Hack The Box (Grandmaster)

Long-term Hack The Box platform progression culminating in Grandmaster rank on the ADonisRian #DE profile.

• Hack The Box: Grandmaster

Hack The Box Academy (AI Red Teamer)

Hands-on AI Red Teamer path covering prompt injection, adversarial AI, AI privacy, model evasion, LLM output attacks, and practical AI security concepts.

• AI Red Teamer Job Role Path

Cyber Security / Penetration Testing

Professional role at Mindbytes GmbH since January 2025, focused on cybersecurity, penetration testing, technical implementation, and practical security projects.

Hack the Box Academy (Active Directory Penetration Tester)

One year of focused Active Directory study and practice for the HTB CAPE certification, including Windows exploitation, AD attack paths, lateral movement, privilege escalation, evasion, and reporting.

• HTB Certified Active Directory Pentesting Expert (HTB CAPE)
• HTB Academy Student Transcript

OffSec Experienced Penetration Tester (OSEP)

Three months of advanced penetration testing preparation for OSEP, focused on exploit development, client-side attacks, antivirus and application control bypasses, lateral movement, pivoting, and reporting under exam-style constraints.

• OffSec Experienced Penetration Tester (OSEP)

Hack The Box Pro Labs (Zephyr)

One month in Hack The Box Pro Labs: Zephyr, focused on enterprise Active Directory enumeration, pivoting, relay attacks, privilege escalation, web application issues, and trust boundaries.

• Hack The Box Pro Labs: Zephyr

The SecOps Group (C-ADPENX)

One month of intensive Active Directory preparation for C-ADPENX, focused on enterprise attack paths, privilege escalation, lateral movement, and domain compromise techniques.

• Certified Active Directory Pentesting Expert V2 (C-ADPENX)

Zero-Point Security (CRTO)

Adversary Simulation and Red Team Operations.

• Certified Red Team Operator (CRTO)

Altered Security (CRTP)

The Attacking and Defending Active Directory Lab by Altered Security lets you practice real-world AD attacks in a fully patched Windows environment, with multiple domains for cross-trust attack simulations. It covers well-known Windows/AD attacks using tools like PowerShell.

• Certified Red Team Professional (CRTP)

OffSec (OSCP/OSWP)

  During my OSCP preparation, I compromised 88 hosts on Offensive Security's Proving Grounds Practice, a platform simulating real-world environments. This experience greatly sharpened my penetration testing skills and applied offensive security techniques.  

• OffSec Wireless Professional (OSWP)
• OffSec Certified Professional (OSCP)

Hack the Box Academy (Penetration Tester Job Role Path)

Two years of hands-on CPTS preparation through HTB Academy and practical labs, focused on end-to-end penetration testing methodology, exploitation, privilege escalation, pivoting, Active Directory, and reporting.

• Certified Penetration Testing Specialist (HTB CPTS)

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