This repository documents my ongoing technical development in computer networking, operating systems, Linux environments, and cybersecurity monitoring concepts. These studies support my research interests in behavioural monitoring, cyberattack visibility, SIEM technologies and cybersecurity monitoring within SME environments. The work in this repository was completed using Windows and Ubuntu virtual machines hosted on macOS through UTM virtualization.
The purpose of this project is to build a practical foundation in:
- Linux Administration
- Windows Administration
- Networking Fundamentals
- Process Management
- File Systems
- Permissions and Access Control
- Package Management
- Virtualization
- System Logging
- Cybersecurity Monitoring
These studies support my long term research interests in:
- Behavioural Monitoring
- Cyber Attack Visibility
- Sysmon Analysis
- SIEM Technologies
- Security Event Investigation
- SME Cybersecurity
- macOS
- UTM Virtualization
- Ubuntu Desktop
- Linux command line administration
- Package management
- Process management
- File permissions
- System navigation
- Windows 11
- PowerShell
- Process Explorer
- User and permission management
- Windows file system
- Package management
| File | Topic |
|---|---|
| 01-VM-setup.md | Ubuntu VM Setup |
| 02-system-navigation-and-linux-basics.md | Linux Navigation |
| 03-Users-and-Permissions.md | Linux Users |
| 04-Linux-File-Permissions.md | Linux Permissions |
| 05-Special-Permissions.md | SUID, SGID, Sticky Bit |
| 06-Package-and-Software-Management.md | Linux Package Management |
| 07-Linux-Devices-and-Drivers.md | Linux Devices |
| 08-Linux-Process-Management.md | Linux Processes |
| File | Topic |
|---|---|
| 01-VM-Setup.md | Windows VM Setup |
| 02-Windows-Basic-Commands.md | PowerShell Basics |
| 03-Input-Output-and-Redirection.md | PowerShell Streams |
| 04-Users-and-Permissions.md | Windows Users |
| 05-Windows-Package-and-Software-Management.md | Software Management |
| 06-Windows-File-System.md | Windows File System |
| 07-Process-Management.md | Windows Processes |
| 08-Process-Explorer.md | Process Explorer Analysis |
- Terminal Navigation
- Process Management
- Linux Signals
- Package Installation
- Device Management
- Permissions Management
- PowerShell Administration
- Process Monitoring
- Process Explorer Investigation
- User Management
- File Permissions
- Software Management
- VM Deployment
- Windows Installation
- Ubuntu Installation
- Resource Configuration
- Snapshot Management
Evidence screenshots are stored in:
Linux/screenshots/
Window-OS/screenshots/