https://brenohildebrand.com Writing on craft, code, and security. en-us https://brenohildebrand.com/posts/ssh-honeypot https://brenohildebrand.com/posts/ssh-honeypot I spun up a Firecracker VM with root/password123 exposed to the internet and watched. Three separate attackers found it within hours. The last one deployed a full malware toolkit in 26 seconds flat. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT security honeypotsshmalwarelinuxnetworking https://brenohildebrand.com/posts/ejpt-experience https://brenohildebrand.com/posts/ejpt-experience I didn't expect a certification exam to reframe how I think about pentesting. But it did — and the lesson had nothing to do with getting root. Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT security ejptcertificationinepentestingbeginner