analysis Project 101)
Просмотров 22 тыс.11 месяцев назад
Learn to Analyze Malware - (The Malware Analysis Project 101)

Комментарии

  • @JKW9130
    @JKW9130 День назад

    Great video, which source is the best to watch cybersecurity news and keep up-to-date to what's happening in the industry?

  • @UsualCivilisationDestroyer
    @UsualCivilisationDestroyer День назад

    Creating a blog and documenting my ctf journey is really a great idea. Thanks mate.

  • @fonteeee
    @fonteeee День назад

    Really enjoyed this video, solid stuff!

  • @legionsman7476
    @legionsman7476 День назад

    did this cost you a ton of money to do? i know you have to buy cubes to get play what modules you are interested in...

    • @legionsman7476
      @legionsman7476 День назад

      also is this something we can follow? im very interested.

  • @mattsionkowski
    @mattsionkowski День назад

    I know that reality now can be harsher than a decade ago, but I always thought that it is easier to teach entry level security to a guy that knows how to code in at least one language and administer services on both Linux and Windows, than to teach programming and administration to a guy who just knows some security material and security tools. In other words - my advice is: learn to code and learn OSes, and you will not hear the mantra "Cybersecurity is not an entry level job anyways". I love your ideas, as they are about actual doing, and more so - doing things independently. That comes a long way.

  • @CharlesShockley
    @CharlesShockley 2 дня назад

    I sooooooooo appreciate your honesty bro!!!!! You helped clear the water for me!!!!! Blessings 🙏🏾

  • @ZeeWolfed
    @ZeeWolfed 2 дня назад

    Thanks mate nice video

  • @getsemaniarevalo6955
    @getsemaniarevalo6955 2 дня назад

    Subscribed!

  • @user-ot6xj2ui1g
    @user-ot6xj2ui1g 2 дня назад

    I’m gonna be honest this sounds really boring don’t get me wrong it could be great for other people but not for me thanks for your honesty

  • @user-qw1sz3eh3l
    @user-qw1sz3eh3l 2 дня назад

    oo man seriously nice videos learned a lot about the cyberscecurity field basically i just selected this topic for my software engineering in a college as a project hope it goes well thanku mann for this video

  • @HamzaAhrim
    @HamzaAhrim 3 дня назад

    Math is essential to train your mind to solve problems and be creative

  • @Asif05288
    @Asif05288 3 дня назад

    Sir cn you make how to hack mobile and computer plzz give me Answer Thank you 😊

  • @butterygudness7577
    @butterygudness7577 3 дня назад

    So nice i liked it twice

  • @daddyfatsack68
    @daddyfatsack68 3 дня назад

    How do you actually get the source code and analyze that? I want to see the source code and how it was written.

  • @guilherme5094
    @guilherme5094 3 дня назад

    👍Thanks.

  • @imca_b_5517
    @imca_b_5517 3 дня назад

    Thank you so much Brother ❤

  • @Prizkov99
    @Prizkov99 3 дня назад

    What an intro man. Omega based!

  • @robedinger8769
    @robedinger8769 3 дня назад

    I'm a senior infosec guy (four digit CISSP) with a 27 year old son that is great at tactical leadership and customer service. He's a restaurant server and seems stuck without any real career inspiration. I think he would really enjoy infosec. Do you have any more inspirational videos, or be willing to make a "get off the pot" video? Nice work on these, BTW.

    • @Your_Politics_Bore_Me
      @Your_Politics_Bore_Me 3 дня назад

      Maybe try building a pc with him. Show him some examples of malware, show him the physical, tangible things before expecting him to appreciate the abstract conceptual aspects.

    • @collinsinfosec
      @collinsinfosec 3 дня назад

      Take a look at some of my previous videos I did! Specifically the "Why cybersecurity is a great career"

  • @smnomad9276
    @smnomad9276 3 дня назад

    Great vid. I would like to mention that while building projects is super important to show your skills, I advise you to still get the best certs possible. They will get you past the robo-check and HR, because they won't even care about what you built unless you have the right certs in the first place. You need to get the OSCP, CISSP, CEH etc. Don't get too comfortable in your job, you might lose it and find it impossible to find a new one because you don't have the right certs to get you past the robo-check and HR.

  • @babajaga_666
    @babajaga_666 3 дня назад

    Which programming languages should I learn for pentesting and etichal hacking?.....i'm studying like i said comptia sec+ and after i'll do pentesting...i was thinking to do red team....but i also like to become an ethical hacker.........at the moment i'm studying python with bash and batch.........after they told me to study go and pearl

    • @7DuRd3n
      @7DuRd3n 3 дня назад

      Python, C, Powershell, Bash

    • @user-cb8jz8rt6x
      @user-cb8jz8rt6x 3 дня назад

      Python is the winner here, just focus on scripts and automation that focuses on solving real world job problems on IT by automating boring stuff. Then you can move to other programming languages such as bash, powershell etc.

    • @babajaga_666
      @babajaga_666 3 дня назад

      @@7DuRd3n thanks.....for c language is worth it?....i asked at a lot of peoples....and and many have said no..'cause i thought to learn c++ or c sharp

    • @babajaga_666
      @babajaga_666 3 дня назад

      @@user-cb8jz8rt6x thanks

    • @ram-gc7gl
      @ram-gc7gl 3 дня назад

      @@babajaga_666 C does really worth it, you will get more into it when trying yourself out even with the basic privilege escalation, if you dont want to be a simple skiddie of course.

