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Deploy Fleet in Docker to fleet-manage osquery agents across Linux, macOS, and Windows, run live SQL queries against live endpoints, and alert on drift...
Deploy Zabbix 7.0 in Docker to monitor hosts, containers, and network gear, then wire trigger-based alerts straight into Discord.
Replace Tailscale's cloud coordination server with a self-hosted Headscale instance, then lock the tailnet down with ACL policies, tagged nodes, and a...
Build a CI pipeline that generates SBOMs with Syft, scans them for vulnerabilities with Grype, and signs container images keylessly with Cosign — closing...
Build a Windows ping monitor in C# with live latency statistics, a bounded result buffer that cannot leak memory, and CSV export for capacity reports.
Build a WiFi site survey tool in C#: read RSSI from the Native WiFi API, click a floor plan to sample, and render an IDW-interpolated coverage heatmap.
Deploy MITRE Caldera in your homelab to run automated ATT&CK-based adversary emulation, validate detection rules, and run structured purple team exercises.
Stop accepting self-signed certificate warnings. Deploy Smallstep's step-ca as a fully automated internal PKI — complete with ACME support, Traefik...
Build a production-grade security incident response platform using TheHive 5, Cassandra, Elasticsearch, and MinIO — then integrate it with Wazuh alerts...