Vlad Șteopoaie

How I am self-hosting this blog (for free)

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This post tries to showcase the hidden part of this website: the hardware, CI/CD, services, and security.

Intel101

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Apply open-source intelligence (OSINT) techniques using Whois, Wayback Machine, and Google Lens to investigate digital footprints and extract specific information.

Google_Cloud_Incident

Sun, 20 Sep 2026 10:31:31 +0200

A developer accidentally committed a Google Cloud identity’s key to a public repository.

Brabbit

Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Reconstruct a Bad Rabbit ransomware attack chain by analyzing phishing, persistence, and MBR modification using dynamic analysis and MITRE ATT&CK.

Silent Breach

Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Analyze a forensic image to extract communication artifacts, identify malware behavior, and decrypt encrypted files using FTK Imager, string analysis, and PowerShell scripting.

Lockdown

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Reconstruct a multi-stage intrusion by analyzing network traffic, memory, and malware artifacts using Wireshark, Volatility, and VirusTotal, mapping findings to MITRE ATT&CK.

About

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Who am I?
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I am currently a student in the CYBERUS Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s program in Cybersecurity and hold a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Bucharest. I’m trying to find my way in the tech industry and aiming to become a Cloud Security Engineer.

Outside academia, I’ve gained practical technical experience through personal projects, internships, and competitions. Those experiences allowed me to self-host this blog and showcase my future work.