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Operational Insights & Field Notes
Technical deep dives, tactical analysis, and defensive tradecraft for security practitioners operating in hybrid enterprise environments.
Purpose
This section serves as an operational knowledge base—publishing practical guidance on Security Operations, Threat Hunting, Detection Engineering, and Incident Response.
Modern defence demands more than passive monitoring. It requires anticipating adversary tradecraft, engineering detections that survive evasion, and building response capabilities that scale. The focus here is hybrid defence: on-premises Active Directory, cloud identity (Entra ID), Microsoft 365, and network perimeter security working as an integrated defensive ecosystem.
The Mission
To provide security practitioners and those entering the field with actionable, field-tested knowledge that translates directly into operational capability.
No theoretical fluff. No vendor marketing. Just practical techniques, detection logic, and investigative workflows you can deploy today.
What You'll Find
Tactical Analysis
Breakdowns of attack techniques, exploitation methods, and adversary tradecraft with defensive context
Detection Engineering
KQL queries, SIEM/XDR tuning guides, and detection logic mapped to MITRE ATT&CK
Threat Hunting
Hypothesis-driven hunts, behavioural analytics, and proactive investigation techniques
Incident Response
Investigation playbooks, forensic workflows, and response procedures
Strategic Guidance
Risk management, security architecture, and building defensible environments
Who This Is For
SOC Analysts looking to deepen technical skills and move beyond alert triage
Detection Engineers building and tuning rules for hybrid environments
Threat Hunters developing hypotheses and hunting methodologies
DFIR Practitioners refining investigation and response workflows
Career Transitioners seeking practical knowledge to enter the security field
Approach
Every piece of content follows a consistent philosophy:
Operationally focused — Built for practitioners who need to implement, not just understand
Environment-aware — Contextualised for hybrid Microsoft environments (Defender XDR, Sentinel, Entra ID, on-prem AD)
Threat-informed — Grounded in real adversary behaviour and current attack trends
Immediately applicable — Queries, scripts, and procedures you can use directly
Living Documentation
This knowledge base evolves alongside the threat landscape. Content is continuously updated as new techniques emerge, tooling changes, and operational lessons are learned.
Whether you're defending a growing organisation or a complex enterprise, the goal is operational clarity—the knowledge needed to detect, investigate, and respond effectively.
Built from the field. For the field.
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