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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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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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Chatterbox writeup
Chatterbox writeup Box name: Chatterbox Difficulty: Medium OS: Windows Overview: Chatterbox is a fairly straightforward machine that requires basic exploit modification or Metasploit troubleshooting skills…
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Arctic writeup
Arctic Writeup Box name: Arctic Difficulty: Easy OS: Windows Overview: Arctic is an easy Windows machine that involves straightforward exploitation with some minor challenges. The…
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Antique writeup
Antique writeup Box name: Antique Difficulty: Easy OS: Linux Overview: Antique is an easy Linux machine featuring a network printer disclosing credentials through SNMP string…
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Granny writeup
Box name: Granny Difficulty: Easy OS: Windows Overview: Granny, while similar to Grandpa, can be exploited using several different methods. The intended method of solving…
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Headless writeup
Headless writeup Difficulty: Easy OS: Linux Overview: Headless is an easy-difficulty Linux machine that features a Python Werkzeug server hosting a website. The website has…
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Certificates for posterity sake
Posting some certificates here for posterity sake as I’ve been told it is basically fluff on my LinkedIn. Tryhackme SOC Level 1 learning path Security…
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Blocky writeup
10.129.6.159 Scanned the machine with rustscan. Tried navigating to the webserver but have to add blocky.htb to /etc/hosts. Rest of nmap finished. And we get…
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