Forensics Part 4: The Digital Post-Mortem — Healing the City
We have found the Artifacts, analyzed the Ghosts, and reconstructed the Timeline. The intruder has been identified and their path is clear. But a Mindful Architect knows that the job …
Forensics Part 3: Timelining the Intrusion — Connecting the Shadows
In the first two parts of our Forensics series, we collected Artifacts (Logs) and analyzed Ghosts (RAM). But right now, we just have a pile of evidence. To catch an …
Forensics Part 2: The Memory Trace — Analyzing the Ghosts in the RAM
In our first archaeology lesson, we looked at Artifacts (logs) left on the hard drive. But modern intruders are clever. They know that files leave footprints, so they often choose …
Forensics Part 1: The Artifacts of Truth — Beyond Standard Logging
In our previous levels, we built a city and even practiced attacking it. But if a real intruder entered your city today, would you actually know what they did? Standard …
The Dojo Part 3: The Thief’s Perspective — Seeing Through Kali
In the previous parts of the Dojo, we built our Sanctuary and populated it with Vulnerabilities. Now, it is time to put on the mask of the intruder. To be …
The Dojo Part 2: The Vulnerable City — Designing the Flaws
In Part 1, we built the Sandboxed Sanctuary—the physical room for our Dojo. But a warrior cannot practice with a straw man that never moves. To learn how to hunt …
The Dojo Part 1: The Sandboxed Sanctuary — Building Your Virtual Lab
For five levels, we have been building and managing a “Digital City.” But a true Mindful Architect knows that a fortress is only as strong as the pressure it can …
Management Part 3: Compliance & Integrity — The New Digital Health Standard
In the old days of the physical city, we relied on the “Castle Walls.” If you were inside the building and plugged into the wall, we trusted your computer. But …
Management Part 2: GPO vs. Intune — The Policy Shift
If Active Directory is the “Constitution” of our city, then Group Policy (GPO) was the set of physical laws we enforced within the city walls. But now that our citizens …
Management Part 1: The End of Imaging — Microsoft Autopilot
In the previous levels, we built a beautiful, secure, and hybrid “Identity City.” But how do our citizens actually get their tools? In the old world of IT, when a …