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Articles on cybersecurity, SOC, Blue Team, Red Team, DevSecOps and Linux — practical guides from the Log Academy training team in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Active Directory security: the misconfigurations that lead to domain adminThe typical AD misconfigurations that open a path to domain admin, the Windows event IDs that reveal them (4624, 4625, 4662, 4769), and hardening with a tiered admin model — from the defender's point of view.Blue Team course: what it teaches and who it is forWhat the Blue Team course is, which tools (SIEM, Sigma, MITRE ATT&CK) it teaches, how a SOC shift unfolds, who it suits and how to start from scratch — a practical explanation.Blue Team training: which skills does a SOC analyst need?Which concrete skills Blue Team training teaches a SOC analyst — SIEM, log analysis, detection engineering, threat hunting — how the SOC tiers (T1/T2/T3) work and what employers look for.How to build security into a CI/CD pipelineThe order in which to roll out CI/CD security: secret scanning, SCA, SAST, container image signing and Kubernetes admission policies — without slowing the team down, and with triage rules that keep checks switched on.What is DevSecOps and how to learn it?What DevSecOps is, what an engineer does day to day, which checks run in a CI/CD pipeline, and how to build a 6-stage roadmap for learning it from scratch.Cybersecurity course: how to choose in 2026 and what it teachesWhat a cybersecurity course is, which tracks exist (Blue Team, Red Team, DevSecOps), what the modules are, the difference between online and in-person, who it suits, how long it lasts and how to choose the right one — a complete practical guide.Cybersecurity certifications: which one to choose and in what order?What CompTIA Security+, BTL1, CEH, OSCP and other cybersecurity certifications actually prove, which role each one fits, and in what order to pursue them — a clear roadmap for beginners.Cybersecurity career: what roles exist and which training should you start with?SOC analyst, pentester, DevSecOps engineer, Linux administrator — the main roles in the cyber field, what each does day to day, the skills required and which training to start with.Cybersecurity lab: why it matters and how to build oneCyber skills are only built in a lab. How to set up a small home lab, which tools you need, and what a personal virtual lab in a training course gives you.How to choose a cybersecurity training course? A guide for BakuThe 7 criteria to check before choosing a cybersecurity training course: hands-on labs, group size, track (Blue/Red/DevSecOps), outcome and career support — a real guide for Baku.Linux for cybersecurity: why start with Linux lessons?Which Linux skills a security beginner needs first — command line, permissions, processes, systemd, networking, journald logs, package management, and Bash — plus a learning order and the path to Blue or Red Team.Online cybersecurity training: how it differs from in-person and how to chooseThe real difference between online and in-person cyber training: live lessons, a personal virtual lab, group size and discipline. Which format suits you? Check with 6 questions.What is the difference between Red Team, Blue Team and Purple Team?The offensive team, the defensive team and the Purple Team format: a comparison table by goal, daily tasks, tools and success criteria, a career sequence and a lab example.Red Team course: how do you learn penetration testing?What a Red Team course is, how an ethical hacker learns penetration testing, which methodologies (OWASP, NIST 800-115, MITRE ATT&CK) and tools are used, who it suits, and how to start from scratch.What is RHCSA and how does the EX200 exam work?The format of the RHCSA (EX200) exam, the topics tested, typical mistakes, a 16-week preparation path and exam-day tactics — in one article.Learning cybersecurity from scratch: a step-by-step planWhich topic should you learn first, and which later? A 5-step sequence from networking to incident response, a tool-by-stage table, and a concrete plan for your first 30 days.Your first 90 days in a SOC: what's expected of an analystA 30/60/90-day plan for a new SOC analyst: month one is alert triage, month two is detection rule tuning, and month three is documenting an incident end to end and writing the report.What does a SOC analyst do and how to become one?How a SOC analyst's shift goes hour by hour, what steps are taken when an alert comes in, what the difference between L1, L2 and L3 is, and how to start in this job from scratch.At What Age Do Children Start Programming?A concrete topic table for ages 7–14: which age suits Scratch, Python, Arduino, artificial intelligence and 3D design. Weekly time commitment and progress measures for parents.