I Investigated a Real Phishing Attack — Here's the Full Kill Chain

Walkthrough of a real phishing-initiated endpoint compromise I investigated. Covers the full attack chain from password-protected PDF to PowerShell loader, forensic analysis in an isolated lab, and the response failures that delayed containment.

July 17, 2026 · 9 min · 1898 words · Javier Pulido

AWS Incident Response: 5 Scenarios & How to Contain Them

Five real-world AWS incident response scenarios with detection signals, containment steps, CLI commands, and automation examples. Practical guide for security teams.

July 7, 2026 · 7 min · 1475 words · Javier Pulido

AWS Incident Response Toolkit: Playbook, Terraform Automation & Forensic Tools

A complete incident response toolkit for AWS — playbook template, Terraform notification pipeline, Lambda alert functions, and a forensic tool reference. Free download.

May 20, 2025 · 4 min · 655 words · Javier Pulido

AWS Incident Response Guide: The Framework for Cloud-Native IR (2026)

The full framework for AWS incident response — why cloud IR is fundamentally different, how to build maturity progressively, and how to actually test your plan with tabletop exercises.

May 4, 2025 · 17 min · 3477 words · Javier Pulido