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## Operating Modes

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<a href="offensive-deep/" class="nerf-mode-card nerf-mode-card--red">
<div class="nerf-mode-card__title" style="color: #ef4444;">RED — Offensive Security</div>
<div class="nerf-mode-card__desc">Attack paths, exploitation chains, red team operations. Every TTP tagged with MITRE ATT&CK.</div>
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<div class="nerf-mode-card__title" style="color: #3b82f6;">BLUE — Defensive Security</div>
<div class="nerf-mode-card__desc">Detection rules, hardening, SIEM/SOC operations. Prioritize MTTD and detection fidelity.</div>
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<div class="nerf-mode-card__title" style="color: #a855f7;">PURPLE — Detection Engineering</div>
<div class="nerf-mode-card__desc">Bridge offense and defense. Map TTPs to detection coverage. Design emulation scenarios.</div>
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<a href="privacy-engineering-deep/" class="nerf-mode-card nerf-mode-card--privacy">
<div class="nerf-mode-card__title" style="color: #06b6d4;">PRIVACY — Privacy Engineering</div>
<div class="nerf-mode-card__desc">GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA. Data flow mapping, DPIAs, privacy by design. Cite specific articles.</div>
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<div class="nerf-mode-card__title" style="color: #22c55e;">RECON — OSINT & Reconnaissance</div>
<div class="nerf-mode-card__desc">Passive and active recon. Structured analytic techniques. Source confidence levels.</div>
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<div class="nerf-mode-card__title" style="color: #f59e0b;">INCIDENT — Incident Response</div>
<div class="nerf-mode-card__desc">Triage mindset. Timeline first. Contain, eradicate, recover. Evidence preservation at every step.</div>
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<div class="nerf-mode-card__title" style="color: #8b5cf6;">ARCHITECT — Security Architecture</div>
<div class="nerf-mode-card__desc">Design defensible systems. Zero trust. Evaluate blast radius. Threat model before build.</div>
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## By The Numbers

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<div class="nerf-stat__value">129K+</div>
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<div class="nerf-stat__value">557</div>
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<div class="nerf-stat__value">260+</div>
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<div class="nerf-stat__value">7</div>
<div class="nerf-stat__label">Modes</div>
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## Quick Access

### Offensive

- [**Pentest Cheatsheet**](pentest-cheatsheet-ultimate.md) — Copy-paste commands for every engagement phase
- [**Active Directory**](active-directory-deep.md) — Kerberos, ADCS ESC1-14, delegation, BloodHound queries
- [**Web Security**](websec-deep.md) — SQLi, XSS, SSRF, SSTI, JWT attacks, WAF/CSP bypass
- [**Cloud Attacks**](cloud-attacks-deep.md) — AWS/Azure/GCP exploitation and privesc paths
- [**Attack Chains**](attack-chains-synthesis.md) — 15 end-to-end attack scenarios with detection mapping

### Defensive

- [**Threat Hunting**](threat-hunting-deep.md) — 81 KQL/SPL/EQL queries with ATT&CK mapping
- [**Sigma Detection**](sigma-detection-deep.md) — 23 production rules, format spec, conversion
- [**Incident Playbooks**](incident-playbooks-deep.md) — 10 ready-to-use IR playbooks
- [**Hardening Guides**](hardening-guides-ultimate.md) — Linux, Windows, Docker, K8s, TLS configs
- [**Windows Event Logs**](windows-eventlog-mastery.md) — Every critical Event ID with attack patterns

### Architecture & Governance

- [**Compliance**](compliance-frameworks-deep.md) — NIST, CIS, SOC2, ISO 27001, GDPR, PCI DSS, HIPAA
- [**Threat Modeling**](threat-modeling-arch-deep.md) — STRIDE, PASTA, zero trust architecture
- [**Master Index**](00-MASTER-INDEX.md) — 280 topics, 260 tools, 557 ATT&CK techniques cross-referenced

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