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

OSWE vs OSCP in 2026 — Which OffSec Certification to Take (Detailed Comparison) — Certification Guides · Macksofy
Certification Guides

OSWE vs OSCP in 2026 — Which OffSec Certification to Take (Detailed Comparison)

OSCP vs OSWE — which OffSec cert should you take in 2026? Honest comparison of cost, exam style, hiring impact and the typical career paths each one unlocks.

26 Apr 10 min read
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OSEP vs OSCP in 2026 — The Honest Comparison for Red Team Careers — Certification Guides · Macksofy
Certification Guides

OSEP vs OSCP in 2026 — The Honest Comparison for Red Team Careers

OSEP vs OSCP — practical 2026 comparison for India red team careers. Cost in INR, exam mechanics, what each one actually teaches, and which to pick for your career stage.

25 Apr 10 min read
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Windows Active Directory Attack Cheatsheet — 2026 Edition — Red Team · Macksofy
Red Team

Windows Active Directory Attack Cheatsheet — 2026 Edition

A pen-tester's command-line cheatsheet for attacking Active Directory in 2026. Recon, Kerberoasting, AS-REP, ACL abuse, DCSync, and detection-evasion notes.

15 Apr 16 min read
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Burp Suite for Beginners — A 2026 Hands-On Walkthrough — Web AppSec · Macksofy
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.

2 Apr 14 min read
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Nmap Cheatsheet — The 2026 Pentester's Reference — Network · Macksofy
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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Active Directory Penetration Testing in India — A 2026 Buyer's Guide — Engagement Guide · Macksofy
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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CRTO vs OSCP — The Honest 2026 Comparison — Certification Guide · Macksofy
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 Server Security — How Model Context Protocol Servers Get Hacked in 2026 — AI Security · Macksofy
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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ECIH vs GCIH — Which Incident Handler Certification Wins in 2026? — Certification Guide · Macksofy
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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CPTS vs OSCP — Which Pentest Certification Should You Take in India? — Certification Guide · Macksofy
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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