We all have those moments where we look back at something we walked away from and think, “What if I’d just stuck with it a little longer?”. Maybe for you it was guitar lessons that got shelved after a few months, or that running routine that died somewhere around week three. I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately because false starts are way more normal than we want to...
Picture this: You’re a cybersecurity professional who discovers a critical vulnerability in a popular e-commerce website. Your intention is noble – you want to help the company fix the security flaw before malicious actors exploit it. But here’s the twist: your good intentions might still land you in legal trouble if you haven’t navigated the complex legal landscape...
When I first joined the Indian Police Service about a decade ago, cybercrime was still in its infancy in India. The internet was present everywhere, smartphones were prevalent, but the most sophisticated digital evidence we dealt with was perhaps a call detail record. Fast forward to 2025, and we find ourselves staring at a completely transformed landscape where criminals operate from the shadows...
A Law Enforcement Officer’s Guide to Ethical Hacking Before diving into my journey, I need to address a fundamental question: What exactly is penetration testing? As a police officer, Understanding it from a law enforcement perspective – and explaining it to fellow officers – requires breaking down both the technical aspects and the legal framework that makes it legitimate. Defining...
Welcome aboard! This is the first post here – the beginning of a journey that blends two worlds not often found together: real world crimes and command lines. This blog will follow my hands-on pursuit of becoming a certified penetration tester, while still serving in the Indian Police Service. That’s right – I’m not a hacker. Not yet.But I’m learning. Seriously this time. No restarts...