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Max Bautista is an aspiring penetration tester currently working as a systems engineer and cybersecurity analyst in the Philadelphia area. With a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Temple University and 5+ years of largely self-taught IT experience, I bring a mix of technical skill and analytical thinking to complex security problems. I hold CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+, IT Operations Specialist, and Secure Infrastructure Specialist certifications, as well as the eJPT (Junior Penetration Tester) from INE and several SoloLearn programming certificates. On TryHackMe, I’ve completed over 525 rooms and in the top 2,000 globally, while actively progressing through Hack The Box training. Driven by curiosity and continuous learning, I’m always working to deepen my skills, think like an attacker, and help secure systems more effectively.
This site will serve as a living record of my work and growth in cybersecurity, sharing achievements, penetration testing write-ups, and occasional random thoughts I find fascinating.
Latest posts
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Beep writeup
Beep Writeup Box name: Beep Difficulty: Easy OS: Linux Overview: Beep has a very large list of running services, which can make it a bit…
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Analytics writeup
Analytics writeup Box name: Analytics Difficulty: Easy OS: Linux Overview: Analytics is an easy difficulty Linux machine with exposed HTTP and SSH services. Enumeration of…
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CozyHosting writeup
CozyHosting writeup Box name: CozyHosting Difficulty: Easy OS: Linux Overview: CozyHosting is an easy-difficulty Linux machine that features a Spring Boot application. The application has…
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Baby writeup
Baby writeup Box name: Baby Difficulty: Easy OS: Windows Overview: Baby is an easy difficulty Windows machine that features LDAP enumeration, password spraying and exposed…
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Querier writeup
Querier writeup Box name: Querier Difficulty: Medium OS: Windows Overview: Querier is a medium difficulty Windows box which has an Excel spreadsheet in a world-readable…
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Bastard writeup
Bastard writeup Box name: Bastard Difficulty: Medium OS: Windows Overview: Bastard is not overly challenging, however it requires some knowledge of PHP in order to…
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Bastion writeup
Bastion writeup Box name: Bastion Difficulty: Easy OS: Windows Overview: Bastion is an Easy level WIndows box which contains a VHD ( Virtual Hard Disk…
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Access writeup
Access writeup Box name: Access Difficulty: Easy OS: Windows Overview: Access is an "easy" difficulty machine, that highlights how machines associated with the physical security…
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Jeeves writeup
Jeeves writeup Box name: Jeeves Difficulty: Medium OS: Windows Overview: Jeeves is not overly complicated, however it focuses on some interesting techniques and provides a…
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SecNotes writeup
SecNotes writeup Box name: SecNotes Difficulty: Medium OS: Windows Overview: SecNotes is a medium difficulty machine, which highlights the risks associated with weak password change…
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