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📡 Cipher Drop – Issue #002

· By Gancho Iliev · 1 min read

“Attack Ready” Isn’t a Slogan. It’s a Setup.

Hey Cipher Crew,

This week, we’re shifting from theory to action. If you’re trying to level up your lab, test exploits, or sharpen your offensive skills this one’s for you.

🔧 Featured: Build Your Own Red Team Lab (Minimal & Scalable)
You don’t need a $3,000 rig or enterprise licenses to start simulating attacks.
Here’s what we’ll break down:

  • ✅ How to set up your offensive lab with VirtualBox or Proxmox

  • ✅ Prepping AD, DNS, and Linux targets for real-world simulation

  • ✅ Tools you actually need (no bloat, no BS)

  • ✅ Network segmentation, pivoting prep & isolation tips

📁 Bonus: A downloadable base lab template is coming soon.

🤖 Tool of the Week: CyberChef + GPT Combo
We’re experimenting with GPT-based payload generation + real-time encoding in CyberChef. It’s faster, creative, and a bit chaotic. Write back if you want to see a walkthrough.

📣 Coming Soon:

  • 👁️ AI-Driven Threat Map: Using LLMs + OSINT to visualize surface area

  • 🧪 Payload Playground: Safe place to build/test malware behavior

  • 💭 Community section (you might be featured 👀)

This drop = action-packed.
Got questions? Got ideas? Want your tool/project featured? Just hit reply.

Stay dangerous, stay ethical,
The Cipher Keeper

Updated on Aug 1, 2025