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I Passed CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 on My First Try — Complete Study Guide 2026 I Passed CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 on My First Try — Here's Exactly How I Studied (And What Almost Derailed Me) By Amardeep Maroli  ·  May 14, 2026  ·  CompTIA Security+, Certifications, Personal Experience  ·  16 min read Home About Contact Three months ago I sat at a Pearson VUE testing centre in Thrissur, staring at a Security+ performance-based question about firewall rules, and thought: I have no idea what the correct answer is here. I flagged it, kept going, and finished the exam with 11 minutes to spare. The score came up: 782/900. Passing score is 750. I passed by 32 points — not exactly comfortable, but a pass is a pass. This is the guide I wish I had before I started. Not a generic "here are the domains and here are some resources" post — there are hundreds of those already. This i...

Someone Tried to Scam Me Last Week — Here's Exactly How It Worked Someone Tried to Scam Me Last Week — Here's Exactly How It Worked By Amardeep Maroli  |  May 12, 2026  |  Social Engineering, Scam Awareness, Cybersecurity Basics  |  15 min read Home About Contact I want to be upfront about something: I am studying cybersecurity. I understand social engineering techniques. I have read about them, practised identifying them in labs, and written about them on this blog. And last week, I almost fell for one. Not because I was stupid. Not because I wasn't paying attention. But because the attack was well-executed, exploited the right psychological levers at the right time, and I was in the middle of genuinely looking for an internship when it arrived. Context matters enormously in social engineering — attackers know this and exploit it deliberately. I'm writing this b...

Why Your Antivirus Won't Save You (And What Actually Will) — 2026 Guide Why Your Antivirus Won't Save You (And What Actually Will) By Amardeep Maroli  |  May 11, 2026  |  Cybersecurity Basics, Malware, Personal Security  |  14 min read Home About Contact When I was learning about malware analysis in one of my cybersecurity labs, I came across a technique called "AV evasion" — methods that malware authors use specifically to bypass antivirus detection. I spent a week studying it. By the end, I had a fundamentally different understanding of what antivirus software actually is and isn't capable of. Here is the honest answer: antivirus is useful, but it is not — and never was — the comprehensive protection the marketing suggests. Most people believe that having antivirus software installed means they are protected from hackers and malware. This belief leads to a dangerous fa...