  • @TANCEUS
    @TANCEUS 3 дня назад

    nice and helpful video

  • @anonanon6596
    @anonanon6596 3 дня назад

    You look like coffeezilla

  • @YusufAbdiguled
    @YusufAbdiguled 3 дня назад

    well thanks for your information about IT but I have done ICT as my course then then short course for cyber security so am kindly requesting to give me guide of where i can get full cyber security courses

  • @SSHad0w__
    @SSHad0w__ 3 дня назад

    This is exactly what I've done for years. I'm about to graduate undergrad and now I understand a lot and I have a good set of options lined up for jobs. **Please take this advice.** Feel free to reach out to me as well if you'd like help starting.

  • @gamereditor59ner22
    @gamereditor59ner22 3 дня назад

    Cool! Thank you for the information!😎👍

  • @joelblenman8840
    @joelblenman8840 3 дня назад

    Thank you!

  • @imca_b_5517
    @imca_b_5517 4 дня назад

    Please Continue this Course

  • @CyberpHUNK-y4x
    @CyberpHUNK-y4x 4 дня назад

    so if i add this to an image and sent it to someone will that redirect the data to my system?

  • @Xusemeh
    @Xusemeh 4 дня назад

    thank you for listing your resources in the description, you are a godsend fr

  • @ManoRepublic-c8z
    @ManoRepublic-c8z 4 дня назад

    true

  • @wightclaudia
    @wightclaudia 4 дня назад

    I like how you went with the motif of taking a stern, serious photo of yourself for the thumbnail to convey a serious sit down conversation where we are getting real with dad

  • @PoliticaV
    @PoliticaV 5 дней назад

    Where do you turn in the flags and how do I join a team bc I don’t want to create one.

  • @oildiggerlwd
    @oildiggerlwd 5 дней назад

    Crash course

  • @Project2025-mustContinue
    @Project2025-mustContinue 5 дней назад

    i want to take IT degree but scared that i migth fail math,is math that hard? and what kind of maths do you do?

  • @bhargavj9377
    @bhargavj9377 6 дней назад

    crash course

  • @codingdude8782
    @codingdude8782 6 дней назад

    Is that a golf ball collection in the background?

  • @wizardgrey9428
    @wizardgrey9428 6 дней назад

    Right now i work at 2 fast food restaurants so im willing to take a course program and learn tho it is kinda hard just jumping onto something that u have absolutely no clue on

  • @bjpoli6526
    @bjpoli6526 7 дней назад

    Hacker du dimanche surtout 😂😹😹😹🙀😂🤡🤡🤡🤏

  • @cheryl5120
    @cheryl5120 7 дней назад

    Hi are you in contact with Sid right now. I know him online and all of a sudden he just disappeared.(If you can reach out please do)

  • @collinsinfosec
    @collinsinfosec 7 дней назад

    The commenters have spoken! I will create a crash course on this project. Before I do, I am going to add a few more "advanced" features (as I overviewed at 14:54) to the honeypot, including a small dashboard, tarpit (to trap the skids), and dockerize the application. Stay tuned for a follow-up video and a crash course in the next ~6 weeks.

    • @Lucasvrisaqt
      @Lucasvrisaqt 6 дней назад

      Grant are you able to hack and return my account?

  • @clozki
    @clozki 8 дней назад

    I think to cure of the negative aspect of cybersecurity, the best way is to work remotly while travelling with a disciplined time management, or just freelancing , this is how I reduce stress and burnout , the whole thing is about companies.

  • @mrgrizzgaming2853
    @mrgrizzgaming2853 8 дней назад

    I’m going for my associates of applied science degree for cybersecurity and I have to take serval classes that are required for the program

  • @mielo847
    @mielo847 8 дней назад

    Who's here because of Go go squid?

  • @mukulsharma2926
    @mukulsharma2926 9 дней назад

    I solved all the free machines but don't have money to buy vip.could anyone help me with a vip hackthebox account?

  • @frankthe_8328
    @frankthe_8328 9 дней назад

    i get .404 error for installing FlareVM someone help

  • @robyee3325
    @robyee3325 9 дней назад

    Is it legal to malware your honey pot to catch local adversary?

  • @hexaheximal
    @hexaheximal 9 дней назад

    Small correction: You don't actually need to run the script as root to accept incoming connections on port 22, and you *really* shouldn't. The smarter approach (this is how my personal website is configured, for example) is to have the script and bind to an unprivileged port (e.g. 1234) and then use a firewall like iptables to redirect incoming traffic from the privileged port to the unprivileged port, in this case something like 22 -> 1234

    • @collinsinfosec
      @collinsinfosec 7 дней назад

      Great to know! I was trying to find a way to do this. Now I know.

  • @miresoman1769
    @miresoman1769 9 дней назад

    Bro your hairline is crying.

  • @fadlialyutubiyyah4505
    @fadlialyutubiyyah4505 10 дней назад

    ransomeware it's OpenSOurce, why so many victim target in whole world

  • @johnvardy9559
    @johnvardy9559 10 дней назад

    you finally woke up!