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Introduction I am elated, shocked, exhausted, stoked, surprised, insert other emotion here, about my results. This is a 10 day, pretty extensive exam. I am going to say it was more like a 30 day exam for me because I took it three (3) times. This test really pushed my limits. It forced me to think about how to use the exploits and techniques learned in the course in exciting new ways, and I genuinely feel better for having taken both the course and the exam. ...

Context Most people working in offensive security, or anyone who regularly spends time in Hack The Box or HackSmarter labs, are probably already familiar with ligolo-ng. It was a genuine game changer for pivoting and tunneling during internal assessments and quickly became a go-to tool for many operators. Ligolo-MP builds directly on that foundation. While it isn’t entirely new (it’s based on ligolo-ng), it introduces a multiplayer-capable architecture and, more importantly in my opinion, a much cleaner and more intuitive user interface. I haven’t fully explored the multiplayer functionality yet, but purely from a usability perspective, ligolo-mp feels like a meaningful improvement and is extremely operator-friendly. ...

Context During reconnaissance, Nmap’s XML output (-oX) is extremely information-dense but not human-friendly during live operations. The Nmap Field Report Stylesheet exists to bridge that gap by transforming raw XML into a clean, interactive HTML report that emphasizes operator decision-making rather than automated scoring. This project lives here: 👉 https://github.com/0xLynk/Nmap-Field-Report-Stylesheet It is designed to be used during an engagement, not just after, and prioritizes clarity, speed, and portability. What This Project Is The Nmap Field Report Stylesheet is an XSLT transform that converts Nmap XML output into a standalone HTML report viewable in any modern browser. ...