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Sony PS5 Modding

CyberRanger — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 23:57:55 +0000

I am trying to find a solid method for modding the ps5. I have tried multiple times and methods, every time I get the wires modded the optical drive doesn't read, it's almost like it's a tripwire in place by Sony. Anyone else experience this and find a way to bypass it? Please tell us!!!!!!

Daemoncore Academy

CyberRanger — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 23:55:24 +0000

Today I wandered a little off course. It is Sunday, so why not? I decided to take a deeper dive into CORE 02 in Daemoncore Academy, and if I had to describe it in one word: epic.

The breadth of this platform is incredible. I also want to make something very clear: everything I experienced in Daemoncore Academy up until CORE 02 was completely free. Academy itself is free, the hands-on material is free, and there is an almost ridiculous amount available before anyone asks you to spend a dime. Moving into CORE 02 cost me $10, and after seeing what is actually in there, that price almost feels absurd.

As an educator, I could comfortably structure an entire year around Daemoncore Academy and cover 100% and more of the recommended cybersecurity learning structure. The material does not simply check boxes either. It goes considerably deeper than what I would normally expect from a training platform at this price point.

What I especially love is that it is genuinely hands-on. This is not endless clicking through slides while pretending information is somehow teleporting into your brain. You actually have to do the work. You are not moving forward until you complete the task and answer the question at hand. Students have to demonstrate that they understand what they are doing instead of simply reaching the bottom of a page and clicking Next.

With the educator package apparently coming at the beginning of the year, I am extremely interested in seeing where they take this. If you are an educator and happen to come across this post, consider it a sign: take a serious look at Daemoncore Academy.

For transparency, I have ZERO incentive to write this. I am not affiliated with Daemoncore, I was not asked to post it, and nobody is compensating me. I suppose I simply felt obligated after seeing how much mediocre cybersecurity material is being sold in the name of making a buck. We are supposed to be preparing students for a field that changes constantly and has real consequences. They deserve something better than recycled definitions, multiple-choice quizzes, and a certificate at the end.

Daemoncore Academy actually makes them work for the knowledge. That is exactly what I want from a cybersecurity education platform.

Go to their site and check out for yourself:
https://www.daemoncore.app

Learn Cybersecurity the right way

CyberRanger — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 19:55:08 +0000

As a cybersecurity instructor, one of my biggest challenges is creating disposable training ranges that allow students to experiment, make mistakes, break systems, and start over without affecting a production environment. DaemonCore fits that teaching model exceptionally well. It focuses on practical workflows instead of reducing cybersecurity education to slides, vocabulary, and multiple-choice questions.

What impressed me most is how naturally DaemonCore complements isolated lab environments. I can build a temporary network, deploy intentionally vulnerable systems, assign a scenario, and let students investigate the environment using a structured operator mindset. Students are encouraged to observe, document, test, validate, and explain what they discovered instead of simply following a predetermined list of commands.

The platform also helps close the gap between learning individual tools and understanding an actual security assessment. Many students know how to launch a scan, but they do not yet understand why they are scanning, how to interpret the results, what evidence matters, or how one finding connects to another. DaemonCore gives those activities context and helps students see the larger assessment process.

Disposable ranges are especially valuable because students need the freedom to fail safely. They should be able to misconfigure a service, lose access, trigger an alert, overlook evidence, rebuild the environment, and attempt the exercise again. DaemonCore supports that kind of hands-on repetition while reinforcing authorization, scope, documentation, and responsible security practices.

From an educator perspective, DaemonCore feels like it was created by people who understand that cybersecurity cannot be learned through passive reading alone. It gives instructors a strong foundation for building realistic exercises while giving students room to develop confidence, judgment, and technical independence. For schools, training programs, and independent instructors looking to move beyond basic classroom demonstrations, DaemonCore is an impressive and genuinely useful training platform.

Andrew McKean
@ Boston Dynamics