Sandbox99 Chronicles
From My Sandbox to Yours — Practical IT Insights.
About this site
Welcome to Sandbox99.cc – a space where I share my IT journey, lessons learned, and practical insights. The tagline “Learning IT by Doing, Sharing What I Know” captures the essence of this blog. Every article here is based on my real-world experiences, reflecting what I’ve encountered, solved, and applied in my day-to-day IT work.
Why Sandbox99.cc?
This blog is my digital sandbox – a place to experiment, document, and share the knowledge I’ve gained from hands-on work, training, and personal projects. Unlike traditional resources that might focus on theory, I prefer to write about practical scenarios, offering genuine insights and lessons that others might find useful.
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Recent Blog Post
Understanding Bind Shells: A Counterpart to Reverse Shells
Introduction The fundamental purpose remains the same: gaining a shell. This means achieving remote command execution on a target system, giving us the ability to interact with it as if we were sitting right in front of it. Just to quickly recap, a Reverse Shell is...
Understanding Reverse Shells: Your Guide to Remote Access & Defense
Beyond Netcat Basics Welcome back! In our last post, we explored the fundamentals of Netcat for basic network communication. Today, we're taking it a step further to understand a powerful, yet often misunderstood, concept: the Reverse Shell. For IT professionals,...
Netcat Fundamentals: Scenarios for Network Pros
Introduction Imagine this: You're a cybersecurity enthusiast, a system administrator, or even just someone curious about how networks really tick. You've run into a situation where a simple ping isn't enough, or ssh feels too heavy-handed for a quick check. You need a...
Beyond the Basics: Advanced Caddy www Domain Configuration
Seamlessly handling www and non-www domains In the vast landscape of web hosting, setting up your server correctly is paramount for both user experience and search engine optimization (SEO). One of the most common configuration puzzles developers and site owners face...
Securing Your Digital Fortress: A Practical Look at Zero Trust
Introduction The world of IT security is changing at lightning speed. Remember when a strong firewall and a secure office perimeter felt like enough? Those days are largely behind us. With the rise of remote work, widespread cloud adoption, and increasingly...
Caddy: The Modern Web Server You Need to Know
The Shifting Landscape of Web Servers For years, a few titans have dominated the web server landscape. Names like Nginx, Apache2, and Microsoft IIS have been synonymous with hosting websites and applications, powering the vast majority of the internet. Their robust...