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More cybersecurity deep dives.

Continuing the series — career guides, certification face-offs and practical India context from the Macksofy desks.

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Web AppSec

Burp Suite for Beginners — A 2026 Hands-On Walkthrough

From CA install to your first BOLA bug — a practical, India-friendly Burp Suite tutorial. Proxy, Repeater, Intruder, Decoder, Collaborator and the gotchas that trip new testers.

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Network

Nmap Cheatsheet — The 2026 Pentester's Reference

Every Nmap flag you actually use on engagements: scan types, NSE scripts, timing templates, evasion, output formats. The reference our consultants keep open during scans.

22 Mar 11 min read
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AD
Engagement Guide

Active Directory Penetration Testing in India — A 2026 Buyer's Guide

What an Active Directory pentest looks like for Indian BFSI, government and enterprise — scope, methodology, tooling, deliverables, pricing, and how to evaluate vendors.

8 Mar 13 min read
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OSCPOffSec · 24hVSCRTOZPS · 48h
VS
Certification Guide

CRTO vs OSCP — The Honest 2026 Comparison

Should you take CRTO or OSCP first? Cost, exam style, hiring impact in India and abroad — an unbiased comparison from a training provider that delivers both.

25 Feb 10 min read
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MCP
AI Security

MCP Server Security — How Model Context Protocol Servers Get Hacked in 2026

MCP servers are the new attack surface for AI agents. Tool poisoning, prompt injection, secret exfiltration, command injection — the threat model and how to defend.

12 Feb 13 min read
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IR
Certification Guide

ECIH vs GCIH — Which Incident Handler Certification Wins in 2026?

ECIH (EC-Council) vs GCIH (SANS / GIAC) — pricing in INR, exam style, India hiring perception, and which one to pick if you want a CSIRT or DFIR role.

30 Jan 9 min read
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OSCPOffSec · 24hVSCPTSHTB · 7d
VS
Certification Guide

CPTS vs OSCP — Which Pentest Certification Should You Take in India?

Hack The Box's CPTS vs OffSec's OSCP — cost in INR, exam difficulty, India hiring perception, salary impact. An honest comparison from a CERT-In empanelled training provider.

15 Jan 11 min read
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CRTPAD · entryVSCRTEAD · expert
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Certification Guide

CRTP vs CRTE — Altered Security's AD Certification Guide for India (2026)

Altered Security's CRTP and CRTE — what each covers, exam style, costs in INR, and how Indian red teamers should sequence them. Includes CRTM context.

8 Jan 10 min read
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